On November 1, 2021, during the COP26 climate summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus and UN Geneva Office Director-General Tatiana Valovaya were honoured with the Nizami Ganjavi International Award.
Britain has become the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing Covid-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by the U.S -based Merch and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic.