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Chemical weapons must be destroyed: Moon

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has asked countries, which still possess chemical weapons to destroy them. In a message on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Chemical......

Syria's Assad to give up chemical weapons: UN

The United Nations said on Friday it has received documents from Syrian government on joining the chemical weapons convention, which outlaws their production and use. "The Secretary-General (Ban......

Bill to amend Chemical Weapons Act gets Parl nod

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that prohibits transfer of specified toxic chemicals from and to a country which is not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Chemical Weapons......

2013 Peace Nobel for chemical weapons watchdog

Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. According to the Norwegian......

UNSC adopts resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

In a major breakthrough, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously on a resolution to destroy Syria's chemicals weapons stockpile and warned of strong action in case of......

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

In yet another secretary-level change, government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu. Sandhu, a 1980 Rajasthan......

FinMin goes for reshuffle ahead of Budget

Ahead of Budget 2016-17, the government on Monday announced a few changes in the finance ministry, transferring the disinvestment secretary and a special secretary in the revenue department,......

Uncle Sam and the Elephant

If Paris really meant to serve as a landmark in recognising equity in climate negotiations, it should have heralded the second phase of the Kyoto protocol. Instead we have all countries, India and......

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