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India is the most corrupt country in Asia: Forbes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): If the statistics furnished by the Transparency International (TI), an anti-corruption global civil society organisation, are anything to go by, India has a long way ahead to fulfil one of the many objectives as told by the current Indian government - de
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Rouhani's criticism of the dam project amounts to violation of the He
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 7 (ANI) : Civil society activists from Afghanistan and residents of different provinces have reacted after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that dam projects in Afghanistan are damaging the environment.
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Politicos, citizens call for exemplary punishment for Mashal Khan's k
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Prominent leaders of political and religious parties, and members of civil society, have united together to condemn the killing of Mashal Khan and called for exemplary punishment for his murderers.
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Manipur: Road construction work stopped by Civil Society Organisations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ukhrul (Manipur) [India], April 28 (ANI): Roads are the lifelines of society and good road is the pathway towards development which in returns brings sustainability, economic growth and uplifts the livelihoods of the people.
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UN Global Compact calls on business to shift from incremental change to br
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI-BusinessWire India): "Time is of the essence," urged Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, to an audience of more than 300 local and global leaders from business, finance, civil society, Government and the UN, at
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UN Global Compact's annual conference commences in New Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations Global Compact on Wednesday kicked off its two-day event, bringing together over 300 leaders from business, finance, civil society, government and the UN in New Delhi for its regional flagship event 'Making Global Goals Local Business
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UN Global Compact conference begins in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI-Businesswire India): Today, the United Nations Global Compact kicked off its two-day event, bringing together over 300 leaders from business, finance, civil society, government and the UN in New Delhi for its regional flagship event Making Global Goals Local Bu
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UN Global Compact to host event of 300 Indian leaders
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI-Businesswire India): Next week the United Nations Global Compact will bring together over 300 leaders from business, finance, civil society, Government and the UN in New Delhi for its flagship regional event Making Global Goals Local Business - India. Taking
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Candlelight vigil at India Gate marking World Tuberculosis Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 (ANI): On the solemn occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Members of Parliament, policymakers, TB patients, survivors, and citizens of the civil society gathered at India Gate on Thursday, March 23 to pay tribute to the nearly five lakh lives lost due to this d
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Manipur: Rajnath's clarification on framework fails to convince Civil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's clarification on framework agreement signed between the NSCN-IM and the Government of India, during his visit to Imphal has failed to convince the Civil Society organisation of the state as well as the students'
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National TB workshop calls for knowledge-sharing on best practices
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.16 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and CARE India's National Workshop on TB in Delhi focused on strengthening existing partnerships, involving more partners from private sector and civil society and an outcome-based roadmap to reduce TB burden in
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Manipur civil society call for ending economic blockade
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur)[India], Dec. 24 (ANI):Taking serious note of the restive situation unfolding in the Manipur due to the United Naga Council's (UNC) indefinite economic blockade, a joint meeting of several civil society organisations based in the hill districts and valley districts of th
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