Thursday, Aug 18, 2022
Nov 02, 2021 Suchetana Ray As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged net-zero by 2070 at the COP 26 Climate Change summit at Glasgow on Monday, what are the challenges that lie ahead for India to meet this ambitious target?
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Nov 01, 2021 Deutsche Welle US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Beijing to deescalate tensions in the Pacific during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The G20 leaders vowed to strengthen the World Health Organization to fast-track the process for emergency use authorization of Covid-19 vaccines and boosting vaccine supply in developing nations.
Nov 01, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Meeting at G20 might be the last one between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she is stepping down after 16 years in office.
The Group of 20 countries represent more than three-quarters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
Group of 20 leaders agreed to end public financing for coal-fired power generation abroad, but set no target for phasing out coal domestically
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said there was a discussion ‘about ways to strengthen the friendship between India and Italy’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called for urgent and unhindered humanitarian assistance to Afghan citizens.
Addressing G20 Summit in Italy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that international cooperation was key to solving the Covid-19 challenges.
The strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and India is witnessing a new dawn, well illuminated in the cooperation between them during the testing times of Covid-19.
It was surprising for us when China raised the issue of additional guarantees during the meeting, a senior Pakistani official who was part of the meeting said.
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Trump officially withdrew from the Paris Accords earlier this month, saying that it 'was designed to kill the American economy.'
The Prime Minister said reforms in multilateral organisations are needed to bolster global governance.
India looks forward to taking forward the G20 agenda in 2023 after the Italian and Indonesian presidencies, the source said.
Saudi Arabia’s grand plans to highlight reforms were dampened as the event became just another virtual summit
Such an index should based on technology, transparency and trusteeship towards the planet, Modi said
"Our G20 priorities will definitely be our own priorities. But we will also carry forward legacies of previous presidencies. We are not going to just dump it and say we have nothing to do with this," Suresh Prabhu said.
G20 nations have pledged a "united front" in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and said they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to counter the impact of the crisis.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
