Category: International

France has backed Morocco’s controversial autonomy plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Philippines community leader Nida Collado has been honoured with the prestigious Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award 2024. (Article was edited)

Two women in Brazil became world’s first humans to die from Oropouche fever. Reportedly, the women showed symptoms similar to dengue, another mosquito-borne virus which is often confused with Oropouche. About Oropouche virus

Australia took steps to ban mining at an Indigenous site surrounded by Kakadu National Park, which is home to one of the world’s largest deposits of high-grade uranium.

Security officials from the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held the first joint anti-terrorism drill in China.

The Palestinian heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer received the UNESCO World Heritage tag on July 26 and was simultaneously put on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

India and the U.S. on July 26 signed a cultural property agreement aimed at enhancing cooperation to protect cultural heritage of the two countries.

India has been ranked 82nd spot on a UK-based Henley global passport index 2024, allowing Indians visa-free entry to 58 countries. India’s passport now ranks at an improved 82nd spot. Singapore occupied the top spot in the Index with its Read More …

Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean floor, apparently by lumps of metal on the seafloor. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience shows oxygen emitted from mineral deposits 4,000 meters below the ocean’s surface on Read More …

Recently, India successfully concluded its 4th periodic review by the Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in Geneva. The Human Rights Committee, comprising 18 independent experts serving in their individual capacity, monitors implementation Read More …

India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean. The UN-backed International Seabed Authority (ISA) has issued 31 deep-sea exploration licences, including two for India in the Indian Ocean, but is yet to allow mining Read More …

The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) has won the 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.