San Marino, a small independent nation within Italy, founded in 301 CE, is considered the world’s oldest republic.
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world is at 2,724,900 square kilometres.
France is divided into more than 90 administrative units known as 'departments'.
Also known as the corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum or titan arum releases an extremely foul odour comparable to that of rotten flesh, which can be smelled 0.8 kilometres away.
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest country without a river.
The Amazon, which spans nine South American countries and covers between 6.24 and 6.56 million sq.kms is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Neurotechnologies are tools or devices that record or alter brain activity and generate neurodata
The year 2025 marks 30 years of progress since the ‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’
Extreme weather disrupts schooling for over 24 crore children
A UNICEF report demands strengthening systems that are designed to mitigate the impacts of crises on children
Global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era for the first time, says WMO
WHO records a 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000
Women and girls continue to account for majority of victims globally, reveals UNODC report
National strategies should go beyond the realm of wage-setting alone and include a broader range of factors
Countries agree to create a subsidiary body to represent the interests of Indigenous Peoples
8.2 million people newly diagnosed with TB in 2023
188 countries are party to the Convention
Hostilities between Israel military and Hezbollah armed group escalate along the Blue Line
The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere
Across all regions, women are paid less than men
The $5 billion mission will explore Jupiter’s moon — Europa
Emergence of frontier technologies could have an impact disaster risk management
Rising seas amplify frequency and severity of storm surges and coastal flooding
The provisions of the Rules represent universally acknowledged blueprint for prison management in the 21st century
India’s population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion, says UN report
India ranked fifth on the list with 1,350 patents filed in the past decade, shows WIPO report
UN experts stress that gender apartheid be recognised as a crime against humanity
Cannabis remains the most widely used drug worldwide, shows UNODC report
A total of 160 million children — 63 million girls and 97 million boys — are in child labour globally