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June 23, 2025 5:38 PM

India advances carbon pricing reforms to meet climate goals

India is moving steadily towards establishing a comprehensive carbon pricing ecosystem aimed at meeting its climate and development commitments. With the formal adoption of the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) in July 2024 and increasing alignment...

June 23, 2025 11:06 AM

US strikes on Iran leave hopes for nuclear diplomacy in tatters

In a bid to defuse the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, foreign ministers from Europe's top three powers hurried to meet their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva. Those hopes collapsed on Saturday when U.S. President Donald Trump ordered...

June 23, 2025 11:14 AM

Pakistan condemns Trump’s bombing of Iran after nominating him for Nobel Peace Prize

Pakistan condemned on Sunday the strikes ordered on its neighbour Iran by Donald Trump, a day after Islamabad had said it would nominate the U.S. President for the Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistan on Sunday said Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear f...

June 22, 2025 12:31 PM

Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble

With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch-foe, U.S. President Donald Trump has done something he had long vowed to avoid - intervene militarily in a major foreign war. ...

June 22, 2025 11:31 AM

World leaders react to US attack on Iran

The reaction of world leaders after U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday Iran time ranged from Israel lauding President Donald Trump's decision to the U.N. calling for de-escalation and Iran and some other nations condemning the a...

June 21, 2025 6:46 PM

PM Modi leads historic Yoga Day gathering in Visakhapatnam with over 3 lakh participation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday led the nation in celebrating the 11th International Day of Yoga at a spectacular gathering along the picturesque coast of Visakhapatnam. Marking a historic milestone, the event witnessed the participation of ov...

June 21, 2025 9:54 AM

Let this be the day when inner peace becomes a global policy: PM Modi on IDY 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the international community to embrace "inner peace" as a "global policy" and make yoga a collective global responsibility. Speaking at the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam, ...

June 20, 2025 4:49 PM

Four crore people in Bihar have overcome poverty in a decade, says PM Modi in Siwan

Nearly four crore people in Bihar have overcome poverty in the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, highlighting his government’s sustained efforts to uplift the poor and dismantle the legacy of deprivation left by previous reg...

June 19, 2025 5:01 PM

EXPLAINER-How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?

Israel has carried out attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, alleging Tehran was getting close to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Below is a summary of what is known on the subject: HOW DID ISRAEL EXPLAIN ITS ATTACK? In a statement on Friday, when the...

June 19, 2025 4:57 PM

From 9 crore to 24 crore: a decade of growing Yoga Day participation

The 11th edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY), to be observed on June 21, will be celebrated with the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.” The theme reinforces the interdependence between human health, environmental sustainability, a...

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