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New York: Strong laws are vital to ending violence against women, but the long road to tackling this scourge begins with a change in attitudes, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro stressed today during a visit to Ethiopia.

New York: Recurring drought, insufficient hygiene and ongoing regional conflict are driving a deadly outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) across the Horn of Africa, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

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.

New Delhi: India is likely to have genetically modified (GM) trees in its forest areas soon.