Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will lead India's delegation to the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, starting June 8. The delegation includes Secretary Earth Sciences Dr. M. Ravichandran. Norway's Minister will host a side event with Crown Prince Haakon attending.
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India's newly crowned Test captain, Shubman Gill, won't feature in the second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions, which is scheduled to be held at Northampton from June 6, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Nitish Reddy and Dhruv Jurel kept India A going in their second innings against England Lions in the first unofficial test match at Canterbury on Monday. The match ended in a draw.
After the end of day three, the England Lions finished at 527/7. Zaman Akhter, 38 (78), remained not out on the crease, as the double centurion from India's first innings, Karun Nair, removed Mousley for 113 (157) on the last ball of day 3. His innings included ten fours and a six.
The England Lions began the second session from 333/5 in 75 overs, Dan Mousley 2 (8) and Tom Haines 142 (208) on the crease. Haines completed his 150 in the 84 overs, after pushing the ball towards deep point for a single off Harshit Rana.
After Karun Nair's onslaught ended on 204, England Lions capitalised on the opportunity and Zaman Akhter removed Shardul Thakur after scoring 27 off 32.
Karun Nair's redemption arc in England began with a rollicking double century for India against the Lions on Day 2 of the first unofficial Test in Canterbury on Saturday.
The award-winning Indian documentary Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malaney and produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, has been selected for a special screening at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in 2025.
India A captain Abhimanyu Easwaran flopped on the opening day of the first unofficial Test. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal exuded confidence but eventually gave in to his attacking instincts against England Lions on Friday.
The French Ambassador for the Ocean and French President's Special Envoy for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, on Tuesday emphasised the urgent need to implement the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty to address the escalating challenge
In 1997, South Africa cut official diplomatic ties with Taiwan and acknowledged Beijing as China's legitimate government. However, for the last thirty years, it has maintained unofficial relations with Taipei as well as a trading partnership, as indicated by RFA.