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In an exclusive interview with The Independent in September, Tony Blair made a bold claim – that India will rise to become a global superpower by 2050. “By the middle of this century, you’re ...
In the last four years, India has seen as many as over 4,620 deaths caused by heat waves, according to data published by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. [30] Indian Meteorological Department declared that the storm that hit northern India in May 2018 was severe and their frequency could increase due to global warming. This ...
India accounts for 13 per cent of commitments in global water aid for 2006–07, receiving an annual average of about US$ 830 million (€620 million), more than double the amount provided to China. India's biggest water and sanitation donor is Japan, which provided US$ 635 million, followed by the World Bank with US$ 130 million.
On 9 February 2025, after 21 months of intermittent violence, Chief minister N. Biren Singh resigned, facing the threat of a no confidence motion in the impending Manipur Legislative Assembly session. [67] As of 13 February 2025 a fresh government has not been formed and Manipur is currently under President's rule. [68] [69] [70]
The 2018 report also noted that approximately 200,000 people die in India each year due to the lack of access to safe drinking water. [ 27 ] Groundwater meets more than half of the country's need of water supply, [ 20 ] and nearly 89% of the groundwater extracted in India is used for irrigation .
The country’s population declined for the second year in a row in 2023 — India surpassed it as the world's most populous nation — and the birthrate fell 5.6% to a record low of 6.39 births ...
WSDS 2025, which is the 24th edition of the Summit, focused on the umbrella theme: Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions. The 24th edition of the Summit will take place from March 5–7, 2025 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India. WSDS brings together political leaders, decision-makers from ...
The Handelsblatt Research Institute reports that the German economy is in its "greatest crisis in post-war history" after projecting that the economy will enter its third year of recession in 2025 with a 0.1% contraction, following a 0.3% contraction in both 2023 and 2024. Disasters and accidents