View Articles

New York: Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region.

New York: The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

New York: Instead of belt-tightening in this time of financial crisis, resources must be redirected to spur 'clean' economic growth in developing nations, according to a report from the United Nations trade agency.

Electric traction is an environmental friendly, pollution-free and energy efficient mode of transport and offers an excellent alternative to fossil fuels as a source of energy. Electric traction reduced nation's dependence on largely imported diesel oil as it is capable of using indigenously available alternative sources of primary energies, like coal of any grade, hydel power, surplus petroleum gas, nuclear power etc. In view of the hike in oil prices, it is a challenge to contain cost and make judicious use of energy in hauling trains.

New York: The final batch of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's decade-long civil war have been discharged and re-entered civilian life today, in a move hailed by United Nations officials as a milestone in the country's peace process.

New Delhi: The Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Dr. C.P Joshi has emphasized upon the critical role of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) in effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) in the rural areas.

New Delhi: The Central Government have authorized the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to issue tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds of the total value of Rs.5,000 crore carrying an interest rate in the range of 6.50% to 7.25% per annum, through public issue or otherwise by 31st March 2010.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs. 59,79,38,000/- (Rupees Fifty nine crore Seventy nine Lakh and Thirty Eight Thousand) crore only as Central share of funds under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) to the District Rural Development Agencies in the four States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Manipur ,Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal during the year 2009-2010.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs. 100,74,50,000/- (Rupees One Hundred crore Seventy Four Lakh and Fifty Thousand only) as 1st installment of Batch V (Supplementary) under ADB assisted RRSIP to the Madhya Pradesh Rural Roads Development Agency (MPRRDA for the construction of Rural Roads in the State under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

New Delhi: India has expressed the hope that the two-way trade between India and the Arab countries may strengthen fast to double to US$ 230 billion by 2014 from the current level of US$ 114 billion.