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India ranked 117th in 2019 KidsRight Index

India has been ranked 117th out of 181 countries in the 2019 KidsRight Index, which ranks countries on...

📅 May 23, 2019

17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day observed

On 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) was celebrated throughout the world. The year 2019...

📅 May 18, 2019

P K Mishra awarded as UN Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Odisha-born IAS officer and Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, has...

📅 May 17, 2019

World Day for Safety and Health at Work day observed on 28th April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a United Nations international day that is celebrated every...

📅 April 28, 2019

G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meet during 2019 Annual Spring Meeting

G-20 conducted the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee and the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting during...

📅 April 14, 2019

David Malpass elected as new President of World Bank

David Malpass, a top US Treasury official in Trump administration, was unanimously selected as the new President of...

📅 April 6, 2019

India achieved 84% decline in TB deaths among HIV patients

India has attained an 84% decrease in tuberculosis deaths among the people living with HIV by 2017. According to the...

📅 March 25, 2019

India is among the world’s fastest growing economies, says IMF

International Monetary Fund (IMF) asserted that India is one of the fastest growing large economies in the world....

📅 March 23, 2019

Padma Lakshmi appointed as new UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

Indian-American television personality and internationally acclaimed food expert, Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Nations Development...

📅 March 8, 2019

World Bank signs loan pact for NRETP to boost rural incomes in India

On 4th March 2019, the World Bank (WB) and the Government of India (GoI) has signed a $250...

📅 March 6, 2019