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Vienna and Almatty Programmes of Action
Vienna Programme of Action and Almatty Programme of action (2003) are two important UN programmes on Land Locked Developing Countries. They try to persuade the surrounding countries to provide passage to their landlocked neighbours. There are 48 Landlocked countries right now. In October ..
Bhutan to be recommended for graduation from UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has recently announced that the four countries will be recommended for graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. These are Bhutan, Kiribati, Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands. These countries ..
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organisation released 2017 ICT Facts and Figures report
According to recently released report-ICT Facts and Figures 2017, India and China are home to 39% of the 830 million young people worldwide who use the Internet. The report, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), shows that of the ..
India contributes additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund
India has contributed an additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world. Earlier, India had made an initial contribution of $1 million when the fund was created. The amount was ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Govt to shrink sensitive list to make SAFTA work, improve Pak ties
To improve relations with Pakistan, India is likely to cut the peak tariff rate to 5 % within three years. The Union Cabinet might allow a diminution in the sensitive list by 30% for Non-Least Developed Countries (NLDCs), under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Sudan, South Sudan ink pact over Oil Payments
Sudan signed a deal with South Sudan over oil payments. South Sudan agreed to pay Sudan just over $ 9 per barrel to transport oil to its ports. What is the dispute? After the separation of South Sudan from Sudan ..