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New York: The global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world's poorest countries of an education, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with a knock-on effect on future economic growth, poverty reduction and progress in health and other areas, according to a United Nations report.

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced optimism that 2010 will be a “historic year” for progress on disarmament and non-proliferation goals, vowing to press ahead with efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction.

New Delhi: Application of transgenic technology in agriculture has become a controversial issue in India. Though the regulator, Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved commercialization of the country's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, Bt Brinjal, the Union minister for environment and forests, Jairam Ramesh has withheld the approval and has decided to seek public view on “this sensitive issue.”

New Delhi: India and ASEAN are currently negotiating Agreements on Trade in Services and Investment which are targeted to be concluded by August 2010.

Achieving all-round development of children, adolescents and youth especially in the area of sports and physical education and making sports as an integral aspect of youth development at all levels is the scheme 'Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)' which was launched by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Sports on May 9, 2008.

New Delhi: Legendary Cinematographer Shri V K Murthy has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008.

New Delhi: The Ministries of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences have been focussing on six priority sectors namely high quality man power, affordable health care, food security, water security, national security and inclusive development with appropriate technology to ensure improvement in quality of life of the common man.

Shri Anand Sharma, Commerce and Industry Minister currently on a visit to China, today called on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. In a warm and cordial meeting, the Chinese Premier agreed that trade and economic cooperation between the two countries is an important part of the overall bilateral India - China relationship.

Two relatively young Ministers of State in Dr. Manmohan Singh's government have distinguished themselves by their contrarian stances and penchant for controversy. They are well-educated, intellectually capable, technologically savvy, and exceptionally articulate like good college-style debaters.

It is too early to say what impact Jyoti Basu's death will have on West Bengal politics. For the CPI(M), the sense of loss and grief will be accentuated by a feeling of having been orphaned.