What is Australia’s 'Climate Visa' and why are Tuvaluans turning towards itTuvalu faces threat from rising sea levels. Many citizens apply for Australian climate visa. The Pacific Engagement Visa offers Tuvaluans p...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
Why Australia is taking only 280 people a year from Tuvalu, even as one third want to fleeTuvalu, facing imminent submersion due to climate change, has partnered with Australia through the Falepili Union treaty. This agreement al...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
A list of 'safest' countries to seek shelter as World War III fear loomsAmid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, fears of a potential World War III are growing, prompting global concern. Several countri...
18 Jun, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
Country with just 11,000 citizens makes banking history; gets their first-ever ATMs in 2025Tuvalu, one of the world's smallest and most remote nations, has introduced its first-ever ATMs, marking a significant milestone in its fin...
18 Apr, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World BankThe World Bank reports that Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands face a $10 billion price tag to adapt to a 0.5-meter sea level rise....
14 Nov, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific OceanChina test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, raising security concerns amid regional tensions. The missil...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
‘Great Game’ unfolds in Pacific as US, China vie for backingThe countries’ proximity to key shipping lanes and the communication cables that criss-cross the Pacific floor, together with fisheries and...
22 Aug, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
Australia foreign minister touts Tuvalu security, migration pactAustralia announced on Friday the security guarantee to the tiny Pacific Islands nation to respond to military aggression, protect it from ...
12 Nov, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to knowIf an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose n...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
Pakistan welcomes 'loss and damage' deal inked at UN summitFlooding likely worsened by global warming submerged a third of Pakistan's territory, left 33 million people scrambling to survive, and an ...
20 Nov, 2022, 06.09 PM IST
British PM Boris Johnson hails India-UK FTA as 'biggest of them all'It was during his visit to India in April that Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the negotiating teams on both si...
20 Jun, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
Know about Donald Trump's new battlefield, the birthright citizenshipTrump was wrong in claiming that the US is the only country that grants birthright citizenship.
31 Oct, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao may not be unpatriotic at allActor Aamir Khan let on at an award function that his wife Kiran Rao suggested the family should consider leaving the country because of ri...
29 Nov, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
India to host Pacific Islands Summit in Jaipur on August 21As many as 10 of the 14 countries will be represented by the heads of state while the rest will depute their foreign ministers or special e...
05 Aug, 2015, 09.08 AM IST
- Govt explains logic behind climate diplomacy
For the first time, the government has set down the framework and reasoning behind its stance on future climate talks in a policy document ...
16 Mar, 2012, 05.48 AM IST
India slams move to make domestic emission cut legally-bindingIndia has said it will play a constructive role even as it slammed efforts to make domestic emission cut commitments legally-binding.
12 Dec, 2009, 07.48 PM IST
- Vanity portals set cash registers ringing
Stupidity talks, vanity acts,” said 19th century famous French romantic writer Victor Hugo. And now many countries seem to be following Hug...
13 Feb, 2008, 02.33 AM IST