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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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PM Modi extends birthday greeting to Piyush Goyal, says he is spearheading
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to Union Minister Piyush Goyal and wished for his long and healthy life. Goyal is currently in Geneva leading the Indian delegation at the 12th World Trade Organisation ministerial conference.
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Indian fishing community protests against WTO's proposal to curb subsidies
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Members of the fishing community from several coastal areas of India on Sunday protested against the World Trade Organization (WTO) proposal to curb fishery subsidies as it was not responsive to the demands of the developing nations.
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India talks tough at WTO, says 'will not buckle under any pressure'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India talked tough in Geneva. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his remarks at the closed-door session at the 12th ministerial conference touched on the spiralling food inflation and the need for the agreement on food stockholding by th
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G33 Ministerial Meeting: Piyush Goyal expresses concern over stalemate on
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): At the G33 Ministerial Meeting in Geneva, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concerns over the stalemate in reaching a permanent solution on the issue of publ
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Images of four brown dwarfs taken by group of researchers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): Images of four new brown dwarfs were taken by an international research team from the University of Bern in Switzerland and a group from The Open University.
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Swadeshi Jagran Manch demands tariff on e-transmission, says India will be
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): As the World Trade Organization's 12th ministerial conference began on Sunday in the Swiss town of Geneva, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has said India will be benefited from the tariff on e-transmission.
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We will not buckle under pressure: Piyush Goyal after G33 Ministerial Meet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): After attending the Ministerial Meeting of G33, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, in Geneva, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India will not buckle under pressure and it is read
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal pitches for permanent solution for food securi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): On the sidelines of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva on Sunday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Director-General WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pertaining to prospects of a pe
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Face-off between developed, developing countries imminent at WTO; India sa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): The stage is all set for a face-off between the developing and developed countries at the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva.
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China's Wuhan played role in amplifying COVID-19 pandemic, further investi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): An early investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic; however, further in
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