India has reduced the emissions intensity of its GDP by 21% and is on the track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emissions reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015. The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25), which commenced on December 2 and is likely to go on till December 13, is being ...

For speedy disposal of rape cases and aiming at expediting the trial of cases relating to women and children, the Odisha government will set up 45 new fast track courts. 21 courts would be dedicated for cases of rape and sexual harassment of women. The remaining 24 fast track courts will ...

India ranked 9th among top 10 countries for the first time in this year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) presented at the COP25 climate summit. The current levels of per capita emissions and energy use in India, ranked 9th in the "high category", are still comparatively low and, along ...

Human Rights day is celebrated every year on December 10 to recognize and empower human rights. It mainly includes economic, social, cultural rights and international commitments on civil and political rights. This day has been celebrated since the day the United Nations adopted the Universal ...

Russia has been bannedfor four-year from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including next year's Tokyo Olympics and the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Russian flag and anthem will not be allowed at any major sporting event. However, athletes who will be able to prove that ...

Malaysia began a vaccination campaign in a rural town on Borneo Island after a 3-month-old boy was confirmed to have polio in the country’s first case of the highly infectious virus in 27 years. Malaysia is the second Asian country to have reported a polio case after an outbreak in the Philippines ...

India has climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16 in India. India ranked 130 last year. The steady progress was ...

The Government of India have been advising the State Governments from time to time regarding the steps that need to be taken to afford a greater measure of protection to the women and in particular to prevent incidence of crimes against them. These advisories, inter-alia, include gender ...

Airtel launched its voice over Wi-Fi service ‘Airtel Wi-Fi Calling’ for customers in Delhi NCR. 'Airtel Wi-Fi Calling' is designed to enhance voice calling experience for Airtel smartphone customers, especially when they are indoors. With this Wi-Fi Calling system customers with Wi-Fi at home or ...

The Government of India has indentified some world class iconic tourist stations in India to attract foreign and domestic tourists. Pursuant to the Budget Announcements of 2018-19, Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development as Iconic Tourist Sites ...

International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated worldwide on 9 December under the observance of the United Nations and encourages a global fight against corruption keeping the sustainable development goal of 2030 at the apex. The main objective of the day is to eliminate corruption to make a way ...

Rajnath Singh flagged off special plogging awareness drive rally in Delhi Cantt as part of Swachhta Pakhwada to create awareness against single use plastic in the country. He himself take part in the event by picking waste material from the area.More than 3,000 people, including schoolchildren ...