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New Delhi: The National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC), a part of Cabinet Secretariat has been commended by the premier world body, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on getting ISO 9001:2008, Certificate. The award is in recognition of the highly successful performance of the National Authority.

As India exults in its fast pace of growth closer to 9 per cent, roughly above capacity, there are risks to sustaining the momentum into 2011. There is the likelihood of the economy getting over-heated from excess demand which is reflected in the steady expansion of bank credit, with attendant liquidity shortfalls, and in the rise in imports widening the current account deficits. The infrastructural constraints set limits to India’s growth beyond 8 to 8.5 per cent.

It has been an unprecedentedly-long scam season running almost non-stop for more than two years since the 2G spectrum allotment scandal first broke. Initially, the cost to the exchequer due to irregularities in spectrum allotment to certain allegedly favoured telecom operators by the government was estimated at between Rs. 40,000 crores and Rs. 60,000 crores. The latest calculation by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) had put the revenue loss estimation figure up to Rs. 1,76,000 crore or US $ 39 billion.

New Delhi, Dec 3 : Reiterating India’s genuine concerns over some aspects of China-Pakistan relationship, the Foreign Secretary, Nirupama Rao, today said India-China relationship will grow even stronger as “China shows more sensitivity on core issues that impinge on India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

New York: A new United Nations-backed report warns that unless governments cut carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, ocean acidification will continue and have wide-ranging impacts on the health of the seas and the fish living in them.

New York: The year 2010 is almost certain to rank among the three warmest years since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, with the possibility of topping the chart, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported today.

New York: On the eve of renewed talks between Iran and a six-nation group on its nuclear programme, a top United Nations official reported today that Tehran has still not provided the necessary proof that its activities are purely peaceful and not for military purposes.

DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN - Kubanychbek Mamaev, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Olimjon Boboev, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Tajikistan, today signed a Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA) that will promote bilateral and regional trade. This is the first CBTA signed under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

New York: Countries across the world can massively reduce their carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and save billions of dollars in energy costs, according to a United Nations report released today at a major climate change conference in Mexico.

New York: The ongoing United States military drawdown in Iraq is making it more difficult for the United Nations to carry out its operations, which range from the humanitarian to the development to the political fields, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the country.