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India C&AG of assumes office as Member of UN Board of Auditors

India’s Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) took charge as Member of the United Nations Board of Auditors for a six-year term upto June 2020. Mr. Shashi Kant Sharma assumed this...

July 27, 2014

India will not support trade facilitation agreement at the WTO

Upholding its earlier stance, India will not support a pact on Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) till its concerns related to subsidies given for...

July 25, 2014

India support UNHRC resolution to probe Israel’s offensive on Gaza

India voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to begin an investigation of Israel’s offensive on Gaza. In the 47-member council, 29 countries which also...

July 24, 2014

Rich nations should capitalize Green Climate Fund: India

Expressing concerns over the empty coffers of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), India urged rich countries to give their consent to a road-map for its capitalization by 2015...

July 14, 2014

'Vacate Office in New Delhi': India asks UNMOGIP, the UN Observer on J&K

Indian Government has asked United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to vacate its Government accommodations in New Delhi. Reacting to this, Pakistan said that...

July 13, 2014

Emma Watson: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

Famous British actress, Emma Watson, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women – the United Nation’s organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women....

July 9, 2014

Okavango Delta: UNESCO's 1,000th World Heritage Site

UNESCO has inscribed the Okavango Delta in Botswana on its World Heritage Site List. It is the 1,000th site to be bestowed with this status. Okavango Delta Location:...

June 28, 2014

June 25: World observes International Seafarer's Day

June 25 was observed as International Seafarer’s Day across the world. The day is observed as an expression of thanks to the seafarers for their contribution to the...

June 25, 2014

Pyu Ancient Cities: Myanmar’s first site on World Heritage List

Pyu Ancient Cities of Myanmar has become the first site from the country to get entry onto the World Heritage List. It was decided by the World Heritage...

June 23, 2014

Gujarat’s Rani-Ki-Vav gets World Heritage site status

Rani-ki-Vav, an 11th century stepwell in the Patan area of Gujarat, has been approved for placement on the World Heritage list by UNESCO. As per the UNESCO’s statement,...

June 23, 2014

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