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Clear filtersThe latest global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford. Launched in 2010, the index spans 108 countries and assesses poverty th...
World Standards Day falls every year on 14 October. It draws attention to the role international standards play in keeping people safe, smoothing global trade and supporting sustainable development. Standards give manufa...
The Trade and Development Report 2026 of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that India attracted 5.7% of the world's greenfield investment between 2020 and 2025, ahead of China's 2.8%. Greenfield investm...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to CERVAVAC, the first quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine made in India to earn this status. A quadrivalent vaccine protects against four type...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Trade and Development Report 2026, expects Official Development Assistance (ODA) to shrink by 6.9% in 2026 to US$152 billion, the smallest amount si...
World Habitat Day falls on the first Monday of October each year, and was observed on 5 October 2026 with the theme "Adequate Housing for All". Designated by the United Nations (UN) in 1985, the day draws attention to th...
The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed every year on 29 September to encourage action against food loss and waste worldwide. The United Nations declared the day in 2019. Target 12.3 of Sust...
Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, addressed the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He outlined India's criminal justice reforms, digital...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted its first-ever declaration on sea-level rise. It affirms that island nations do not automatically lose statehood if rising seas submerge their territory, and it back...
India's External Affairs Minister has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, deepening the country's role in global efforts to tackle cyber offences. It is the first comprehensive worldwide treaty on cy...
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar co-chaired the L.69 Consultative Ministerial Interaction on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reform in New York with Saint Lucia's Foreign Minister Alva Baptiste. The L.6...
The United Nations has designated November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The date matters for India because the 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign was launched on Nove...
