World Bank Approves US$ 286 Loan to Uttarakhand, Maharashtra for Water Projects
New Delhi (ABC Live): An agreement for credit of US$ 121.20 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development Project (UDWDP) was signed here today by Shri...
View ArticleIndia Gets US$ 100 Million World Bank Loan for Tuberculosis Care
New Delhi (ABC Live):Credit Agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of US$ 100 million for Accelerating Universal Access to Early and Effective Tuberculosis Care has been signed between the...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Rejects His Life Sketch in Schools
New Delhi (ABC Live):Following is the text of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi`s tweets today, on school curriculum: “Am reading in the news that some states want to include Narendra Modi`s life...
View ArticleModi Government Appoints Ajit Doval As National Security Adviser
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Ajit Doval, IPS (Retired) as National Security Adviser. The appointment of Shri Doval is effective...
View ArticleMinistry of Road transport and Highway Signs MoU to Provide HIV preventive...
New Delhi(ABC Live): (The Ministry of Road transport and Highways and the Department of AIDS control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have signed a MoU today with an objective of providing HIV...
View ArticlePranab Mukherjee Speaks Modi Government Priorities
New Delhi(ABC Live): Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament at Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi . Honourable Members: I am delighted to address this first session...
View ArticleUNFCCC Meets in Bonn to Plan Action on Urban Environment, Land Use
Bonn (ABC Live): The second round of climate change negotiations in 2014 is taking place from 4 to 15 June in Bonn, encompassing the fortieth sessions of the subsidiary bodies SBI and SBSTA, as well as...
View ArticleSafe Blood for Saving Mothers: World Blood Donor Day
New Delhi (ABC Live): The focus of this year’s World Blood Donor Day campaign, 14 June, is “Safe blood for saving mothers”. Every day, about 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related...
View ArticleYemen All Set to T Get Full-fledged WTO Member Tag on 26 June 2014
New Delhi (ABC Live): Yemen deposited its “Instrument of Acceptance” on 27 May 2014 with Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, confirming its membership terms. According to WTO rules, Yemen will become a...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Bats for The Constitution for the Seas
New Delhi (ABC Live): In Meeting of States Parties to Law of Sea Convention 166th & 167th Meetings, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Fires 4 Cabinet Standing Committees to Remove Delay in...
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to discontinue the following four Standing Committees of the Cabinet: 1. Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities: The...
View ArticleChina Lures Bangladesh for Creating Maritime Silk Road
New Delhi (ABC Live): Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to make joint efforts to build an economic corridor(the Maritime Silk Road)...
View ArticleHimachal Pradesh Gets World Bank US$ 100 Million Loan for Sustainable...
New Delhi (ABC Live):Credit Agreement for World Bank DPL Loan of US$ 100 million for promoting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development has been signed between the Government of India, the World...
View ArticleUN Debates Using UAVs in its Peacekeeping Operations
New Delhi (ABC Live): With some United Nations peacekeeping operations deployed in increasingly hostile environments, battling asymmetric unconventional threats where there was no peace to keep and no...
View ArticleSpain hosts WMO Sand and Dust Storm Operational Centre
New Delhi (ABC Live): The World Meteorological Organization has been established a new international centre to improve predictions and provide operational forecasts of sand and dust storms which have a...
View ArticleGreen-Tech Patent Swells Four Times More Than Others Categories Patent
New Delhi (ABC Live): Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our times. Fortunately, much can be done to address this challenge through technological innovation, including renewable...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Assures Full UN Support to Libya After 25 June Elections
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Secretary-General continues to follow closely the situation in Libya and stresses the importance of the peaceful and timely holding of elections on 25 June. The following...
View ArticleUN Adopts Drafts on Strengthening Global Tax Cooperation
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Economic and Social Council wrapped up its two-day coordination and management segment today with the consensus adoption of a series of drafts, including on strengthening...
View ArticleUN Issues Alert on Iraqi Insurgency
New Delhi (ABC Live): 13 June 2014 – As insurgents continue to overrun parts of northern Iraq, the United Nations human rights chief expressed “extreme alarm” today at reports of summary executions and...
View ArticleObama Rejects Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Request for Military Help
New Delhi (ABC Live): U S President Barack Obama on Friday ruled out sending back U.S. troops and set conditions for aid in helping the Iraqi forces fight Islamist militants who are making rapid gains...
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