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Erik Solheim joins Advisory Board of Updapt (an ESG Tech Co.)
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 23 (ANI/PNN): Updapt, a SaaS-based ESG Solution Co., announced today that Erik Solheim, a Green Leader and Norwegian Diplomat, has joined their Advisory Board to mentor the leadership team in their journey of solving core environment issues by building
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Pakistan Election Commission appoints Mohsin Raza Naqvi as Punjab's careta
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The ECP shared a press release on Twitter saying, "#ECP has unanimously decided to appoint Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as Care-Taker Chief Minister Punjab." PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry rejected the decision taken by ECP and said that the commission "never failed to disappoint."
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Afghanistan to be further isolated if its women face isolation, UN warns T
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to The Khaama Press, a high-level UN delegation traveled to Afghanistan this week and met with high-ranking Taliban officials to ensure the protection of women and girls' rights amid the growing concern over their alienation.
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Top UN delegation tells Taliban to reverse course on decrees limiting wome
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN said Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to e
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Ants' behaviour does not change as temperature rises: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In a recent study, researchers at North Carolina State University discovered that ants did not modify their behaviour in response to rising temperatures and remained in suboptimal microhabitats even when ideal ones were there. The discovery shows that ants may be unable to change their behav
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Indian-American Nikki Haley hints at exploring 2024 US presidential run
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The former South Carolina governor and US ambassador to the United Nations said she plans to run for the presidency.
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UN-designated global terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki releases video from Pak
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki on Thursday released a video from the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, denying any links with Al-Qaeda.
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Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Lankan Supreme Court last week ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. More than 270 people were killed in the series of explosions at churches and hotels across the island nat
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Tibetans welcome UN probes into China's colonial boarding schools in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
These UN experts raised serious concerns over China's vast network of colonial boarding schools in Tibet while also asking several questions to China about its "policy of acculturation and assimilation of the Tibetan culture.
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UN General Assembly President set to visit India, China, Japan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The visit of the UNGA President Csaba Korosi who has been invited by the Indian government will likely begin on January 29 and will include an address to the Indian Council of World Affairs, a foreign policy think tank. Korosi will also visit China and Japan shortly after his India visit.
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Reform of multilateral institutions an urgent imperative: India at UN
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking at a UN briefing, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said that as the chair of the G20, India will continue to engage proactively with the global south refactoring the priorities of the south into the G20 process.
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UNGA adopts resolution on 'Education for Democracy' co-sponsored by India
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution titled 'Education for Democracy' that reaffirms the right of everyone to education.
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