The associated lockdowns, restrictions and continued uncertainty have caused investments, trade, and remittance flows to plummet, eroded jobs and human capital, kept children out of school, and pressured food and medical supply chains

Speaking to his cheering supporters at an elections rally in the key battleground State of North Carolina on Thursday, Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment

The World Bank is encouraging countries to spend in the first instance on health programmes, on social programmes, and on education, Malpass said, adding that a critical step for countries is to reopen schools

IMF, however, projected that the Indian economy will deliver an impressive recovery with 8.8 per cent growth rate in the next fiscal, higher than the 6 per cent growth it had predicted in June

Delhi air pollution news: Delhi's air pollution levels are going to be impacted by an increase in farm fires in Punjab, Haryana and neighbouring regions of Pakistan, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi

In 2018, the Supreme Court had banned the use of polluting firecrackers and allowed the sale of \"green\" firecrackers in a bid to control air pollution

HSBC has come under increasing pressure from activists, shareholders and politicians who say it is contributing to climate change by financing fossil fuel and other environmentally harmful projects

Pence and Biden's running mate Harris came face to face in the vice presidential debate on Wednesday, which saw sparring over Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, jobs, China, racial tensions and climate change

Citing improvement in air quality in many places in the world where lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19, Mr Kejriwal said it has made us realise how human beings are responsible for spoiling the climate and tampering the ecosystem

The COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to push an additional 88 million to 115 million people into extreme poverty this year, with the total rising to as many as 150 million by 2021

The IMF said in chapters from it fiscal monitor that its research shows public investment in infrastructure can pay back more than two to one in economic growth within two years

Popular Fox news anchor Chris Wallace would moderate the first debate, which would start at 9 pm EST (6:30 am IST)

India's agenda for the ongoing 75th UNGA session will be to push for bolstering global action against terrorism

Canada's COVID-19 cases have spiked in recent days, with an average of 1,123 new cases reported daily over the past week, compared with a daily average of 380 cases in mid-August

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as a founding signatory of the UN Charter, India was part of that noble vision, which reflected India's own philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', which sees all creation as a family

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The fingerprint authentication feature for WhatsApp Web will help strengthen the overall security of chats.

Gates said climate change does not have a solution like a vaccine where you can spend tens of billions of dollars and bring it to a close.

The Swedish 17-year-old was nominated by three Norwegian lawmakers and two Swedish parliamentarians and if she wins, she would receive it at the same age as Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate thus far