New Delhi: On his first visit to the United States in his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive conversations with outgoing US President Joe Biden and attended the Quad Summit, with a focus on strengthening defence, technology, commerce, and Indo-Pacific partnership. Modi and Biden held extensive discussions to assess their “comprehensive global strategic … Read more
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation appeals to world leaders to increase global health spending in areas of need to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The foundation made the call in its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released on Tuesday. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish … Read more
Suman Bery, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran India is proving to be a source of solutions in multiple areas, including public service delivery and digitalisation, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson Suman Bery said. Mr. Bery also said that by putting the SDGs at the heart of its G20 presidency, India has acknowledged that these … Read more
Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to formulate modalities for mobilising graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to participate in the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). Mr Tinubu disclosed this at the 13th Convocation Ceremony of the university in Abuja at the weekend. In 2018, former President Muhammadu … Read more
Dr Rekha T, Head of the Department of Community Medicine and the organizing chairperson informed that the Department of Community Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore will be organizing the 51st Annual National Conference of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSMCON-2024) from 8th February 2024 to 10th February 2024 at Dr. … Read more
