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New York: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today welcomed the recently independent country of South Sudan — which has some of the worst indicators for education levels in the world — as its newest Member State.

New Delhi: At an impressive ceremony held at the Coast Guard Headquarters here today, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra handed over charge as the Director General Indian Coast Guard, after a successful tenure of 35 months. He will take over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at Vishakhapatnam on Monday, October 31, 2011.

New Delhi: India’s Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is convening a conclave of over 400 neuro scientists from the country and abroad to deliberate upon the key issues of improving healthcare and human performance.

New Delhi: India is in favour of the direct involvement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in resolving the present Eurozone crisis. It also wants that IMF and other global financial institutions to be more representative in character reflecting the contemporary realities and with more voting rights for the developing world.

KOLKATA: The coal-thermal power tiff is one of the nastiest dialectics in the arena of arena of energy. It’s a disputatious collaboration that cannot be explained by energetics. The ministry of power looks forward optimistically to the additional 15000 megawatt, expected to be synchronised by the end of the present fiscal although that will be no significant increment to the existing installed capacity of power utilities estimated at 176990 MW. The coal supply scenario continues to be dismal, rather too inadequate to meet the demand for electricity during 2010-11, there was a shortage of 70 million tonnes of coal and at the end of current fiscal the shortfall may be much higher.

It is sad indeed that Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement has slackened because of the split in the core group and the integrity of its prominent members—Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Prashant Bhushan—coming under scanner. The record of anti-corruption crusaders should be beyond suspicion like Cesar’s wife.

New York: Regional and global partnerships are urgently needed to combat organized crime in Guinea-Bissau and other countries in West Africa affected by the illegal drug trade, a United Nations official has said, calling for a more integrated approach in the region.

Asunción, Paraguay – Despite the global economic downturn, the economy of the Latin American and Caribbean region grew 5.9% in 2010 and is expected to climb by 4.4% this year. To ensure continued progress, these regions must now turn such growth into sustainable economic and social development, according to OECD and ECLAC’s 2012 Latin American Economic Outlook presented at the XXI Iberoamerican Summit in Asunción.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Kampala during October 13-27, 2011 to conduct discussions for the third review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI). The mission met with Finance Minister Kiwanuka, Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime-Mutebile, and other senior officials, as well as representatives of parliament, the private sector, civil society, and development partners.

New York: The number of Afghan refugees returning home has dropped substantially this year, with some 60,000 repatriating in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.