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WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The agency was recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”.
India can play a Vital Role in Establishing Lasting Peace in Afghanistan: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
New Delhi: Visiting Afghan leader and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of
At Ambassadors’ Round-table Virtual Conference on Aero India 2021 Indiainvites the world for Asia’s largest Aeroshow
Aero India-21aligns with India’s vision to be among the top five countries of the world in defence and aerospace industries, with active participation of public and private sector fulfilling the objective of Self-Reliance as well as requirements of other friendly countries.
UN chief condemns continuing escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Secretary-General also underlined that there is no military solution to the conflict and urged the sides to immediately cease all hostilities.
Trouble brews in Kyrgyzstan
On October 4, Kyrgyzstan held its parliamentary elections, with 16 parties vying for 120 seats in parliament.
Turkey rebuffs Russia, France and US over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire moves
Macron’s office said he and Putin had shared “concern regarding the sending of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey to Nagorno-Karabakh”.
Legislation introduced to boost India-US clean energy and climate cooperation
The activities under the CEPTP include promoting joint research and development on clean energy technologies, encouraging US private investment in the Indian clean energy market and supporting initiatives to develop new and renewable energy generation capacity in India.
UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
Security Council members strongly condemn the use of force and regret the loss of life
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah dies at 91
Sheikh Sabah’s life spanned two very different Kuwaits. He was born June 16, 1929, just as the country’s pearl-diving industry would collapse. Within the decade, Kuwait would strike oil. Engineers would eventually confirm that the tiny country, slightly smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, had the world’s sixth-largest known oil reserves.