Category: World

Climate change isn’t off in the future anymore—it’s already changing what we eat and how we get our food. Think about those cornfields in the Midwest, browned and brittle from heat, or rice paddies in Asia washed out after yet another flood. Honestly, the global food system isn’t just stressed. It’s on the edge. Farmers […]

New Delhi [India], July 8: A rallying cry against fragmented water governance was sounded at a high-level policy dialogue on “Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Accelerate SDG 6 via Water Transversality,” convened virtually on July 7, 2026 as an official side event of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2026. The dialogue was organised by the India Water Foundation, with support extended by ICIMOD, the […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: Earthquakes rarely end when the ground stops shaking. The tremors may last only seconds, but the aftermath stretches into months, sometimes years. Roads crack, hospitals struggle, homes disappear, and entire communities find themselves measuring life in “before” and “after.” Venezuela is now living through that familiar, unforgiving reality. Fresh satellite […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: Conflicts are often measured in military movements, diplomatic negotiations, and geopolitical headlines. Yet long before history records who won or lost, economies quietly begin keeping score. Oil prices fluctuate, businesses hesitate, consumers spend less, and investors suddenly rediscover the value of caution. Britain’s latest economic slowdown is proving, once again, […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: In an age where headlines compete for attention by the minute, some of the world’s gravest humanitarian emergencies quietly slip beneath the global radar. Sudan’s conflict has become one of those uncomfortable reminders that silence does not equal stability. While the world’s cameras remain fixed on elections, artificial intelligence, and […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: Football has always promised ninety minutes of drama. Goals, upsets, last-minute winners and the occasional referee controversy are practically part of the ticket price. But this year’s FIFA World Cup has introduced an opponent nobody can substitute—a relentless wave of extreme heat. The scoreboard may still decide the winner, yet […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4: The planet has an uncanny habit of reminding humanity who’s actually in charge. One year it’s record-breaking heat, another it’s devastating floods, followed by droughts that seem determined to rewrite farming calendars. Now, El Niño, just as many regions continue recovering from previous climate extremes, another familiar guest has officially […]

Bonn [Germany], June 22: As climate impacts intensify across the globe, a growing consensus is emerging that water must move from the periphery to the centre of climate governance. Against this backdrop, India Water Foundation (IWF), in partnership with CICERO (Center for International Climate Research) and the AKO Foundation, convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue on […]

New Delhi [India], June 08: International institutions, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, have lost the ability to act as global regulators, Igor Sechin, CEO of Rosneft Oil Company and Executive Secretary of the Russian Presidential Commission on Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and […]

“Preemptive War against Iran Has No Place Under International Law”: Senior advocates, academics, diplomats and military experts decry selective enforcement of global norms, civilian casualties and erosion of diplomacy. New Delhi [India], March 31: A high-level seminar titled “War, Law, and Legitimacy: A Legal Examination of the Use of Force Against Iran” was held today […]