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New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment to provide leadership and mobilize concrete actions aimed at closing economic gender gaps that persist around the world more
Cabinet approves amendments in Power Tariff Policy

New Delhi, Jan 20 (JEN) The Union Cabinet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy.

Globsyn Skills hosts National Skill Convocation in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jan 17 (JEN): Globsyn Skills (GSDL), in association with the National Skills Development (NSDC), hosted the second edition of its National Skills Convention in Kolkata on Saturday t ...

Kolkata gets first app for bus pool

Kolkata, Dec 23 (JEN) With apps now providing solutions to numerous problems faced by people regularly, including getting a taxi, helping people further, Kolkata has not got its first app de ...

As WTO moves to phase out farm subsidies, UN agency urges fair policies that support food security

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) welcomed an agreement by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to move towards eliminating a ...

YourNest leads $750K Pre-Series A funding for start-up, Arya.ai

Mumbai Dec 22 (JEN): Arya.ai, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up has raised Pre-Series A funding of $750K from YourNest Angel Fund and VentureNursery members.

Global wood production in 2014 shows biggest jump since economic crisis, says UN agency

New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Worldwide major wood production has undergone a revival over the past year as it has seen the greatest leap since the global economic downturn of 20 ...

Economic development in Brazil should not come at the expense of human rights - UN expert

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Brazil needs to find a better balance between economic interest and the protection of human rights in its pursuit of economic growth, advised a member ...

US Fed increases interest rates

Washington, Dec 17 (JEN): In a crucial move, the US Federal Reserve has increased the interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.

Border blockade on imports sends food and fuel prices skyrocketing in Nepal: UN

New York, Dec 12 (Just earth News/IBNS): Warning of severe shortages of food and fuel now plaguing Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with In ...