Ready for take-off: India will spend a lot of money to boost its aviation goals.

Since air travel is becoming more popular again after the Covid crisis, the central government of India wants to improve its aviation infrastructure. By 2025, New Delhi plans to spend Rs 98,000 crore to modernize old airports and build new airports in greenfields. ICRA data showed that air travel...

Threat from North Korea's missile testing, nuclear ambitions cited by South Korean leader

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Tuesday that North Korea's increasing number of missile tests, its developing nuclear goals, and other provocative activities represent a major threat that might lead to a disastrous miscalculation and trigger a wider confrontation. While playing do...

Health innovations and a collective goal of improving the lives of people of all ages

The collaboration between WHO and France has been beneficial and long-lasting. France, like the World Health Organization (WHO), has made universal health coverage (UHC) a top priority as part of its 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. France is also at the forefront of innovative programs like ...

Brazil defeats South Korea 4-1 at the World Cup thanks to Neymar's goal

It was the same old Neymar out there, looking fit and scoring a goal to get closer to Pele's all-time record and lead Brazil into the World Cup semifinals.

Neymar returned from injury and converted a first-half penalty in Brazil's 4-1 round-of-16 victory over South Korea on Mond...

The secret budget request made by Japan's Defense Ministry seeks an increase in military spending.

As the government seeks to significantly increase Japan's military power, On Wednesday the Defense Ministry of Japan presented a budget proposal for the upcoming year without outlining the costs of missiles for nuclear attacks and numerous other weapons as well as its development goals.

People who are incarcerated are excluded from universal healthcare aspirations

The World Health Organization's (WHO) universal healthcare goals include financial risk protection, access to high-quality healthcare, and inexpensive necessary medicines. On a scale of 0-100, countries are assigned a Service Coverage Index score based on how well they provide fundamental uni...

Western Australia Holds the Key to Achieve the Country’s Emission Goals

Environmentalists in Australia fear that the premier might legislate regulations that would undo the country's progress in achieving the net-zero emissions target.

The premier of WA, Mark McGowan, attended a dinner on 12th February 2019 with the board of Woodside, weeks before some ...

ESG Investor Group Again Slam Exxon for Meeting Emissions Goals by 2025

A group called Coalition for a Responsible Exxon (CURE) of the ESG Investor Groups attack ExxonMobil for not doing its best to meet the target of reduced emissions by 2025 whereas the company has already adopted a plan to do so.

ExxonMobil invested 15 billion dollars in green initiative...

Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate is appointed as Sustainable Development Goals Advocate by the United Nations

Highlights

• Kailash Satyarthi appointed as the new advocate of SDG by Antonio Guterres
• Valentina Munoz Rabanal, Brad Smith and K-pop superstars Blackpink appointed as SDG Advocates

Antonio Guterres, the UN chief appointed Nobel L...

UK: BORIS JOHNSON EXTENDS SUPPORT TO EMISSIONS TARGET OF JOE BIDEN

Highlights:

• Boris Johnson extends his support to the greenhouse gas emissions targets of Joe Biden’s administration
• Boris Johnson said that, he is really thrilled by the announcement made by Joe Biden to fight against the climate change

S. KOREA TO INCREASE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR GREEN PROJECTS TO 13%

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• S. Korea to increase financial support for green projects to 13%.
• S. Korea is planning to review the establishment of a climate response fund this year.
• S. Korea aims to achieve the goal of going carbon neutral by 2050.

S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $27.4 BILLION IN GREEN AND DIGITAL SECTOR EXPORTS

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• S. Korea to provide $27.4 billion in green and digital sector exports.
• The country will provide low-interest loans to exporters in such fields through 2025.
• The country also plans to expand official development assistance...

S. KOREAN FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR TOTTENHAM SON HEUNG MIN SCORES HIS 100TH GOAL

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• S. Korean football player for Tottenham Son Heung Min scores his 100th goal.
• Son reached the century mark in a 3-0 victory over Leeds United in Premier League match.
• Son is the 18th player to score 100 for Tottenham.
...

EUROPEAN UNION ALL SET TO MEET TWO OF ITS CLIMATE GOALS IN 2020

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• The European Union is all set for meeting two of its three climate goals for the year 2020
• A drop of 4 percent in the greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2019 and also the green effects of the covid-19 pandemic have helped the European Un...

EUROPEAN UNION RENEWABLES TO REACH 23 PERCENT OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AFTER THE ‘PARADIGM SHIFT’

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• The European Union soon will be achieving 23 percent renewables in the total of the final energy consumption in the year 2020
• Many individual European Union states are expected for outperforming their climate targets and five countries are...

ASSAM FLOODS: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 108

Highlights

• According to the report made by the ASDMA, Goalpara remains the worst hit district where nearly 3.76 lakh people have been affected

• Total 134 people including 26 from landslides triggered by the flood have lost their lives

• In last 24 h...

UK LEADERS: CONSIDER UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR COVID-19 RECOVERY PLAN

Highlights

• The UK should use the SDGs to build a more resilient economy
• It shall address regional and social inequalities

Around 150 business, charity and trade body leaders have urged Boris Johnson to consider UN sustainable develop...

BRITAIN’S BUSINESS LEADERS CALL FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN

Highlights

• Almost 200 chief executives signed a letter to the prime minister
• The letter calls for a recovery that helps to build a resilient UK economy

In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Britain’s most powerful business lea...

LANDSLIDES IN SOUTH ASSAM KILL 20 PEOPLE, SEVERAL INJURED

Highlights

• Three districts in the Barak Valley region near Lakhipur area have been affected by the landslides

• The state of Assam, especially districts of Goalpara, Nagaon and Hojai are worst affected from the floods that have devastated lives of over 372,000 peop...

MESSI LIKELY TO LET GO OF TER STEGEN FOR ANDRE ONANA

• Lionel Messi wants to give up the services of Barca goalie Marc-Andre  ter Stegen this summer.
• There is a substantial reason for doing so which is the club does not intend playing up to the goalie’s wishes for meeting his financial demands.

Having s...