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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its Global Trade Outlook, pointing to a slowdown in world trade.Global merchandise trade growth is projected to drop to 1.9% in 2026 from 4.6% in 2025.The West Asia conflic...
UN French Language Day is observed on 20 March. The United Nations established it in 2010.The date also marks the International Day of La Francophonie.The day seeks to promote equal use of the UN's six official languages...
The conflict in West Asia has escalated after attacks on Ras Laffan Industrial City and the South Pars Gas Field, two key global LNG hubs.Ras Laffan is among the world's largest LNG export centres, so the damage has rais...
The World Happiness Report 2026, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre, has named Finland the happiest country for the ninth year in a row.The top five are Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden, reflectin...
World Consumer Rights Day 2026 is observed on March 15 to raise consumer awareness and protect consumer rights in both online and offline markets; its 2026 theme is 'Safe Products, Confident Consumers'. World Sleep Day i...
The Asia Africa Agri Alliance has been established to promote agricultural trade, cooperation, investment and technology exchange between Asia and Africa. It is set up as a not-for-profit body under Section 8 of the Comp...
India's metro rail network has become the third largest in the world, with more than 1,143 km of operational lines. It has grown from just 248 km in 2014, and the number of cities with metro services has risen from 5 to...
World Social Work Day 2026 was observed on March 17. The day promotes unity, social inclusion, cooperation and shared responsibility, and recognises the role social workers play in supporting communities, tackling challe...
A total of 9,111 women and girls performed the traditional Lezim dance together in Dombivli, Maharashtra, setting a Guinness World Record. The performance was part of the International Women's Day 2026 celebrations. The...
Writer Jeyamohan has announced a new literary honour, the Living Tamil Award for World Literature. It carries a prize of ₹1 crore (about $100,000), placing it among the largest literary awards in India. The award will ho...
India's Chandrika Pujari won gold in the women's 51 kg category at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, beating Uzbekistan's Mardonova Nazokat in the final. India ended with five medals: one gold, thre...
India finished first at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 in New Delhi, winning 208 medals: 75 gold, 69 silver and 64 bronze. Russia came second with 35 medals and Bosnia and Herzegovina placed third. Double Paral...
