The WHO’s 2024 Global TB Report highlights significant trends and data on the global burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly underscoring India’s position as the country with the highest TB burden in 2023. Global Highlights New Diagnoses: In 2023, a record 8.2 million new TB cases were identified, marking the highest …

The Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, Colombia, brought together global stakeholders to advance biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource use, and equitable benefit-sharing, originating from the 1992 Rio Earth Summit’s commitments. Highlights of COP-16 Global Ecosystems Atlas (GEA): The first comprehensive …

The Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), is hosting the First Asian Buddhist Summit (ABS) on 5th–6th November 2024 in New Delhi. Theme: “Role of Buddha Dhamma in Strengthening Asia” Objectives and Highlights Platform for Dialogue: The summit gathers prominent Buddhist ‘Sangha’ leaders, scholars, experts, …

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) represents the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country’s borders over a specified period. While it is widely used as an indicator of economic performance, it has significant limitations in assessing overall well-being and environmental health. Criticisms of GDP as an …