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Having access to smartphones empower women in less developed countries: St
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Putting smartphones in women's hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from McGill University, University of Oxford, and Bocconi University.
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Global leaders discuss sustainable development amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): India has voluntarily set out ambitious targets through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) about reducing emissions intensities as well as to have 2.5 to 3 billion metric tonnes of carbon sequestration, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadeka
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ADB, ESCAP to help Asia Pacific in addressing COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 3 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana on Wednesday discussed enhancing cooperation to help the region as it addre
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IETE conducts mid-term symposium on digital forensics and information secu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) celebrated the World Telecommunication and Information Society day, on the theme "Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" set by International Telecom Union
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Construction sector can help lead economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): The construction sector may hold the key to kick-starting economies ravaged by the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Chitkara University features in Times Higher Education University Impact R
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI/ NewsVoir): Chitkara University is the only university from Punjab to feature in the top list of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 released by Time Higher Education on April 22, 2020. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings ar
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Grammy awardees, musicians perform online concert on 50th Earth Day, conve
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): To keep up with the ongoing situation when the world is fighting against COVID-19, an online concert was performed by Grammy award winners and musicians from their respective homes on Earth Day on Wednesday to convey the message of 'solidarity'.
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ADB Ventures raises $50 million, exceeding fund capitalisation target
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday that ADB Ventures, its new impact investment platform, will soon start operations after successfully raising the equivalent of 50 million dollars from multilateral and bilateral development partners and
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ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 14 (ANI): Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday morning met via videoconference to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countrie
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Conference discusses behaviour change, citizen participation for inclusive
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): A two-day conference on `Future of Urban Sanitation in India' laid thrust on encouraging people's engagement with urban policy frameworks and to invest in local development planning.
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11 pc of world's road accident deaths take place in India, says Nitin Gadk
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Feb 21 (ANI): Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that 11 per cent of deaths in the world due to road accidents take place in India alone.
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Oakridge International School students benefit from world renowned partner
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jobs in the digital age, and the skills and capabilities required to do them, are transforming at an unprecedented rate.
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