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According to an estimate from the United Nations, the world will have its 8 billionth living human being around mid of november.

The steering committee of the UNFPA-UNICEF global programme to end child marriage is on a visit to India to witness state interventions which have helped reduce the prevalence of child marriage as it is estimated that there is increase in number of child brides due to the pandemic.

From a secular perspective, the socio-political movement resulted in ‘India’s Silent Revolution’, identifying socially and educationally backward castes and communities by not letting religion become a barrier.

In a move that allayed concerns about yet another disruption to global food supply chains, Russia recently re-joined the Black Sea Grain deal.

The upcoming 27^th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Sharm el sheikh, Egypt.

A huge step forward for India in the global aircraft manufacturing domain came when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to be set up by Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).

Recently, an Uttar Pradesh legislator was convicted on criminal charges which backs the  spotlight on legislators facing serious charges, including those holding top posts even after conviction.

Despite being ‘Pharmacist of the World’, the Out-Of-Pocket-Expenditure (OOPE) in India for health is one of the highest in the world.

November 3 is the first ‘The International Day for Biosphere Reserves’, to be celebrated beginning 2022.The purpose of the International Day for Biosphere Reserves is to provide a wake-up call on the sustainable development approach to modern life...

The Supreme Court recently declared that any person conducting the invasive ‘two-finger’ or ‘three-finger’ vaginal test on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct.