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An appraisal undertaken by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of the Centre’s aspirational districts plan has found it to be immensely successful in propelling development and these areas have displayed more growth and development in the last three years than ever before

Indian battalion, 9 Dogra Infantry group, stationed in Lebanon under the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFL) Programme, has been awarded the coveted 'Head of the mission and Force commander unit appreciation' award
 

In a glowing tribute to India’s vaccine manufacturing prowess, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres termed it the 'best asset' of the world
 

Marijuana classified as 'less dangerous' drug will help in medicinal use 

One of the world's first organisations, Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is using tourism and technology to bring solar energy to remote communities

An Indian think-tank has sent petitions to UN Secretary General and top officials of the UN on the state-sanctioned violence against minorities in Pakistan

CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his coronavirus vaccine offer to the world during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

 In a major victory for India, it got elected as the member of the United Nations’ Commission on Status of Women (CSW), a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

China under President Xi Jinping has become more aggressive and bullish, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said

In his virtual address to the United Nations at the High-Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council, he stressed that India has tried to make the fight against the pandemic a people's movement, by combining the efforts of Government and civil society

PM Modi will address the broader UN membership for the first time since India’s overwhelming election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the term 2021-22

The President of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has paid rich tributes to Yoga. 
 

Hello and welcome to this episode of The Handshake, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how India retaliated when China pitched for a discussion on Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council. After China once again pitched for a discussion on Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council, India on Thursday said that Beijing should draw “proper lessons” and “refrain” from repeating this step in the future.

China and Pakistan failed to rake up the Kashmir issue at the UN. South block officials that MyNation spoke with said that China was left isolated. 

Indian babies accounted for 17% of the estimated 3,92,078 babies that were born globally on New Year's Day.