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External affairs minister introduced the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 at Lok Sabha. This bill seeks to provide for stringent punishment, including death penalty or life imprisonment, to those involved in piracy at sea. The proposed law is aimed at promoting the safety and security of India's ...

The International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year globally to raise awareness about the importance of mountains in our lives and to our planet. 15% of the world's population lives in the mountains. Therefore, conservation of mountains is a crucial factor and is a goal 15 of ...

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 ...