United Nations General Assembly
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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On its 75th anniversary, UN missing from COVID19 action
September 29, 2020
Two years ago United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres flew into New Delhi to bestow the ‘Champions of the Earth’ award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had won it alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. In 2015, India and France had launched the Internationa...
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Remembering the ‘Father of the Nation’
October 2, 2017
Gandhi Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - leader of Indian independence movement against British rule in the country. Adopting non-violent civil disobedience, he led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights an...
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Paris to host its third International Yoga Day
May 8, 2017
Yoga is garnering popularity globally and is actively supported by the Indian government as a soft power tool. After putting together a successful, free and open Yoga session for people at La Villette in 2016, the Embassy of India in Paris is coming up with yet another session on...
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International Day of Happiness
March 20, 2017
How difficult is it to be happy; despite the snags in our lives? A deep-seated shift in attitudes is underway all over the world and people are now recognising that 'progress' should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy.
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UNWTO identifies Indian NGO for sustainable tourism practices
January 23, 2017
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development recalling the potential of tourism to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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