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UN Adopts Global Treaty Banning N-weapons; India Skips Talks
Over 120 countries in the United Nations voted to adopt the first-ever global treaty to ban nuclear weapons, even as India and eight other nuclear- armed nations, including the US, China and Pakistan did not participate in the negotiations for the legally binding instrument to prohibit atomic weapons
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Public Service In India: Challenges And Solutions
Public Service day (23 June), designated by United Nation General Assembly in 2003, highlights the importance of people who work every day for the success of the nation.
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India Set To Ratify Global Conventions To Combat Child Labour
The government of India had in March this year approved ratification of two fundamental conventions of the ILO to address concerns related to child labour.
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India's Result In Nutrition Will Improve Soon: UN Expert
UN assistant secretary-general Gerda Verburg, on her maiden visit to India, said she was highly "impressed" by the country's pace and inclusive working method.
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India Ranks 131 On Human Development Index
India has ranked a lowly 131 among the 188 countries surveyed for human development, a new UN report has said, bracketing the third-largest Asian economy alongside its South Asian neighbours like Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal
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Trump Plans 28 Per Cent Cut In Budget For Diplomacy, Foreign Aid
The budget also requests $12 billion in "Overseas Contingency Operations," or OCO, funding for extraordinary costs, chiefly in war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria
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Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences: Empowering Underprivileged Tribal Children
It was the only NGO from India selected to participate in the United Nation's 55th session of the Commission for Social Development in New York this month
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Ashok Amritraj Appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador For SDGs In India
Amritraj has made over 100 films during the span of his 30-year extraordinary career garnering global acclaim as well as worldwide revenues in excess of $2 billion
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Nikki Haley Confirmed As New US Envoy To United Nations
The US Senate has confirmed Nikki Haley as the next Ambassador to the United Nations, making her the first Indian-American to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any presidential administration in the US
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In Punjab, Haley Relatives Cheer Appointment as UN envoy
Nikki Haley may have been born in the United States but her extended family in India is thrilled that the South Carolina governor has been named by US President-elect Donald Trump as ambassador to the United Nations
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Trump Picks Indian-American Nikki Haley As UN Ambassador
Haley was critical of Trump during the primary campaign and had backed Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican primary
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Global Citizen Festival India Commitments Set To Affect 50 Crore People With $3.37 Billion Investment
Global Citizens in India made their voices heard calling on governments, business and community leaders, who made commitments to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
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UN Votes To Launch Talks On Nuclear Weapons Ban
Four of the five UN Security Council nuclear powers - Britain, France, Russia and the United States - voted against the resolution while China abstained, as did India and Pakistan
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