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NO JOY FOR BJP, LEFT IN STATE POLLS

CONGRESS MAY EMERGE STRONGER
Amulya Ganguli - 2011-03-22 11:17
For all the success which the BJP and the Left have had in cornering the Congress over the financial swindles and Wikileaks, they are unlikely to look forward eagerly to the forthcoming state assembly elections to boost their positions. The reason is that neither group is expected to do sufficiently well in them to be able to spice up their anti-Congress campaign. Instead, it is the latter which will probably be in a position to claim that the voters have paid no heed to the diatribes against it.

China's Challenge Is to Avoid the Middle Income Trap

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-22 11:14
BEIJING - Thirty years of successful reform have turned the People's Republic of China (PRC) into the world's second largest economy but the challenge now is to sustain growth while avoiding the middle income trap, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.
International Conference on Utilisation of TKDL Model for Protecting Traditional Knowledge

India’s agreement with Japan on TKDL deferred due to nuclear explosion

WIPO lauds India's TKDL, many countries show interest
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-03-22 10:52
New Delhi: The recent tsunami and the subsequent nuclear explosion in Japan has delayed the process of signing an agreement with the Japan Patent Office giving access to India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) on the condition of non-disclosure.

World Water Day: Governments must invest in water and sanitation

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-22 10:11
Would people invest more in clean water if they knew just how expensive dirty water is? World Water Day is an opportunity to remind governments worldwide that they have a responsibility to invest in clean water for the health of their citizens and their environments.
NATO powers attack Libya

Respect pro-democracy aspirations of Arabs

Other regions of the Arab world not as lucky as those in Egypt and Tunisia
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-03-22 06:24
Pro-democracy protestors in other parts of the Arab world are, unfortunately, not as lucky as their brethren in Tunisia and Egypt. In both Tunisia and Egypt the autocrats had to abdicate on public pressure and the movement was by and large peaceful. Tunisia was recently rocked by riots over unemployment and corruption, supposed to have been sparked by the suicide of a young man who could not find a job and was barred from selling fruit without a permit.

New Zealand’s recovery has stalled since mid-2010

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-21 23:59
New Zealand’s recovery has stalled since mid-2010. Domestic demand has remained soft, as cautious households and businesses look to strengthen their balance sheets by slowing debt accumulation amid a weak housing market and an uncertain outlook. Moreover, two earthquakes have caused substantial damage and disruption to activity in the Canterbury region, which accounts for about 15 percent of the national economy.

AFRICA’S URBANIZATION OUTPACES CAPACITY TO PROVIDE WATER, SANITATION

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-21 23:56
New York: The number of people without access to adequate water and sanitation facilities in Africa has risen swiftly in recent decades as the continent’s rapid urbanization outpaced its capacity to provide the essential services, two United Nations agencies said in report released today.
WTO

Regional trade agreement negotiators urged to move towards “zone of accommodation”

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-21 23:54
Negotiating Group on Rules Chair Amb. Dennis Francis, on 17 March 2011, noted the limited progress so far in negotiations on regional trade agreements and urged delegations “to engage towards some zone of accommodation that could allow some acceptable way forward to arise”.
WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS: INFORMAL MEETING

Farm talks chair calls for ‘problem-solving’ progress

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-21 23:52
Over the past 10 days delegations provided no new input to revise the 2008 draft “modalities” text, agriculture negotiations chairperson David Walker told the full membership on 18 March 2011, but he understood that negotiators were continuing to work among themselves in order to make progress.

CALL FOR RETHINKING OF GLOBAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-21 23:49
New York: A top United Nations official today called on countries to rethink the global strategy on drug control in light of the diverse and complex challenges that drugs pose for public health, security and development.