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New York: Ways to address challenges to biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean - which is home to up to 70 per cent of all forms of life on Earth - were the focus of a gathering organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) this week.

New York: On the eve of a major conference on agriculture in Africa, the head of the United Nations rural development arm stressed the need today for the right policies, access to markets, infrastructure and affordable technologies to ensure food security on the continent.

WASHINGTON - Performance-based management of the public sector will be strengthened in Rio de Janeiro, as a result of a World Bank loan of US$ 18 million, approved today by the Board of Directors of the global multilateral development institution.

New Delhi: The Government of India is aware of an Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill that has been signed into law by the US President on August 13, 2010 that may harm Indian Software Industry.

WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank's Board of Directors approved a US$ 100 million loan today to improve fiscal management, provide more efficient public services, and strengthen the competitiveness of Peru as part of its country assistance strategy.

New Delhi: Geological Survey of India (GSI) has informed that scientific monitoring of 40 major Himalayan glaciers has shown that most of the glaciers are passing through a phase of persistent recession and at the present rate of recession, on an average the Himalayan glaciers are approximately losing only 0.3% of their total length ever year.

New Delhi: 151 water supply projects at an estimated cost of Rs. 19570.04 crore and 418 projects at an estimated cost of Rs 7867.21 crore have been approved under the Urban Infrastructure and Governance and Urban Infrastructure Development for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) components respectively.

New Delhi: A visiting Chinese delegation led by the representatives from the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development of China (LGoP). Mr. Fan Xiaojian called on the Union Minister of Rural Development, Dr. C.P. Joshi at Krishi Bhawan here today. The delegation was accompanied by the representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

New Delhi: The oil spill causes deleterious effects on marine environment including marine organisms (living resources). The places along Indian coastal areas having greater threat are: (i) Gulf of Kachchh; (ii) Mumbai; (iii) Mangalore; (iv) Kochi; (v) Visakhapatnam; (vi) Chennai; (vii) Tuticorin; (viii) Paradip; (ix) Hooghly; (x) Lakshadweep; and (xi) Port Blair.

Shri Anand Sharma, Commerce and Industry Minister of India met Trade/Commerce Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand (Australia was represented by an Official) gathered at Da Nang, Vietnam today and exchanged views on regional and global issues affecting the East Asian region as well as developments in several areas of cooperation within the East Asia Summit (EAS) framework.