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India experiences 45 pc coastal erosion, gets special importance in UNCCD
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to combat desertification (UNCCD) was held on Monday in New Delhi, where India took the presidency for the next two years.
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US and ASEAN kick off first ever joint maritime exercise in South China Se
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are going to conduct their joint maritime exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
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Jaishankar meets Nigeria's UN envoy Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Permanent Representative of Nigeria to United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, here on Sunday.
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Indigenous communities not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Despite being conserving the forests globally, indigenous people almost never get their due, a report by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said.
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305 million African children will be living in acute poverty by 2030: Repo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Around 55 per cent or 305 million of the world's children living in poverty (on less than 1.90 dollars per day) will be in Africa by 2030, claimed an August 2019 report by British think tank Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
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Sirsa urges Centre to take up cases of "crime against humanity" in Pakista
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 30 (ANI): Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday termed the incident in which a Sikh priest's daughter was forcibly converted to Islam in Lahore's Nankana Sahib area, as 'crime against humanity' and urged the central
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International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure gets Cabinet
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the establishment of International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) which will be launched at a UN summit in September, the government said on Wednesday.
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Kabul complains to UNSC over Pak violating its airspace, constructing mili
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Kabul has written to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) complaining about Pakistan's move of violating its airspace and constructing military posts on its territory.
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BJP must not fall into Pakistan's trap: Adhir Ranjan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that BJP must not fall into a trap laid by Pakistan where it has mischievously used Rahul Gandhi's name to rake up its Kashmir agenda in United Nations.
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Tamil Nadu CM embarks on 3 nations study tour after 20 years
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Edappadi K Palaniswami will be the first Chief Minister, who after a hiatus of 20 years is travelling abroad to study and bring investment for the state.
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Moscow has 'no role' to play in India, Pak bilateral issue of Kashmir: Rus
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Reiterating that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, Russia on Wednesday said that it has "no role" to play in the matter unless both south Asian nations asked for the mediation.
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After Rahul snubs Pak over J-K, its minister advises him follow Motilal Ne
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 28 (ANI): After Rahul Gandhi asked Islamabad to not indulge in New Delhi's internal matter, Pakistan Technology Minister Fawad Hussain Choudhry on Tuesday advised the Congress leader to "stand tall" like his great-great-grandfather Motilal Nehru.
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