UN lauds efforts by Indian peacekeepers in opening key corridor in South SudanIndian peacekeepers in South Sudan have successfully reopened a crucial supply route in Upper Nile State, previously closed due to last yea...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
India jumps 5 places on Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, holds 91st rankIndia has climbed to the 91st position on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025. The nation's score has seen a slight increase. The report ...
10 Feb, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
US Supreme Court greenlights Trump administration’s deportations of illegal migrants to third countriesThe US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own. This decision blocked a lower c...
24 Jun, 2025, 10.44 AM IST
World’s most dangerous countries in 2025The Emergency Watchlist for 2025 highlights escalating humanitarian crises in several countries, including Sudan, which tops the list due t...
09 Jan, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Oil PSUs' output from overseas fields up a tadThe share of India's state companies in oil and gas production from overseas fields increased to 19.9 million metric tonnes of oil equivale...
27 Apr, 2024, 01.17 AM IST
UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in GazaIn 2023, 282 million individuals across 59 countries experienced acute hunger, with Gaza having the largest number facing famine. South Sud...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Over 43 million kids displaced by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires between 2016-2021A new Unicef report reveals that approximately 20,000 children are displaced every day due to extreme weather caused by climate change. Chi...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.44 AM IST
State oil companies see output rebound in fields abroadThe oil and gas output has risen to 8.3 million metric tonnes of oil equivalent (mmtoe) in the April-August period from 8.1 mmtoe in the sa...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Libya: Storm Daniel triggers severe rain and floods, 10000 missing; Know what happenedLibya has been hit hard by Storm Daniel, resulting in catastrophic flooding in the eastern part of the country. Here's what happened:
12 Sep, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
OVL gets extension for five projectsONGC Videsh has been present in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, South Sudan and Columbia for years. In some projects, it has made discoveries...
23 May, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Extreme weather costs world billions in 2021: StudyAmong them is Hurricane Ida, which struck the US in August, costing $65 billion and killing 95 people. July floods in Europe cost $43 billi...
27 Dec, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
'Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near faminePibor county this year has seen deadly local violence and unprecedented flooding that have hurt aid efforts. On a visit to the town of Leku...
24 Dec, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Africa virus cases surpass 100,000; lockdowns slowed growthThe African continent has seen roughly the same number of new cases in the past week as the week before, Africa CDC director John Nkengason...
22 May, 2020, 09.20 PM IST
Indian peacekeepers continue to provide humanitarian, healthcare assistance amidst COVID-19 threatIndian peacekeepers serving in the UN missions across the world continue to provide essential humanitarian and healthcare assistance to the...
21 Apr, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
Over 2 million displaced in India due to natural disasters in 2013China, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and the US had the highest numbers of people displaced by rapid onset disaster...
18 Sep, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
Government says 50 soldiers died in Siachen in last 3 yearsDefence Minister Arun Jaitley said the government was aware of the "strategic importance" of Siachen Glacier and requisite forces have been...
25 Jul, 2014, 03.54 PM IST