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They crossed over to India illegally to find a livelihood, but landed in prison. Now many Bangladeshi infiltrators are being provided training in Kashmiri embroidery at the Kot Bhalwal jail here. Many of the nearly 90 Bangladeshi prisoners lodged in the jail, on the outskirts of Jammu, feel the skill will help them live a dignified life back home after [...]
More than 900 million international journeys are undertaken every year. Global travel on this scale exposes many people to a range of health risks. Many of these risks, can be minimized by precautions taken before, during and after travel. This report provides information on health risks for travellers. International travel and health 2012 book is now available. View or download [...]
The Secretary-General will depart New York on 25 April for his official visit to India. His first stop will be Delhi, where he will have meetings with the senior political leadership to discuss current regional and international issues and matters of global concern. The Secretary-General will also receive an honorary doctorate degree from Jamia Millia Islamia University. He will then [...]
Full and productive employment must become a key objective of the international trading system if open markets are to translate into more and better jobs, said the Executive Director of the ILO’s Employment Sector, Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. Full and productive employment must become a key objective of the international trading system if open markets are to translate into more [...]
Summary The UNDP India Annual Report for 2011 highlights results of UNDP’s partnership with the Government of India and other stakeholders across our five programme areas-poverty reduction and livelihoods, democratic, decentralized governance, environment and energy, disaster risk reduction, and HIV and development. As we reflect on 2011, it is clear that this has been an exciting year for the India [...]
From reports available in open sources, the details of piracy attacks during the last three years are as under: 2009 2010 2011 No. of reported attacks 217 219 237 No. of ships hijacked 47 49 28 No. of seafarers taken hostage 867 1016 470 No. of seafarers killed 04 08 08 No. of seafarers injured 10 13 03 No. [...]
Until he became a burning sensation in the international media, the story of Jamphel Yeshi, 27, was no different from the few million Tibetans who live today in what Chinese leaders call a Socialist Haven or China’s Tibet. He was one of those 10,000 odd young Tibetans who could smuggle themselves out of Tibet in recent years in search of [...]
The Tri-Valley University (TVU) near San Francisco, California was shut down on January 19, 2011 by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on charges of immigration fraud. More than 1800 Indian students were affected by this fraud perpetrated by the TVU. As per current statistics furnished by the US authorities, 766 cases of Indian students of the TVU were approved [...]
In 2010, the UN special representative on extrajudicial executions Philip Alston released a 29 page report on the growing use of deadly drone, or unmanned, aircraft by the United States. In a statement that accompanied the report, Mr. Alston described the political problem for the US, “I’m particularly concerned that the United States seems oblivious to this fact when it [...]
We, the leaders, gathered in Seoul on March 26-27, 2012, renew the political commitments generated from the 2010 Washington Nuclear Security Summit to work toward strengthening nuclear security, reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism, and preventing terrorists, criminals, or other unauthorized actors from acquiring nuclear materials. Nuclear terrorism continues to be one of the most challenging threats to international security. [...]
Ahead of the BRICS summit here, a report by a global health group Monday said the five major emerging economies have witnessed a significant increase in their financial contribution to health policies. The BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are injecting new resources, momentum and innovation into efforts to improve health in the world’s poorest [...]
A recent Nasscom report, however, shows that Indian IT companies—the majority recipients of US outsourcing contracts—are in fact creating employment in the US, and even adding to that country’s revenue. Titled India’s Tech Industry in the US—A Contribution Review, the report finds that Indian tech firms created 107,000 jobs in the US in FY11, up from 58,000 in FY06, a [...]
No pact has been signed between India and China to tackle piracy. However, India, China and Japan have recently agreed for better coordination amongst their Naval ships deployed for escort of Merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden There are no plans to sign such pacts. Nevertheless, the security and surveillance apparatus for coastal defence has been enhanced over the [...]
THE US threat to impose economic sanctions on India and 11 other countries for importing crude oil from Iran is not fair. It may adversely affect relations between New Delhi and Washington DC. The step that US President Barack Obama is envisaging under the National Defence Authorisation Act amounts to forcing a third country to act in accordance with American wishes [...]
`Jobless growth’ has now become a well known phrase, indicating the lopsidedness of the trajectory of economy. Internationally unemployment has become the main reason for upheavals in various countries. An analyst recently noted the three main issues confronting the American Society and listed it as Jobs, Jobs and Jobs. It is in this situation, the latest report of ILO on [...]
An accident 16 years ago snatched away their only child, a son aged 21. But the parents, a teacher couple now in their 60s, have realised their dreams of an offspring again and been blessed with a boy – thanks to reproductive technology. Bhim Singh, 65, and his wife Krishna, 63, opted for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) at the National [...]
an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing 381.5 million unique visitors went online in December 2011 for an average of 27.5 hours per person. This release highlights internet usage in 49 European markets aggregated into the European region and provides individual reporting on 18 markets. Amongst its findings, the study also shows that online banking reached 66.3 percent of [...]
Think of German politicians and the name and face that comes to mind is, of course, that of Angela Merkel, the current chancellor of the country and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union. But Germany, which in 1918 was one of the first countries in Europe to give women the vote, has also seen many strong women leaders inhabit the [...]
The first ever National Survey of Libya suggests that the population would still prefer one-man-rule over alternatives like democracy. The publication of the survey of over 2,000 Libyan people coincides with the anniversary of the first protests triggered by rebel forces against Gaddafi, which ended after months of fighting when he was killed in October 2011. Despite the widespread hatred [...]
A fascinating encyclopaedia on the history of ballet in the island nation of Cuba, from its first traces in the 18th century till date, has been launched after a rigorous research, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.Author Miguel Cabrera, also the historian of the National Ballet of Cuba directed by prima ballerina Alicia Alonso, started his book with the first [...]
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