Some Issues :Section 377 IPC Referred to a Constitution Bench
New Delhi (ABC Live): Section 377 IPC : In an order passed on 08/01/2018, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice, referred the correctness of the judgment in Suresh...
View ArticleKnow Klaus Schwab Founder of World Economic Forum
Davos (ABC Live): Klaus Schwab :The World Economic Forum is all set to commence on January 23, 2018 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland and would be concluded on January 26, 2018. Professor Klaus Schwab...
View ArticleCreating a Shared Future in a Fractured World: Davos
Davos (ABC Live): The theme of the World Economic Forum 2018 is “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World” is both thoughtful and apt. At the close of the 20th century, the presumption was that...
View ArticleKnow The Doing Business Getting Credit Methodology
New Delhi (ABC Live): Doing Business Getting Credit Methodology: Doing Business Claims that It measures the legal rights of borrowers and lenders with respect to secured transactions through one set...
View ArticleKnow The Status of Namami Gange Mission for Ganga
New Delhi (ABC Live): Namami Gange : The Ganga is the National River of India. For thousands of years, the River Ganga along with her tributaries has provided material, spiritual and cultural...
View ArticleILO Reports Unemployment to Remain High in 2018
New York (ABC Live): ILO Reports : While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will likely remain high in 2018 – at above 192 million – and it will be...
View ArticleSustainable Development is Fundamental Human Right:UN
New York (ABC Live): Sustainable Development : Sustainable development is a fundamental human right and humanity’s best chance for a future of peace and prosperity, United Nations Secretary-General...
View ArticleKnow Davos White Paper on Shifting Labour Demands
Davos (ABC Live): Shifting Labour Demands : A combination of powerful forces – both technological and macro trends – are altering where and how goods are made and shifting labour demand. Jobs will be...
View ArticleWatch Modi at Davos World Economic Forum
Davos (ABC Live): India will be the world’s fastest growing major economy in 2018, according the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook update. India’s GDP has been growing at around 7% per year since...
View ArticleKnow The Known Traveller Digital Identity Concept
Davos (ABC Live): Known Traveller Digital Identity Concept : Forecasts indicate that cross-border travel will grow by 50% over the next decade and reach 1.8 billion international arrivals by 2030. This...
View ArticleIAEA ReNuAL Gets €8.7 million from 14 Member States
Vienna (ABC Live): ReNuAL :Thanks to the generous voluntary contributions of 14 Member States in 2017, the renovations of the IAEA’s eight nuclear applications laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria...
View ArticleDr Carissa Etienne Becomes Regional Director for Americas
Geneva (ABC Live): Dr Carissa Etienne :The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 142nd session in Geneva, has appointed Dr Carissa Etienne for a second term as WHO Regional Director for Americas....
View ArticleKnow Doing Business Methodology to Evaluate Protection of Minority Investors
New Delhi (ABC Live): Doing Business Claims that it measures the protection of minority investors from conflicts of interest through one set of indicators and shareholders’ rights in corporate...
View ArticleUN Bats for Business And Human Rights at Davos
Davos (ABC Live): Business and Human Rights : With world leaders converging in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum, a group of United Nations human rights experts has called on...
View ArticleUN Releases GMDAC Value Based Migration Report at Davos
Davos (ABC Live):GMDAC Value Based Migration Report : Investing in value-based migration data that squarely focuses on impact can benefit the world to the tune of $35 billion dollars, according to a...
View ArticleITU Report on Least Developed Countries and Internet 2020
New York (ABC Live): Least Developed Countries and Internet 2020 : The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones...
View ArticleKnow Ease Doing Business Paying Taxes Methodology
New Delhi (ABC Live): Doing Business Paying Taxes Methodology : Doing Business Claims that It records the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay in a given year as well...
View ArticleIndia to File Reply in Jadhav Case at ICJ by 17 April 2018
The Hague (ABC Live): Jadhav Case : Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry of the Court on 8 May 2017, whereby the Republic of India (hereinafter “India”) instituted proceedings against...
View ArticleHuman Rights to Have Competent,Independent,Impartial Court
New Delhi (ABC Live): Human Rights : The judiciary plays an important role in stabilizing the balance of power within government and in enhancing public confidence in the government. The right to a...
View ArticleKnow Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
New Delhi (ABC Live): Independence Judiciary : Adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders held at Milan from 26 August to 6 September 1985...
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