Digital Transformation – Budgeting for the Change
This is the sixth column we present by Roshini Kumar on Digital Transformation of Education
Aditi Bhaduri
Remembering Holocaust of the Romas, Europe’s most discriminated community
In 2015 the European Parliament promulgated 2 August as the annual “European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day” to mark the genocide of 500,000 European Romani people
Afghan FM Mohammad Haneef Atmar meets with foreign envoys, apprises them of security situation
The Minister noted that Taliban attacks were carried out in direct collusion with more than 10,000 regional terrorists from organisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Ansarullah, Jundallah, and othrs
UN chief underlines commitment to justice for Yazidis in Iraq
Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said on Tuesday in a statement marking seven years since the extremist group brutally targeted the religious minority and other communities.
US to boost Afghanistan’s air exports: watchdog
The plan is a four-year period from 2021-2025
Russian and Uzbek militaries begin joint Afghan border drills
Moscow fears that deteriorating security situation in Afganistan could destabilise its southern defensive flank and push refugees into its Central Asian backyard.
23 ‘Hunger Hotspots’ face food insecurity around the globe
Life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report
India takes over UN Security Council presidency for August
India began 8th term as non-permanent UNSC member this January
UN compound in Herat attacked
The attack targeting entrances of the clearly marked United Nations facility was carried out by Anti-Government Elements.
Kabul protests demand sanctions against Pakistan
Amidst the raging violence in Afghanistan, citizens protested and called for sanctions against Pakistan.