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Hailing recent tax reforms and monetary easing, the report also stressed on the importance of continued expansion in manufacturing and services sectors to help drive growth throughout the forecast period

India set to grow at 6.6 pc in 2026: UN

January 9, 2026, 09:32 AM - 6 min read

A report released on Thursday by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said that economic growth in India is expected to remain the world’s fastest major economy in 2026

The US’ withdrawal from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the latest effort by Trump and his allies to distance the US from international organisations that are focused on addressing climate change

US to withdraw support to 66 international organisations

January 8, 2026, 08:15 AM - 4 min read

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organisations, agencies and commissions, including those affiliated with the United Nations that focus on climate, labour and other issues

Is the UN failing?

January 6, 2026, 04:09 PM - 6 min read

Does the United Nations have any future at all if it cannot fulfil its first promise of maintaining international peace and security?

On the lynching of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old garment factory worker, on December 18 in Bangladesh, Dujarric said minorities should be made to feel safe, no matter where they were

Bangladesh violence cause for grave concern: UN Secretary General

December 23, 2025, 09:55 AM - 3 min read

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced serious concern for ongoing violence in Bangladesh, especially surrounding the lynching of a Hindu man and reported attacks on minorities

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured in "a drone attack by terrorists” on a UN base in Abyei, southern Sudan.

Six Bangladesh UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone attack

December 14, 2025, 10:34 AM - 2 min read

The army chief and leader of the country called the attack a "dangerous escalation. The RSF on social media denied the allegations as baseless accusations.

What appeared to be a mere social media backlash has now blown into a full-fledged diplomatic war between the two neighbours

China, Japan escalate feud; approach UN

December 5, 2025, 12:28 PM - 2 min read

Diplomatic tensions between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan have escalated, with the countries approaching the United Nations to call out each other’s political stance

The report highlights how Israeli soldiers flouted the international law that bars the use of civilians as human shields

US knew Israel used Palestinians as human shields: Report

November 13, 2025, 02:26 PM - 2 min read

A report by a leading international news agency reveals the White House had knowledge of Israel flouting international human rights law in using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza

NASA satellite imagery captures dense fog blanketing the Indo-Gangetic Plain in winter.

Toxic fog, rising pollution plaguing Indo-Gangetic Plain: WMO

September 5, 2025, 05:38 PM - 3 min read

The Indo-Gangetic Plain faces increasingly intense fog episodes fuelled by pollution, crop burning and urban sprawl, the WMO warns, citing grave health and transport risks.

Hindi Diwas celebration at New York headquarters. Photo credit - X.

UN celebrates first Hindi Diwas at New York headquarters

November 23, 2024, 03:05 PM - 2 min read

UN's New York headquarters hosts first Hindi Diwas, celebrating India's linguistic heritage and global cultural connections.