Recently India's External Affairs Minister said that India’s relations with Maldives rest on the twin important pillars of ‘mutual interests’ and ‘reciprocal sensitivity’.
An Australian parliamentary committee in its report has raised concerns over child labour in India referring to Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement.
Elected Women Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions participated in the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) Side Event: “Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way” at New York.
Droughts — and sudden floods which can damage hydropower dams — made more frequent and severe by climate change are an "increasing concern" for hydropower.