UN Ocean Conference: “important opportunity” to step towards the High Sea agreement
Ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on the 27th of June, UN Chief Antonio Guterres warned that the world faces an “ocean crisis” and urged the international community…
Roe v Wade abortion law overturned by US Supreme Court, widely anticipated
The decision of the United States Supreme Court on Friday, which overturns the landmark 1973 ruling, known as the Roe v. Wade case, which granted the right to abortion, is…
In the midst of Russia’s invasion, the European Union grants Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
The European Union (EU) leaders on 23rd June unanimously agreed to grant ‘candidate status’ to Ukraine and Moldova. Comes off as a bold geopolitical move and a “historic moment” for…
Powerful Earthquake jolts eastern Afghanistan: 1000 died and left over 1500 injured
Afghanistan was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake early Wednesday morning, which left at least 1000 dead and over 1500 injured in the eastern region. Because some remote villages have…
Mental Health: urgency to improve world mental health. Nearly a billion people have a mental health condition said WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) have released its most comprehensive mental health review of the century: the ‘World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All’ , on 17th of…
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis: The government announces a halt to schools and asks government employees to work from home, amid fuel shortages
Sri Lankan government has ordered a shutdown of public sector offices and asked its employees to work from home as of Monday, due to chronic fuel shortages as the country…
SIPRI, a Swedish think tank, predicts a rise in nuclear stockpiles
Stockholm International Peace Research (SIPRI), a Swedish think tank, in its annual report published on Monday, said that the global stockpile of nuclear weapons is expected to rise in the…
Agneepath Scheme: the government unveils a New Military Recruitment Scheme. What is the Tour of Duty Scheme?
The Center at the beginning of this week unveiled the historic and radical scheme “Agneepath”, which aims to evolve the armed forces with cutting edge technologies. Under this scheme, approved…