More needs to be done to empower women: UN official
December 16th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Women should be given more opportunity in the politics and in economic fields as this is one of the ways to attain gender equality, a ... Read more...
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Goa Church criticises Kamat’s land use policy
December 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) The Goa church has hit out at the state government over its formulation of a much hyped Regional Plan 2021, a brainchild of Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Thousands march for climate justice in Durban
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 3 (IANS) Thousands of people, including members of civil society groups from various countries, Saturday marched to the venue of the UN climate change talks here demanding quick ... Read more...
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Number of poor in Mexico climbs by 3.2 mn
July 30th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 30 (IANS/EFE) The number of people below the poverty line in Mexico rose by 3.2 million between 2008 and 2010 to 52 million, or 46.2 percent of ... Read more...
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Gujarat panel orders making mining lease details public
July 7th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat state information commission has ruled that all details pertaining to mining leases should be proactively publcised by the public authority.The commission in an order ... Read more...
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India to launch UN initiative on biodiversity
May 21st, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The environment ministry will Monday launch the UN decade on biodiversity for Asia and Pacific, an initiative for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, officials ... Read more...
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‘Global community should pick up speed for solution to climate change’
May 13th, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 13 (IANS) The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Thursday urged the international community to "pick up speed" on the next step ... Read more...
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‘App’ named 2010 Word of the Year
January 10th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 10 (IANS) High school English teachers are crying into their textbooks over the American Dialect Society's choice for Word of the Year' - 'App'.
The abbreviated tech slang for a ... Read more...
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World losing biodiversity at unprecedented rate: UN
January 7th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The extinction of biodiversity due to global warming is thousand times higher than natural extinction and irreparable degradation may take place if ecosystems are pushed beyond certain tipping ... Read more...
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New Indian plan gets support from UN climate chief (Lead)
November 10th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) A new plan put forward by India for success at the forthcoming climate summit at Cancun received support from the UN climate chief Wednesday.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh ... Read more...
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After Obamas visit, Mani Bhavan expects tourism boost
November 7th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is the first high-profile international visitor to set foot in the Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya in the last 50 years and ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Mani Bhavan awaiting Obama visit
October 30th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
By AnandMumbai, Oct.30 (ANI): Mani Bhavan, the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his visits to Mumbai, will play host to U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to the city ... Read more...
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Save 587 sites to save life, urge scientists
October 26th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 26 (IANS) With animals and plants disappearing fast, scientists have made a plea to save 587 sites around the globe that are home to 920 species on ... Read more...
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Church accuses Goa government of shielding illegal mining
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Accusing the Goa government of shielding illegal mining in the state, the Goa Roman Catholic Church has asked people to "awaken" and save the hills, forests and tribals ... Read more...
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ASEAN, UN stress rapid aid for Myanmar cyclone
August 30th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 30 (DPA) The United Nations Monday stressed the importance of rapid international reaction to disasters, after the delay in getting help to Myanmar after a cyclone two years ago was ... Read more...
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Right to productive living denied in Goa: Church
August 21st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) The Church in Goa Saturday said rights of residents to carve out a productive living was being forcibly denied in the state, where nearly 26 percent of the ... Read more...
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CWG Treasurer Khanna quits over corruption charges
August 5th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Treasurer Anil Khanna tendered his resignation on Thursday over media reports that his son's company was being awarded contracts for the synthetic tennis ... Read more...
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Church indicts Goa government for shielding drug traders
July 21st, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 21 (IANS) After the opposition and the local media, the Goa Roman Catholic Church has indicted the Congress-led government for failing to curb the drug trade and for shielding the ... Read more...
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Climate treaty virtually written off this year
June 9th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 9 (IANS) Delegates from many of the 194 countries gathered here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico this November Wednesday virtually wrote off the chances ... Read more...
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Talks won’t arrest global warming in next decade: UN climate chief
June 7th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 7 (IANS) The ongoing global climate negotiations will not lead to "adequate mitigation targets" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades, but will eventually do so, ... Read more...
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UN gathers Asia and Pacific countries to better rebound from global economic crisis
May 14th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – A United Nations (UN) meeting is gathering Asian and Pacific countries to coordinate strategies to fight the global economic crisis.The week-long annual session of the UN Economic ... Read more...
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Aquino headed for landslide victory in the Philippines
May 12th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, May 12 (DPA) Philippine Senator Benigno Aquino III Wednesday headed for a landslide victory in the presidential race as the incumbent prepared to turn over the government to him.
The 50-year-old bachelor ... Read more...
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Indonesia to ratify nuclear test ban treaty
May 1st, 2010 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 1 (DPA) Indonesia said Friday it will soon ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a step hailed by disarmament advocates as helping the treaty to enter into force.
"I ... Read more...
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Iran’s ex-president barred from travelling abroad
March 9th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 9 (IANS) Iran has barred former president and reformist leader Seyed Mohammad Khatami from leaving the country, sources said.
Executive Secretary of Tehran's Vo'az (preachers) community Hojjatoleslam Abbas Amirifar announced that ... Read more...
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UN chief visits Chilean city hit by quake
March 7th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Concepcion (Chile), March 7 (IANS/EFE) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday visited the Chilean city of Concepcion, one of the worst affected by the Feb 27 earthquake.
Ban went to Concepcion's so-called "ground zero" ... Read more...
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Government backs Indian to head UN climate panel
February 24th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the United Nations backing the candidature of Vijai Sharma, secretary with the ministry, for the post of executive secretary ... Read more...
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UN chief regrets climate official’s resignation
February 19th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 19 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday regretfully accepted the resignation of the top official for the UN programme on fighting climate change and has begun the search ... Read more...
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UN climate panel chief quits
February 18th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) UN climate panel chief Yvo de Boer Thursday announced that he is quitting.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary de Boer announced that ... Read more...
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More than 20 million people in Asia-Pacific could fall into extreme poverty
February 18th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – Twenty-one million people in the Asia-Pacific region could fall into extreme poverty, the United Nations (UN) said Wednesday.With the global economy swiveling down, a publication launched ... Read more...
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Global crisis to drag 21 million Asians into poverty
February 17th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 17 (DPA) The global financial crisis could drag 21 million people of the Asia-Pacific region into extreme poverty, a UN and Asian Development Bank report said Wednesday.
The report, entitled "Achieving ... Read more...
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Rock crushes house, kills teen in Bolivia
February 8th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old boy was killed when a huge rock dislodged by the torrential rain crushed his family home here in Bolivia, an official said Sunday.
The house was ... Read more...
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Climate change: Africa seeks credible financial package
February 8th, 2010 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Africa, as one of the victims of climate change, should be given suitable financial compensation for mitigation and adaptation projects, a top UN official said Sunday.
"Africa wants ... Read more...
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Pachauri insists science behind global warming remains ‘totally valid’
February 5th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5(ANI): UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has insisted that the science behind global warming remains valid, despite recent embarrassing mistakes which has ... Read more...
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PM backs Pachauri, expresses full confidence in IPCC process
February 5th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Friday backed UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri and expressed full confidence in ... Read more...
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UNFCC, government back Pachauri (Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing criticism after the goof-up on melting of Himalayan glaciers, Rajendra Pachauri, chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Thursday got support from the Indian ... Read more...
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