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Clear filtersFormer Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN). In this role he will lend his public profile to the UN's efforts to raise awareness about road saf...
The United Nations Road Safety Fund has launched a Sustainable Road Safety Financing Project in Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam. The project is being carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport...
India is hosting the first United Nations Fellowship Training Programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control for the Asia-Pacific region at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It is the first time such a programme is bei...
The Finance Initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP FI) has set up the UNEP FI Impact Centre, a platform devoted to helping financial institutions handle their impact. Through the centre, members gai...
India has contributed $35.18 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2026, earning a place on the 'honour roll' of 51 member states that paid their assessments fully and on time. The General Assembly approved a...
India has become part of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), which aims to build manufacturing skills and industrial cooperation among BRICS members. The initiative is carried out with the United Nations...
A January 2026 report by the United Nations University (UNU-INWEH), 'Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era', says many water systems can no longer recover to past levels, a...
The United Nations has named 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, to highlight healthy grazing lands and sustainable herding. 2026 is also the International Year of the Woman Farmer, which aims to...
