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India to be fastest growing economy in 2016: UN Report

January 23, 2016

As per recently released United Nations (UN) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016 Report, India will be the fastest growing big economy in the world in 2016. The report has projected India’s growth rate by 7.3 % in the year 2016 ..

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Kundhavi Kadiresan appointed as Assistant Director of FAO

October 15, 2015

Kundhavi Kadiresanwas appointed as the Assistant Director (AD) of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific. She was appointed at the post by FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva and succeeds ..

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India economic growth to surpass China's in 2015-16: UN report

May 21, 2015

Recently released UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report for Mid update -2015 has projected that India’s economic growth will surpass China’s growth in 2016. The report has projected India’s economy to grow by 7.6 per cent in year 2015 and ..

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Farhan Akhtar named UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

November 15, 2014

Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has been appointed as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. He has become the first male to be appointed as Goodwill Ambassador in UN’s history. As UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, he will ..

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PM Modi’s UN Speech

September 28, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is known for his speech truly enthralled the world. The PM opened his speech with a tribute to the ancient civilisations of India from which basic philosophy of India of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, or world ..

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China agrees to end stand-off

September 26, 2014

India and China have resolved the stand-off which was continued for many days along the Ladakh border. The foreign ministers of both the countries have agreed to end the stalemate as Chinese side agreed to pull-off its troops from the ..

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India's ex-Ambassador to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri named Secy-general of ICM

September 24, 2014

Hardeep Singh Puri appointed as Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM). Hardeep Singh was former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN. Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) launched by International Peace ..

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UN to investigate ISIS war crimes in Iraq

September 2, 2014

The Iraqi government has asked UN to investigate the human atrocities committed by ISIS militants during their rampant progression of occupation and destruction in the country. The Geneva based body has taken serious cognizance of the situation and has agreed ..

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Ebola is a Public Health Emergency: WHO

August 8, 2014

The emergency committee of the World Health Organization has unanimously agreed to proclaim the Ebola virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. As per the UN body, the possible outcomes of further international spread are particularly serious in view of ..

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Mangroves in Sunderbans losing capacity to soak up CO2: Research

August 6, 2014

As per a latest research financed by the Union government and headed by noted marine scientist Abhijit Mitra, the Sunderban’s huge mangrove forest is rapidly losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the ..

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