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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on November 21 a set of reforms designed to bolster the flexibility and scope of the Fund’s lending toolkit to provide liquidity and emergency assistance more effectively to the Fund’s global membership.

New York: A top United Nations official today praised Timor-Leste’s efforts to respond more effectively to natural disasters and encouraged the country’s authorities to support more communities to ensure that vulnerable regions are better protection.

New York: The Security Council today reiterated its condemnation of maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, noting that the crimes continue to pose a threat to peace and security in the region, and called for a comprehensive international response to the scourge.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Costas Christou visited Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during November 9–22 to hold discussions with the authorities about recent economic developments and government policies.

New Delhi: India has planned to promote its premium aromatic long-grain Basmati Rice globally by involving chefs. The exporters have also been urged to target new markets in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Oceania and Central Asia for Basmati Rice.

New Delhi: Noted agriculture scientist, Dr MS Swaminathan has suggested district level institutions of people, professionals and others should help to conserve, develop, maintain and exploit forest resources in a balanced manner.

New Delhi: Shri Rahul Khullar Commerce ,Secretary today urged the Indian Basmati exporters to target new markets to boost export of Indian Basmati.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s order releasing Kerala CPI(M) leader, M V Jayarajan, who had been sentenced to six months imprisonment on a contempt of court charge, on bail, has come as a shot in the arm for the CPI(M).

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah came to Delhi and made a valiant effort to plead his case for lifting the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from certain parts of the state. But Delhi Durbar was left unmoved.

Mamata Banerjee’s first stint in power hasn’t been a notable success. Nearly six months after entering Writers Buildings, she is yet to demonstrate an aptitude to take West Bengal forward in a new direction marked by the prevalence of law and order, the return of professionalism in the police and bureaucracy, industrial development and a peaceful agricultural countryside – facets for which the state was known in B.C. Roy’s time.