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India has never pursued an offensive bio weapons programme

In 2003, the United States Congressional Research Service asserted that there is a danger that India may develop a bio weapons programme. It claimed that 'India is believed to have an active......

Sonia favours development approach to defeat insurgency

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday favoured an approach of welfare and development to defeat left-wing extremism and insurgency and bring back youth involved in it back......

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme.Tendulkar will use his massive global popularity to raise awareness and harness......

Sonia moots healthcare plan for urban poor

A special health-care scheme in the line of National Rural Health Mission is to be unveiled by the United Progressive Alliance government to look after healthcare needs of the urban poor and slum......

Culture has to accompany development: UNESCO chief

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation was founded at the end of World War II. UNESCO seeks to function as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge......

Human development: India at a dismal 119!

The robust economic growth notwithstanding, India has garnered a lowly 119th rank in the United Nation's Human Development Index due to poor social infrastructure, mainly in areas of education and......

Mumbai a city of 'slum dwellers'?

A recent Human Development Report compiled by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and United Nations Development Programme stated one in two persons resides in a slum in India's financial......

India's strategy to fight global warming

With a new United Nations climate treaty due to be discussed in Copenhagen in December, the developed world and the emerging economies are trying to bridge their differences on how to curb......

Indian is UNDP A-Pac bureau chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ajay Chhibber of India as United Nations Development Programme's assistant secretary-general, assistant administrator and director of its Regional......

India's record on developing its human capital

The United Nations Development Programme has just put out its latest Human Development Report, containing the human development index (HDI) for 177 countries, with the data being for 2005. India......

English Players' Union backs tougher racism sanctions

The English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) issued a six-point action plan to help deal with racism on Wednesday following a series of high profile developments in the fallout from the......

People speak for united nations development programme

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Q. The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, exceptedA. United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationB. Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesC. United Nations Development ProgrammeD. International Atomic Energy Agency
Question Answer: A. more

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Q. As Egypt prepares for a transition to democracy, United Nations Development Programme has invited Election Commission of India (ECI) for a meeting in Cairo. Discussions will be held to provide help to countries in the Arab region, including Egypt and Tunisia, in holding elections. Let these blossoming democracies be saved of our corrupt political cultures and leaders from visiting there - What do you say ?
Question Answer: A. You are right Sir more

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Q. What is the time required to reach the moon?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Appollo rocket took aproximately 3 days to reach the moon:The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and is the fifth largest satellite in the...... more

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Q. World Development Report is an annual publication of (1) United Nations Development Programme (2) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (3) World Trade Organisation (4) International Monetary Fund
Zane: A. World Bank more

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Q. Do you think that we have to ban the multiparty system (Political) and Two party system should be introduced ? what are the advantage/disadvatage of this ?
Sarvesh : A. A multi-party system is not a bad thing conceptually. The power of governance goes to a single party or a coalition of political parties selected...... more

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SOS Children's Village & FSP Mothers Celebrate International Family Day Together

--(PR.com)-- SOS Children's Villages of India celebrated International Family Day with FSP (Family Strengthening Programme) Mothers and SOS Mothers... ...

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In the hands of Li Keqiang and Manmohan Singh, the future of a continent

Less than weeks after the killing in Sarajevo, though, jaunty marching-bands were cheering on soldiers headed into a war that would end in the... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/in-the-hands-of-li-keqiang-and-manmohan-singh-the-future-of-a-continent-795577.html

Endangered species

In Kerala, Adivasis feel they are living on borrowed time. Their men are dying from alcoholism and diseases. Their women are becoming barren by the... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/middle-india/endangered-species.html

'Many using MGNREGS labour for their land shifting to horticulture'

According to a study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sambodhini, 11 per cent of those... ...

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Tariq Anwar

Minister of state for agriculture and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tariq Anwar tells Aditi Phadnis there is no nepotism in NCP. Edited... ...

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India has never pursued an offensive bio weapons programme

Sonia favours development approach to defeat insurgency

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Sonia moots healthcare plan for urban poor

Culture has to accompany development: UNESCO chief

Human development: India at a dismal 119!

Mumbai a city of 'slum dwellers'?

India's strategy to fight global warming

Indian is UNDP A-Pac bureau chief

India's record on developing its human capital

English Players' Union backs tougher racism sanctions

People speak for united nations development programme

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