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Bulletin: Joint meetings of Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions held in Geneva
The joint meetings of three conventions on chemicals and waste namely Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Key Highlights About: The 14th meeting of...
India to co-chair Consultative Group of GFDRR
India was unanimously chosen by member countries as next co-chair of Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for fiscal year 2020. This...
Plastic Waste included in Basel Convention
After 12 days of negotiations under the patronage of United Nations (UN) around 180 governments agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the movement and export of...
World Health Day 2019
World Health Day 2019 will be observed worldwide on the 7th of April with the theme “Universal health coverage”. The theme Universal health coverage seeks to ensure that everyone...
Global Energy Transition Index 2019
The Global Energy Transition index 2019 report has been released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The index compares the energy sectors of 115 countries and analyses their...
Sai Praneeth Loses in Final of Swiss Open
India’s Sai Praneeth fell short of creating history after losing in the finals of Men’s singles in the Swiss Open Badminton Tournament. Sai Praneeth who had upset World...
International Women’s Day 2019
International Women’s Day 2019 is celebrated on 8th March every year to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination...
Bloomberg Innovation Index 2019: Key Facts
The Bloomberg Innovation Index analyses each country in a range of areas including education, research and development, and manufacturing before coming up with a list of the 60...
Global Talent Competitive Index: Key Facts
The Global Talent Competitive Index prepared by the INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group was released on the first day of the World Economic...
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report: Key Facts
The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report by the Edelman Intelligence has been released. Edelman Trust Barometer report: Global Trust Index The Edelman Trust Barometer report is an international...India Switzerland sign agreement to share tax-related information
In a move aimed at combating black money stashed abroad, India has signed an agreement with Switzerland that would allow automatic sharing of tax-related information from 1 January,...
