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The plastic problem

States lack the will to impose restrictions

With no outcome or press statement, UNSC meet on Kashmir deals blow to Pak

Majority of the 15 members said there should not be any statement or outcome issued after the consultations

India's UN envoy Syed Akbaruddin's symbolic handshake with Pak journalists

Following the remarks by China and Pakistan, Akbaruddin came to the UN Security Council stakeout to give a statement on India's national position on Kashmir and Article 370

Pakistan has to end terror for talks, says India after UNSC meet on Kashmir

Indian envoy to UN Syed Akbaruddin briefed the media following the conclusion of UN Security Council's rare closed door meeting to discuss revocation of Article 370

UN chief invokes Simla Agreement, calls for 'maximum restraint' on Kashmir

The Secretary-General's remarks came after India on Monday revoked Article 370 to withdraw the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories

Innovative Indian ideas can help leap-frog women's empowerment: UN official

Anita Bhatia, the newly-appointed Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, stressed that India is a 'crucible of innovation' that can really serve other parts of the developing world

Contacts are being made urging India, Pak to exercise maximum restraint: UN

UN SG spokesperson declined to comment on claims that India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status is in violation of UN Security Council resolutions

From gaffe to split views: Cong's internal battle over Article 370

Jaiveer Shergill supported the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 while criticising the BJP for how it was done

Siddhartha refused trappings of power

When word got around in the MEA that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the couple.

600 killed, 25 mn hit by floods in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar: UN

More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said

UN nuclear watchdog IAEA names diplomat Cornel Feruta as interim chief

The agency is currently confronted with the unravelling of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, which began when President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the United States out of the agreement in 2018

To have or have not: Blame men for Bihar's population crisis, say survey

Bihar's overall unmet need for family planning is 21.2%, the third highest in India

India lifted 271 mn out of poverty in 2006-16 at fastest rate globally: UN

The report identifies 10 countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru and Vietnam - to illustrate the level of poverty reduction

India may lose productivity worth 34 mn jobs in 2030 due to global warming

Construction will also be 'severely impacted', with an estimated 19 per cent of global working hours lost at the end of the next decade, ILO says

Recreational drug use surges worldwide, cannabis most popular: UN report

The most popular drug globally continues to be cannabis, with an estimated 188 million people having used it in 2017, according to the study

India calls for multi-stakeholder engagement to tackle hate speech online

India commended Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' commitment to prevent the proliferation of hate speech and intolerance online and offline and to encourage dialogue among stakeholders

UN's financial crisis real, we need a solution that works, says India

The UN owes India $38 million, among the highest it has to pay to any country, for peacekeeping operations as of March 2019

UN owes India $38 million for peacekeeping operations, says report

UN chief added that which troop- and police-contributing countries will or will not be paid depends on the cash position of individual missions

UN owes India $38 mn for peacekeeping operations: Antonio Guterres

As of March 31, 2019, the total amount payable to troop- and police-contributing countries with respect to active peacekeeping missions was $265 million

Finland happiest nation; India at 140 out of 156, worse than Uganda

The ranking saw the US drop one place, to 19th, while people in South Sudan were the least happy