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Breakthrough agenda at COP27 to accelerate decarbonisation

Breakthrough agenda at COP27 to accelerate decarbonisation

November 12, 2022

Governments of representing over half of global GDP have reached agreement on a 12-month action plan to help make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible everywhere. They launched a package of 25 new collaborative actions to be delivered by COP28 to speed up the decarbonis...

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Weeks before COP27, UN Climate Change says current plans not enough

Weeks before COP27, UN Climate Change says current plans not enough

October 26, 2022

A new report from UN Climate Change has asked countries to set far more ambitious targets for themselves for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions as the current efforts are not enough to limit global warming. The report released today shows that while some countries are managin...

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Cop-27 at Sharm El Sheikh is no guarantee for Africa

Cop-27 at Sharm El Sheikh is no guarantee for Africa

October 14, 2022

At the ongoing United Nations General Assembly’s annual sittings in New York, there are several issues that have been on the centre-stage, ranging from of course the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the energy and food crisis which is partly linked to the conflict, ...

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World Ozone Day 2022: Celebrating exemplary success of global environment deal

World Ozone Day 2022: Celebrating exemplary success of global environment deal

September 16, 2022

As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the stellar success of the Montreal Protocol, as the agreement to save the ozone layer from depletion, is called, it is also timely to look at the recurring failures in finding a similar agreement that is not only workable but also exemplar...

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Democracy in Africa

Democracy in Africa

April 16, 2019

After several stumbles, democracy seems to be advancing in Africa again. Fragile yet taking baby steps ahead. The world needs to encourage this.

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Treasures of the Nile

Treasures of the Nile

January 16, 2019

More than 1.5 million tourists visit the iconic Egyptian Museum every year. Here’s why you should, too

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Walking the Nile

Walking the Nile

September 14, 2018

For centuries, travellers have walked different lands and chronicled their times and history for us. But why walk in an age of automobiles, aircraft and Google maps? This thought comes to us when we pick up a copy of the travelogue, Walking the Nile, by Levison Wood. A writer and...

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Interview with Hassan Madah, Israel Tourism
Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

September 7, 2017

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Haryana to launch low-cost eateries soon

Haryana to launch low-cost eateries soon

February 28, 2017

Low-cost eateries in India are catching everybody's fancy and Indian politicians are no exception. Latest to join the bandwagon will be Haryana that will provide cooked meals at unimaginably low prices. For the last four years, more than half a dozen states have been providing lo...

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SATTE 2017 to showcase renowned travel and tourism brands

SATTE 2017 to showcase renowned travel and tourism brands

February 8, 2017

UBM India is all set to host the 24th edition of SATTE, one of South Asia's leading travel trade shows, in New Delhi. The expo is attended by more than 870 exhibitors and participants from over 40 countries and 28 Indian states, with several significant exhibitors making their ma...

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Surajkund International Crafts Mela opens in Haryana

Surajkund International Crafts Mela opens in Haryana

February 3, 2017

The 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela, organised by the Surajkund Mela Authority (SKMA) and Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs, is celebrating Indian folk traditions and cultural heritage from February ...

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