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2022

Safer Water

Water is as old as human civilization. Ecological needs of water as a scarce natural resource and as an essential commodity fundamental to life, livelihood and human survival have, of late, been recognized by all concerned agencies. In this backdrop, a person of wisdom would want to know the impact of water pollution on human health and the importance of clean drinking water, which is an important ingredient concomitant to sustainable development.

Agenda for a safer, happier world

In terms of our wider social role, it is very important to try to contribute to peace and non-violence. This was always very important, but at a time when the world is faced with increasing survival problems, it has become vitally important to improve conditions of peace and cooperation at all levels.

Vaccine inequity will drag Covid pandemic to 2022: WHO

Canada and the UK were technically entitled to get vaccines via this route having paid into the Covax mechanism, but it was still "morally indefensible" given that they had both obtained millions of doses through their own bilateral agreements, Oxfam's Global Health Adviser, Rohit Malpani, was quoted as saying.

EU to convene defence summit in 2022

"Witnessing events unfold in Afghanistan was profoundly painful for the families and friends of fallen servicemen and servicewomen... We have to reflect on how this (US-led) mission could end so abruptly," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.