North Africa combines some of the world’s driest deserts with major mountain systems that shape climate, water availability, biodiversity, and human settlement. The Atlas chain, Saharan massifs, and...
The United Nations has deployed some of its largest and most complex peacekeeping missions in Africa. These missions, authorized by the UN Security Council, have evolved from ceasefire...
The Himalayan and Trans-Himalayan passes have long served as vital links for trade, travel, border movement, and strategic connectivity across some of the world’s highest mountain terrain. Key...
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate finance as funding that supports mitigation and adaptation actions to address climate change. Global discussions focus on...
BRICS environment ministers adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement on 18 August 2026 in New Delhi opposing the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The statement described CBAM...
The United States imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal on 18 August 2026. The measures...
Tamil Nadu announced 365 days of maternity leave for women state government employees for a third child. The policy applies to women government employees in the Tamil Nadu...
Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease on 18 August 2026 under the state public health framework. The order makes reporting mandatory for government hospitals, private hospitals, medical colleges,...
The Government of India operates several relief and response funds for disasters, emergencies, defence welfare, and medical hardship. Some are statutory funds created under law, while others are...
Toll collection on India’s national highways has shifted from manual cash payment to digital, barrier-free systems. FASTag remains the main ETC platform, while NHAI is also expanding local...
LandSpace, a Beijing-based private space startup, launched its 66-metre Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket on 19 August 2026 and vertically landed its first-stage booster. The mission placed the Honghu-3 commercial...
Fog harvesting is a water-collection method that uses mesh nets to capture tiny water droplets from fog and channel them into storage or piping systems. In southwestern Morocco,...
