UNCTAD Releases Transformational Energy Access Report
New York (ABC Live): Transformational Energy Access Report : Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more...
View ArticleNASA and NOAA Launch JPSS-1 Weather Satellite
New York (ABC Live): JPSS-1 Weather Satellite :The United States has launched the first of its new generation of highly advanced polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. Known as JPSS-1 Weather...
View ArticleWHO Global Ministerial Conference Agrees to Tuberculosis by 2030
Moscow (ABC Live) : WHO Global Ministerial Conference :The 75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 in first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Tuberculosis...
View ArticleKnow WTO Information Technology Agreement
New Delhi (ABC Live): WTO Information Technology Agreement :The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) was concluded by 29 participants at the Singapore Ministerial Conference in December 1996. Since...
View ArticleMontreal Protocol Meet Celebrates Protection of Ozone Layer
New Delhi (ABC Live): Ozone Layer : Countries are meeting in Montreal this week to mark the 30th anniversary of the world’s most successful ever environment agreement, which halted the destruction of...
View ArticleIAEA Internet Reactor Laboratory Expands to Asia,Pacific
Vienna (ABC Live): IAEA Internet Reactor Laboratory : An agreement signed today in Vienna will strengthen IAEA’s efforts to offer training on the use of research reactors to students in Asia and the...
View ArticleNuclear Analytical Techniques to Solve Criminal Cases
Vienna (ABC Live): Nuclear Analytical Techniques : Helping to solve criminal cases, identify art forgery and catch food adulteration are the goals of a new research project using nuclear techniques....
View ArticleILO Releases World Social Protection Report 2017–19
Geneva (ABC Live): World Social Protection Report 2017–19: International Labour Organization released its World Social Protection Report 2017–19 today in Geneva. Universal social protection is...
View ArticleSeven Questions on the Globalization of Farmland
Washington, D.C (ABC Live): Globalization of Farmland : A IMF working paper, entitled “The Globalization of Farmland: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence,” co-authored by Rabah Arezki, Christian...
View ArticleIMO Outlines New Era Challenges Climate Changes
London (ABC Live): IMO : Assembly, 30th session, 27 November to 6 December 2017: Climate change, digital disruption and sustainable development among key areas as IMO moves into new era. The...
View ArticleIndia Hosts FIGI Digital Banking Access Symposium
Bangalore (ABC Live):FIGI Digital Banking Access Symposium : Innovation to expand digital financial inclusion in developing countries will be in focus at the first Financial Inclusion Global Initiative...
View ArticleLeast Developed Countries Need New Energy Access
Geneva (ABC Live): Least Developed Countries :Expanding access to adequate, reliable and affordable sources of modern energy is essential if the world’s poorest nations are to escape the poverty trap,...
View ArticleWIPO Calculates Manufactured Goods Intangible Capital Value
Geneva (ABC Live): Manufactured Goods Intangible Capital Value : First-ever figures reveal that nearly one third of the value of manufactured products sold around the world comes from “intangible...
View ArticleKnow WTO Cotton Trade Reform Negotiations
New Delhi (ABC Live): WTO Cotton Trade Reform Negotiations :Cotton has been discussed at the WTO since the Cotton Four’s 2003 Sectoral Initiative on Cotton, and the 1 August 2004 General Council...
View ArticleWMO Joins ICAO to Watch Mount Agung Volcano
New Delhi (ABC Live): Mount Agung Volcano : Volcanic activity at Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, and potential risks to air transport from volcanic ash is being closely monitored by an international...
View ArticleIAEA Clears Leningrad Nuclear Plant Safety Norms
Moscow (ABC Live): Leningrad Nuclear Plant Safety Norms : An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of the Russian Federation’s Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)...
View ArticleWorld Bank Confirms Russian Economy Recovery in 2017
Moscow (ABC Live):Russian Economy :The Russian economy has returned to modest growth – amidst positive global growth, a recovery in trade, rising oil prices, and growing macroeconomic stability –...
View ArticleWorld Bank Forecasts Commodity Prices Hike in 2018
WASHINGTON (ABC Live): Commodity Prices : Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily growing demand, agreed production cuts among oil exporters...
View Article36 PSUs Violate Corporate Social Responsibility Norms
New Delhi (ABC Live): Corporate Social Responsibility : As per the provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act 2013, every company having net worth of ` 500 crore or more, or turnover of ` 1,000...
View ArticleIndia Amends the Mineral Auction Rules
New Delhi (ABC Live): Mineral Auction Rules :The Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act, 1957 was amended in 2015. Subsequent to the amendment, the Ministry of Mines notified the Mineral...
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