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FATF issues recommendations for financial inclusion
June 24, 2025
Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, announced that it has updated its Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures to support countries and the private sector in bringing ...
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NATO’s 1.5 pc civil preparedness target faces test of implementation: Bertelsmann Stiftung
June 24, 2025
German think-tank Bertelsmann Stiftung says that the recent decision by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members to raise total spending on defence to 5 pc, with 1.5 pc on civil preparedness, faces challenges of implementation. At the recent summit in the Hague in th...
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Demand for microcredentials rises as traditional degrees fall short
June 24, 2025
In a world where technology evolves faster than textbooks can be printed, students and professionals alike are searching for ways to stay ahead. Enter microcredentials, short, targetted certificates that promise to bridge the gap between what traditional education offers and what...
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Beyond the lens: Cameras that explore the unknown
June 23, 2025
In 1816, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce invented a technology that did more than just document events, it captured them visually in real time. His creation preserved moments big and small, from personal milestones to world-changing events: the camera. From a dark room with a tiny hole...
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HGH India 2025 returns to Mumbai with over 100 new exhibitors
June 23, 2025
The 17th edition of HGH India, a bi-annual trade show for home textiles, furniture, décor, houseware, and gifts, organised by B2B solutions provider Texzone, will be held in Mumbai from July 1 to July 4. In a press statement the organisers say that this year, HGH will bring toge...
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Kashmiris call out Modi for his disconnect from people
June 23, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi curtailed his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India hours after the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that killed 26 tourists, there were widespread expectations that he would immediately rush to Pahalgam in show of solidarity not only...
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Shreerupa Mitra and Achala Datar join Australia India Film Council
June 22, 2025
Australia India Film Council (AIFC), the only Australian film council dedicated to strengthening ties between the country’s screen industry and India’s vibrant cinema sector, has announced the appointment of Shreerupa Mitra and Achala Datar to its national board. In a press s...
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Australia’s WACE becomes first foreign government-backed school board to operate in India in 25 years
June 22, 2025
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) has become the first foreign government-backed school board to begin operations in India in over two decades. Rollout is expected to begin with pilot implementation in select Indian schools from July, expanding to 100 partner ins...
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Paris Peace Forum to hold Spring Meeting in Seville from June 30-July 1
June 21, 2025
As the world’s most influential leaders prepare to convene for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the Paris Peace Forum is set to host its 2025 Spring Meeting at Seville in Spain on June 30 and July 1. In a press statement, the officials of Pa...
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Daher delivers 600th TBM 900-Series aircraft at Paris Air Show
June 20, 2025
Daher Aircraft, a French aircraft manufacturer, has announced that it has delivered the 600th TBM 900-series turboprop airplane during the Paris Air Show. In a press statement, Daher says that TBM 900-series is the best-seller in the TBM’s history, and underscores the continual...
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Daher to develop MALE drone demonstrator for French Defence Ministry
June 20, 2025
To support the development of France’s sovereign drone capabilities by 2030, French company Daher has been selected by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) as one of five firms to work on a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone demonstrator. In a press statement, D...
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80 pc people support taxing fossil fuel firms for climate damages: Greenpeace-Oxfam
June 20, 2025
An unprecedented global consensus has emerged, with an overwhelming majority of people supporting new taxes on oil, gas and coal corporations to fund compensation for climate-related loss and damage. A global survey jointly commissioned by Greenpeace International and Oxfam Inter...
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