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GCNI outlines sustainable development goals for India
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (NewsVoir): Global Compact Network India (GCNI), a local arm of the United Nations Global Compact, New York held its 13th edition of its annual flagship event in Bengaluru on Friday.
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NATO hails Afghan's ceasefire announcement with Taliban
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 8 (ANI): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that the announcement of the ceasefire by the Afghan government with the Taliban is a positive step towards peace in Afghanistan.
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Swaraj recalls contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recalled the contributions made by Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and anti-apartheid crusader Nelson Mandela on the 125th anniversary of Satyagraha as she said India and South Africa have emerged as mo
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Myanmar, UN ink deal to repatriate Rohingya
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] June 7 (ANI): Myanmar and the United Nations agencies have inked an agreement which could facilitate repatriation of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees.
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Ramdev, U'khand CM rehearse for International Yoga Day
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] June 7 (ANI): Days ahead of the International Yoga Day, Yoga guru Ramdev and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday took part in a curtain raiser event in Dehradun.
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India, Thailand to kick off military exercise this August
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): In the series of joint bilateral exercises between India and Thailand, both nations have once again come together to foster the spirit of friendship and enhance the strategic military relationship to the next level.
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Iran seeks boosting uranium enrichment
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 6 (ANI): Iran's atomic energy agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi on Tuesday said Iran will inform the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog in Vienna of its plan to increase the country's uranium enrichment capacity.
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Lack of peace will hamper development: UNEP chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): In the wake of increasing cross-border firing and ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim opined that lack of peace will hamper the development of the country.
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Six-member interim Pakistan cabinet takes oath
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): A six-member interim cabinet, led by Pakistan's caretaker prime minister Justice (retired) Nasir-ul-Mulk, took oath at the President's House here on Tuesday.
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UNEP Chief envisions plastic-free India
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim on Tuesday underscored that the aim of the top global environment authority is to make India and the world plastic-free.
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PM to address global celebrations of World Environment Day
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018 here on Tuesday.
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Bengaluru to host UN Global Compact Network India convention
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], June 4 (Newsvoir): Global Compact Network India (GCNI), a local network of the United Nations Global Compact in New York, is holding its 13th National Convention on the theme of 'Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Blueprint for Action' here on June 8 at Hotel Shangri-
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