Environmental groups embrace AI, even as they warn of data center impactsEnvironmental organisations are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance conservation efforts and analyze ecological data...
07 Nov, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
How China's clean-tech machine is reshaping the global climate fightIn 2024, China took the lead as the top investor in global clean technology, directing $132 billion to developing nations to aid carbon red...
07 Nov, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
India reaffirms commitment to safe, peaceful nuclear technology at UNGASangeeta Kumari Singh Deo reaffirmed India's dedication to safe nuclear practices during her address at the UN. She highlighted the IAEA's ...
24 Oct, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Dam in China trapped millions of tonnes of water, rising 7 feet daily and threatening millions. How did engineers avert disaster?The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake triggered a massive landslide that blocked China's Tongkou River, creating the unstable Tangjiashan lake and t...
20 Oct, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Over 30,000 species face critical danger: Amazon's Jeff Bezos backs $500 million wildlife plan, but one key detail is missingLaunched at the UN Biodiversity Conference, the New Species Recovery Alliance has garnered a substantial pledge of $500 million. This colla...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Kabul water crisis: Afghan capital edges towards 'day zero' as boreholes dry, drought bites and aid stays frozenKabul faces a severe water crisis as aquifers deplete faster than they can be replenished. The population growth has resulted in excessive ...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
Bangladesh PM Rahman to highlight Rohingya, climate issues in maiden UNGA addressBangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will address the UN General Assembly on September twenty-fourth. He will highlight the Rohingya cr...
20 Sep, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
President Putin proposes BRICS grain market, insurance framework to counter global pressuresRussian President Vladimir Putin proposed new initiatives for BRICS economic growth. He called for a holistic approach to address global ch...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
The Modi-Xi-Putin picture and the rise of a multipolar world trying to remake global powerThe expanded BRICS grouping now represents nearly half the world's population. Leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration, showing consensus...
12 Sep, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
BRICS Summit 2026 leaders list: Xi, Putin, Pezeshkian and other world leaders to attend India’s major diplomatic eventNew Delhi hosts the BRICS Summit 2026 on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam. India aims to position BRICS as a growth engine and champion G...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
Ahead of BRICS, Congress recalls 2012 summit where former PM Manmohan Singh proposed development bankCongress highlighted BRICS' origins and India's 2012 summit hosting. Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed the BRICS Development Bank...
10 Sep, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
India set to dethrone China, become world's most populous nation with population of 1.425 billion by end of month: UNChina's population reached its peak size of 1.426 billion in 2022 and has started to fall. Projections indicate that the "size of the Chine...
25 Apr, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
India's population expected to rise for next three decades before starting to decline: UN projectionsChina now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous country, the UN world population dashboard showed. Accordin...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.08 PM IST
India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of 2027: ReportIndia is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the c...
12 May, 2021, 08.08 PM IST
India likely to add 273 million people between 2019 and 2050: UN ReportThe world's population could reach its peak around the end of the current century, at a level of nearly 11 billion.
17 Jun, 2019, 09.36 PM IST
India, China face prospect of substantial population ageingIndia, China and Brazil, countries with young populations but lower fertility, face the prospect of substantial population ageing before th...
12 Aug, 2015, 02.31 AM IST