India was among the 164 countries that voted in favour of UN General Assembly's Sept 4 resolution, "Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World's Regions, Particularly Africa".

The UN General Assembly has backed an African Union-led push for world maps that more accurately represent Africas size. The “Correct the Map” resolution received 164 votes in…

The United States was the only country to oppose the resolution to replace the 16th century Mercator projection that enlarged landmasses closer to the poles.

Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection

India has backed a UN resolution aimed at enhancing the accuracy of global cartography. This initiative seeks to address long-standing distortions in landmass representation,…

Resolution passed with landslide 164 votes in favour

India demands the United Nations depict Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh accurately. Any inaccurate or misleading map representations are considered unacceptable by New Delhi. This…