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New York: The top United Nations human rights official today voiced deep concern at the harsh sentencing of Vasil Parfyankou in the first of dozens of trials against opposition leaders and supporters in Belarus.

New York: The head of the United Nations agency tasked with preserving the world's cultural heritage and promoting education today highlighted the importance of mother languages, stressing their role as sources of human knowledge and creativity, and vehicles of cultural expression.

New York: Investing around $1.3 trillion — or two per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) — into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient 'green economy' that can also help reduce poverty, says a new United Nations report launched today.

New Delhi: The Annual Plan for Manipur for the year 2011-12 was finalized today at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri Okram Ibobi Singh. The Plan size was agreed at Rs.3210 crores.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment today announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2009 to be awarded to 61 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performances, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.

New Delhi: Growing up watching Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer jets fly over her native town of Bidar in Karnataka, Jyothi Yerolkar always wanted to join the Air Force as a pilot. She also dreamt of living a life full of adventure.

New Delhi: Combating price rise, addressing the lack of probity and integrity in public life, sustaining the momentum of economic growth while ensuring that the poor the weak and the disadvantaged get a fair share in the fruits of growth, uncompromising vigil on the internal and external security and pursuing an foreign policy which guard country’s interests in global fora are some of the priorities outlined by the Indian government for the fiscal year 2011-12.

New Delhi: Factoring in the better than expected performance of the Indian economy in 2009-10, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) projected the overall economic growth for the country in 2010-11 at 8.6%. The Council is optimistic that the growth momentum would continue and in 2011-12 the GDP growth rate would be 9%.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are extending a $1.9 million grant to help rural entrepreneurs in Kampong Thom, Cambodia develop micro and small enterprises.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Japan are providing assistance of $1.95 million to Bhutan to support increased economic opportunities for women.