Japan Launches High-Seas Gamble to Break China’s Grip on Critical Minerals

Japan Launches High-Seas Gamble to Break China’s Grip on Critical Minerals

In a bold move to secure its economic future, Japan has dispatched a research ship on a pioneering mission to the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The goal: to test the viability of mining rare earth elements from the seabed, a high-stakes effort to loosen China’s commanding hold on these vital resources. The deep-sea drilling […]

Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’

Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’

It brings together more than 160 countries and organizations – a testament to Japan’s enduring commitment to global dialogue and cooperation, said Secretary-General António Guterres.   “Japan has helped shape some of the most important multilateral achievements of our time,” he added, commending Japan for choosing peace and international cooperation following defeat at the end […]

‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

“With the world’s youngest population, abundant natural resources, and a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, Africa is poised for progress,” he told the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. He said the meeting’s theme – Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa – was a reminder that these same strengths can help shape a more […]

Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan

Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan

The UN is taking part alongside more than 150 countries and organizations at the global gathering, which carries the forward-looking theme: Designing Future Society for Our Lives. The UN Pavilion is divided into four areas; a timeline in the first area explains the history of the UN and its agencies, whilst the second – the […]

IIIT Hyderabad’s ‘Crop Darpan’ App Helps Farmers Diagnose Crop Health Instantly

IIIT Hyderabad’s ‘Crop Darpan’ App Helps Farmers Diagnose Crop Health Instantly

A research team from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, led by Prof. P. Krishna Reddy, in collaboration with scientists from Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), has launched Version 2 of the Crop Darpan app—an AI-powered mobile tool designed to help farmers instantly diagnose crop health issues. The development of Crop […]

Trumpeting ‘America First’ Theory Far-Fetched But Feasible

Trumpeting ‘America First’ Theory Far-Fetched But Feasible

US President Donald Trump in his first Presidential address has put “America First”, setting the tone for an inward-looking diplomacy that might radically change the course of world events since the Pearl Harbor attack seven decades ago. “We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign […]

New Year’s Eve Celebrated Around the World

New Year’s Eve Celebrated Around the World

Come New Year’s Eve, display of fireworks to revelers displaying the joyous mood mark the night of December 31 every year. Throughout the world the celebration begin with New Zealand and Australia reporting it first and New York or California joining the party much later in the day. New Zealand: A giant digital clock on […]

India Signs Open Skies Pact With 6 Countries During ICAN 2016

On the sidelines of International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) – 2016 held recently in Nassau from 5th to 9thDecember, 2016, R.N. Choubey, Secretary, Civil Aviation said that India signed agreements with six nations on air aviation. The Conference was attended by 106 countries out of ICAO membership of 191 countries. India held negotiations with 17 […]

IMF Sees Subdued Growth, Warns of Stagnation, Rise in Protectionism

With global growth subpar at 3.1% in 2016, with slight increase to 3.4% next year, persistent stagnation in advanced economies could further fuel anti-trade sentiment with calls for protectionism in developed economies, said IMF in its latest outllok that may send warning bells to India and China. Global economic growth will remain subdued this year […]