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    4.95 million deaths a year are associated with antimicrobial resistance. The problem is global but disproportionately affects the poorest. World leaders have met at...
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    UNFPA Reports 35 Per Cent of Women in Sri Lanka Lack Contraceptive Access

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    Greenpeace India Welcomes India’s Leadership in signing the Historic UN Ocean Treaty

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    Summit of the Future: Time to Rethink ‘Outdated and Ineffective’ International Financial Architecture

    Only 44 delegations were present when the IMF was founded, compared to the current IMF membership of 190 nations. Yet developed countries continue to...
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    At UN ‘Summit of the Future’, Civil Society Demand Radical Changes to International Financial Architecture

    Currency devaluations have raised the cost of servicing external debt, in many instances, while governments have been forced by conditionalities imposed by international institutions...
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    Ozone Layer on Track for Recovery, Says WMO

    According to the WMO, the ozone layer could recover to pre-1980 levels by around 2066 over the Antarctic if current policies remain in place....
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    137 Years To Eliminate Extreme Poverty Among Women: UN Women

    The report urges immediate global action to address gender inequality. It says, that despite some positive trends, such as declining poverty rates and advancements...
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    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

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    Experts advocate treating care as essential social infrastructure. Expanding services, redistributing unpaid work through policy, and challenging norms that sideline educated women could unlock significant gains.

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    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

    The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.
    Agriculture

    Thali Costs Climb in June on Vegetable and Fuel Price Surge, says CRISIL

    June 2026’s thali cost increases highlight the interplay of domestic weather, global supply issues, and structural factors in India’s food inflation.
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