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Piyush Goyal raises issue of public stockholding for food security, asks '
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): Highlighting the issue of public stockholding for food security at World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on T
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UK, Switzerland scuttled TRIPS consensus at WTO
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): Cracks between developed and developing nations emerged as rich, developed countries have once again created obstacles in getting consensus-based approval on the TRIPS waiver.
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DG WTO proposes to extend ministerial meet in Geneva by another day
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI): Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has proposed to extend the ministerial meeting in Geneva by another day.
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Outcome of WTO negotiations should provide right support to artisanal, sm
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the outcomes of the fisheries subsidies negotiations at WTO should provide a level-playing field to the developing nations to ensure that their small-scale and artisanal fishing fleets are
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India expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, calls for res
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): During the ongoing 50th session of the Human Rights Council, India expressed concerns over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and emphasized its interest in seeing a return to democracy in Myanmar at the earliest.
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WHO to convene emergency meet next week over 'unsual and concerning' Monke
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Terming the monkeypox outbreak "unsual and concerning", World Health Organization has decided to convene an emergency meeting next week, to assess whether this outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal meets chair of 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): On the sidelines of the twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met with the MC12 Chair Timur Suleimenov in Geneva, Switzerland.
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India cannot compromise on fishermen's livelihood; subsidies quite low: Pi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday called for preserving special and differential treatment at the WTO in dealing with fisheries subsidies saying India cannot compromise on the livelihoods of over 9 million fishermen families.
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'Made in India' navigational app for UN office in Geneva showcases India's
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hailed the 'Way Finding Application' - a 'Made in India' navigational application to be used at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and said that the app showcased India's tech capabilities and country's soft
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Youth will have major contribution in developing modern India, says Piyush
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to provide recruitment to 10 lakh youth in different government departments and said that it shows that youth will have a major contribution to developing modern India.
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India, WHO discuss working together for global health, traditional medicin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma had a warm, fruitful meeting with Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday.
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India concerned over references in TRIPS document, says super-profits of p
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): India has expressed disappointment and concerns about some reference in TRIPS document draft presented at the 12th ministerial meet that does not include effective measures to combat challenges posed by pandemic, especially for the developing countries
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