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TRIPS waiver will facilitate scaling up, timely availability of affordable
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India has worked with South Africa and other partners in the WTO to seek relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday and noted that this waiver will be an important step for enabling the rapid scal
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Myanmar: 5 killed as security forces open fire on protestors
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 2 (ANI): Myanmar security forces on Sunday opened fire on protestors demonstrating against the military junta in the several cities of the country and killed at least five people.
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UN warns Myanmar on the brink of economic disaster due to coup, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 2 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday warned Myanmar that it is on the brink of economic disaster due to the double shock of the military coup and COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO, UNICEF provide equipment, supplies to help India fight pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday said that UN bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are supporting India's response to the pandemic by providing equipment and supplies, including 7,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 nasal devices f
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Literally a matter of life or death: UN expert urges Myanmar military to c
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI): A United Nations expert has urged the Myanmar military to honour a pledge made at the ASEAN Summit to an "immediate cessation of violence".
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KIIT ranked 201+ globally in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): Deeds are the best answer to injurious words. That way Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar remains a torch bearer among the fraternity and its achievements don't require a spokesman.
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Strengthening social protection, trade key to building A-Pac region: UN re
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Bangkok [Thailand], Apr 23 (ANI): Broadening social protection, investing in a sustained recovery, keeping goods and information flowing, and protecting environmental health will be key to emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a flagship report by the United Nations Econ
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UN agency voices concern over shutdown of major Libyan oil port
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Tripoli [Libya], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday expressed concern over the recent shutdown of a major oil port by the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC).
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Wabag ranked 4th globally among top 50 private water companies
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Water technology major Va Tech Wabag has been ranked fourth globally by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in London for ensuring safe and clean drinking water and sanitation for over 71 million people across the globe.
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UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over heath concern
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Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical "evacuation" from Russia, Office of the United Nations High Comm
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India gets elected to three UN ECOSOC bodies
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New York [US], April 21 (ANI): India was on Tuesday elected to three United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) bodies.
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India's vision of Indo-Pacific premised upon ASEAN centrality: Jaishankar
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New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India's vision of Indo-Pacific as a free, open and inclusive region, underpinned by international law and a rules-based order, is premised upon ASEAN "centrality and the common pursuit of progress and pr
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