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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $100 million to upgrade a key railway in Uzbekistan which will stimulate local growth and boost regional trade.

It is more than fifteen days since the Telengana region including Hyderabad is in flames but is that getting adequate coverage in the national press? While the capital is agog with the differences between two senior ministers and the Finance Ministry note on 2G, the burning Telengana issue has not received the attention it deserves. Neither the Congress President Sonia Gandhi nor Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seem to be giving the urgent attention it needs.

New York: The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today said that agreement has been reached on a globally-recognized set of methodologies to assess the environmental impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs), and on preparing a report on guidelines on the use of minerals from conflict areas.

New York: The world will be watching to see that the commitments expressed by South Sudan’s leader last week before the General Assembly are translated into action, from the way the country manages its security and respects human rights to promoting transparency and good governance, the United Nations envoy to the country said today.

New York: The secretariat of the United Nations-backed convention governing trade in endangered species said today that Madagascar and Panama have requested that it regulate the import and export of 91 hardwood species in a bid to curb the rising trade in illegally acquired high-quality wood.

New York: Thousands of households in Ghana and Nicaragua are set to benefit from projects aimed at building small businesses and enhancing productivity that are funded by the United Nations agency that works to improve the lives of the rural poor.

New York: Tens of thousands of Zimbabwean orphans and otherwise vulnerable children will benefit from cash transfers, educational aid and protection services under a new Government programme launched in partnership with the United Nations and international donors.

New York: The United Nations committee entrusted with helping countries tackle terrorism held a day-long meeting at UN Headquarters in New York today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that the threat is still as great as it was at the time of the 2001 attacks against the United States.

New York: The increasing demand for ecotourism can play a vital role in saving endangered forests, a United Nations-backed partnership said today, while also warning of the potential damaging effects if its expansion is not effectively managed.

New York: Conserving key forests in Indonesia could generate billions of dollars in revenue, up to three times more than felling them for palm oil plantations, under a United Nations carbon reduction plan that would also secure water supplies and protect critically endangered orangutan apes, according to a report issued today.