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On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
UN cuts India's 2026 GDP forecast to 6.4 pc, still among fastest-growing economiesThe United Nations has lowered India's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4 percent. This adjustment reflects global uncertainties and ...
UN labour agency says Middle East war threatens millions of jobsThe Middle East war is impacting jobs and pay worldwide. Millions of jobs could be lost, and real wages may fall in 2026 and 2027. Migrant ...
Tax wealthy, not fuel and gold: Former UN Advisor, economist Santosh Mehrotra warns of Rupee slump, job lossesFormer UN Advisor Santosh Mehrotra urged the government to tax the super-rich instead of relying on indirect taxes on fuel and gold, warnin...
Soaring inflation and plummeting economy test Iran's ability to withstand war and US blockadeIran faces severe economic hardship due to war and US sanctions. Prices for essentials like food and medicine have surged. Job losses and b...
Food prices rise to highest in three years on Iran war costsConsumers may face higher food bills soon. The United Nations' food-commodity price index shows significant gains, with vegetable oils, mea...
Why are oil prices up today, and will Brent, US WTI crude futures continue to rise or fall in next few days? Full explainer on Gulf conflict, Strait of Hormuz risks and global marketsWhy are oil prices up today, and will Brent, US WTI crude futures continue to rise or fall in next few days? Oil prices climbed after new c...
From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El NinoThe effects of the Iran war are impacting farmers in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam as well as the import-reliant Philippines and Ind...
Current growth trajectory paves way for India to be a developed nation by 2047: Jeffrey D SachsAddressing an event organised by industry body Ficci, Sachs said India is one of the pillars of global stability and global peace, and it s...
UK's migration crackdown risks care home staffing crunchNew government plans to extend the wait for permanent residency to 15 years for care workers risk a significant staffing shortage in Britai...
US tariffs could shrink global trade by 3%: UN economistTariffs imposed by the US could shrink global trade by three per cent, prompting a shift in export markets from the US and China towards In...
India a 'bright spot' in world economy right now: top UN economistMost developing countries have seen a slower job recovery in 2022 and continue to face considerable employment slack. Disproportionate loss...
Satya Tripathi appointed Assistant Secretary-General & Head of New York Office of UNEPTripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has since 2017 served as Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainabl...
A future PM is learning his first lessons of diplomacy at IIMUN: Rishab ShahShah's IIMUN became world's first & only external civil society organisation to hold a full-fledged model UN conference inside the UN offic...
India's FDI inflows may cross $60 billion this year: UN EconomistIn India, the report said, the large increase of announced greenfield investments in manufacturing industries may provide further impetus t...
Indian economist Abhijit Banerjee on UN panel on post-2015 agendaThe panel will be co-chaired by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and British Prime...
- UN calls for new 'Bretton Woods' financial rules
Diplomats and economists urged world powers to update global financial rules that helped nations cope with problems that followed World War...