Author: Prerna Subba

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country’s largest indigenous reservation in the Amazon over the deaths of children from malnutrition. On his visit to Brazil’s northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon was declared, President Lula da Silva called the treatment of the Yanomami inhumane. The public health emergency is a result of malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as an outcome of illegal mining. At the capital of Roraima, Boa Vista, Lula said Immediate measures will…

Assam’s Charaideo Maidams, the ancient burial site of Ahom rulers, has been nominated by the center for UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the year 2024. It is considered the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Interestingly, if selected, it would be the first World Heritage Site under the category of cultural heritage in the northeast of India. The Assam Chief Minister, Mr Himanata Biswa Sarma, on Saturday said, “there is currently no World Heritage Site in the category of cultural heritage in the northeast. “The dossier [to push for the case of the Charaideo Maidams] was prepared in…

According to Reuters, at least 40 people have died in the clashes between Peruvian security forces and protesters, as the people call for systemic political changes and accountability for the deaths. The South American country finds itself entangled in a political crisis that had been ongoing for a month. The Political protests in Peru have been against the current executive under President Dina Boluarte and the Congress of Peru. What caused the Protests? Protests began after the removal of President Pedro Castillo by Congress on Dec 7, who was later on arrested and sentenced to 18 months of pre-trial detention…

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addressed the opening session of the ” Voice of Global South Summit”, via video conference, in New Delhi, on January 12, 2024. The Global South has not created most of the global challenges, but they affect us more. We have seen this, in the impact of the covid pandemic, climate change, terrorism, and even the Ukraine conflict” -he added. In his opening address at the Voice of Global South Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the “world is in a state of crisis” and told the leaders of developing countries “your voice is India’s…