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    Freedom of speech and expression

    Algorithms Should Not Control What People See: António Guterres

    While launching the global principles for information integrity, the UN Secretary-General outlined the need to make information spaces safer while simultaneously upholding human rights such...
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    Climate change

    Moody’s Predicts Harsh Years Ahead as Climate Change Exacerbates Water Stress

    Saying that water shortages will reflect in paucity of water for irrigation, the report says both, agriculture and industry will be impacted by the...
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    Clean tech

    Will the Move Towards a Cleaner, Sustainable Future Carry Along Coal Miners?

    Coal Transition Poses Significant Challenges for Marginalized Communities, reveals a study by the National Foundation for India. The study calls for community-specific policies and...
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    Global Governance

    First Person: Seeing the Reality of Life in Occupied Palestine

    Visiting the West Bank with an international trade union delegation was inspiring and motivating to campaign and fight for justice for Palestinians. Everyone told...
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    Disaster Management

    Home Ministry Hosts High-Level Meeting to Review Preparedness for Flood Management

    Union home minister, Amit Shah, emphasised on the need to integrate weather, rainfall and flood warning related apps developed by various departments. Union home minister,...
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    Climate change

    Nearly Half the Global Population Feels Unable to Protect Themselves from Disasters

    More than four in 10 people in the world say they can do nothing to protect themselves in a disaster situation and over a...
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    Global Governance

    UN’s Development Goals: Rich Nations Lead While World’s Poor Lag Far Behind

    According to the ninth edition of the Sustainable Development Report released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, none of the seventeen Sustainable Development...
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    Agriculture

    PM Releases Seventeenth PM-KISAN Instalment of Rs. 20,000 Crores

    The prime minister lauded the use of technology in taking the benefits to the deserved beneficiaries and also credited the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra...
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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

    As the three-day programme continues, participants will explore practical questions of democratic renewal.

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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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    Afghanistan

    Trapped Between Borders: Afghan Returnees Struggle Amid Forced Deportations from Iran and Pakistan

    The situation is especially dire for Afghan migrants in Pakistan, where visa renewals have been suspended, and Proof of Registration (PoR) cards invalidated without clear guidance. Migrants are reporting increased police harassment and arbitrary detentions.
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    Health

    Nearly A Billion People Lack Access to Disability Aids

    A Majority of people who would benefit from assistive...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Under FATF Scrutiny as NGO Oversight Measures Draw Global Attention

    The balance struck in Colombo will be watched as a test case for risk-based implementation of FATF Recommendation 8 across the region.
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Opium Cultivation Surges 325% in 2026 Despite Taliban Ban, UN Reports

    Sustained monitoring will be essential to determine whether 2026 marks a temporary adjustment or the start of a broader recovery of Afghanistan’s opium economy.
    Clean tech

    Sri Lanka Weighs Nuclear Option for Reliable Low-Carbon Power

    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.

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