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India's stance at COP 26: Why the country rejected calls for net-zero carbon emissions

After China and the US, India is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. At the conference, India aims to push wealthier nations to transfer technology to help deal with fallout from global warming

Nov 1, 2021

Fact check: No, PM Modi didn't depart in taxi after meeting Pope Francis in Vatican [truth here]

The viral photo of PM Modi taking a taxi after meeting Pope Francis in Vatican is photoshopped. Here's our fact check.

Oct 31, 2021

PM meets Pope Francis, invites him to visit India

Last time in 1999 then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the Vatican and met the then Pope John Paul II

Oct 30, 2021

PM meets Indian diaspora in Rome ahead of G20 Summit

On the first day of his visit to Rome ahead of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian diaspora in the Italian capital city.

Oct 30, 2021

Shaktikant Das's tenure as RBI Governor extended for 3 years (Details)

Shaktikanta Das, a former IAS official from the 1980 batch, has held critical posts in the finance ministry. He has served as the secretary at the departments of revenue (DOR) and economic affairs (DEA).

Oct 29, 2021

India vows to mainstream biodiversity across all sectors

COP26: India, Brazil agree to protect interests of developing countries

The biennial United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP26) is scheduled to begin on October 31 in Glasgow, UK.

Oct 28, 2021

ISA funding developing countries to strengthen solar infra; bolsters PM Modi's OSOWOG initiative

ISA's $50K funding for solar projects accelerates PM Modi's OSOWOG initiative [here's how]

The One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) initiative is spearheaded by India and the UK, which aims to connect 140 countries with solar power round-the-clock and ISA is playing a crucial role in it. Read to know more.

Oct 26, 2021

AbacusSummit: Latest cosmic simulations are largest ever done, disclose scientists

It is composed of more than 160 simulations that simulate the movement of particles in a box-shaped universe as a result of gravitational force.

Oct 26, 2021

PM to visit Italy, UK for G-20 Summit & COP-26 from Oct 29; bilateral meetings lined up [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a number of bilateral meetings, including with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.

Oct 24, 2021

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Washington on Thursday, October 14, 2021

Sitharaman's Visit: India, US to strive for action against terrorism-financing, money laundering

In a joint statement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized "the significance of combating financial crimes and implementing FATF rules to protect our financial institutions from misuse."

Oct 15, 2021

Why governments across the globe are taxing major tech companies: Explained

It is pertinent to note that the IMF has also expressed some interest in the proposal.

Oct 13, 2021

Kamala Harris team's latest social media goof up STEMs from Sinking Ship

Three weeks back, Kamala Harris's social media team made a mess of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They snoozed for nearly a day before making the first tweet.

Oct 13, 2021

4th Indo-US Health Dialogue 2021 concludes

India, US ink crucial pacts for cooperation in health, medicine; reach important milestone [details]

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare said that both India and the US are global partners, and we need to work collaboratively in reforming the global health architecture, whose faultlines have become amply visible during the current pandemic.

Sep 28, 2021

PAK continues to remain global terrorist organisation hub; harbouring terrorists since 1980 [details]

Notably, this is not the first time Pakistan has been explicitly named by the US Congressional report while Islamabad is yet to take decisive actions against terrorists with a focus on India and Afghanistan.