Seoul, July 19 (IANS) Thousands of global delegates gathered in Busan on Sunday as the UNESCO World Heritage Committee opened its annual session for the first time in the country with a ceremony attended by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Around 3,000 participants from 196 member states, international organisations and nongovernmental entities are expected to attend the 10-day meeting at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in the port city, some 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, ac…
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Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with the persistent challenge of human trafficking, women and girls remain disproportionately vulnerable, with gender inequality, child marriage, limited educational opportunities, and labour market discrimination exposing them to greater risks of exploitation, a report has stated. Human rights advocates have called for greater investment in girls’ education, expanded economic opportunities for women, and stronger community-based protection mechanisms…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described probationers of the Indian Forest Service as custodians of India’s natural heritage, exhorting them to focus on increasing forests as these are the foundation of life on Earth. In an interaction with the probationers, who had called on the President, she said that they are not only administrators of forests but also the custodians of India’s natural heritage, as ecological security is integral to the national goal of Viksit …
Hyderabad, July 15 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said that his government was carrying forward the best policies of the previous government to attract more investments to the state. The Chief Minister said that the government was carrying forward the policies introduced by previous regimes of Chandrababu Naidu (1994–2004) and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (2004–2014), as well as the BRS government from 2014 to December 2023.He was speaking at the inauguration of the …
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Administrative Arrangement on the India-Australia uranium deal, finalised last week during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, gives India access to the world’s largest known uranium reserves after years of delay linked to concerns over nuclear safeguards and will play a key role in boosting nuclear power generation in the country, according to an article on the South China Morning Post.“The Australia-India uranium arrangement is a landmark development for I…
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) Over 10.7 million women and girls need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan in 2026, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report on Tuesday while warning that they remain among the most affected due to the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. According to the OCHA’s latest update on Afghanistan, restrictions imposed on women’s movement, education and employment continue to limit their access to essential services, while…
Kabul, July 13 (IANS) As many as 3.7 million children aged below five years are at increased risk of undernutrition in Afghanistan in 2026 due to child food and nutrition insecurity, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report. In its report “Too Little, Too Late: The diet Crisis Facing Young Children in Afghanistan”, UNICEF said acute malnutrition has deteriorated in 26 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces compared to 2025. The UN agency stated that conditions are worsening even bef…
Madrid, July 13 (IANS) The death toll from a wildfire in Spain’s southeastern province of Almeria rose to 13 while regional authorities announced that the blaze had been stabilised.Seven injured people remained hospitalised, three of them in serious condition, showed the latest official data.According to Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE, many of those affected by the fire are foreign nationals.The wildfire broke out on Thursday near the Los Gallardos municipality in Almeria, part of the autonomou…
Ahmedabad, July 12 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Ahmedabad’s ongoing mass tree plantation campaign could reduce the city’s temperature by at least five per cent over the coming years, as he called for sustained public participation to tackle the effects of climate change and urban warming.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating 101 Oxygen Parks and participating in a large-scale plantation drive, HM Shah said the campaign was intended to create long-term e…
Kochi, July 10 (IANS) Even as Indian oil sardine stocks remain abundant this year, the country’s premier marine research institute, CMFRI, has warned that an emerging El Nino event could sharply reduce sardine availability in 2027, with marine heat waves and rising sea temperatures threatening fish production along the Indian coast.ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) Director Dr Grinson George sounded the warning while inaugurating the National Fish Farmers Day celebrations …