Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, MP Aparajita Sarangi, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh and other dignitaries attend the 149th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Geneva on October 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Dialogue and cooperation amongst Parliaments in the field of science, technology and innovation was essential for greater common good, … Read more
Geneva: The swift announcement that a potentially record-breaking temperature measured this week in India could have been due to a sensor error highlights the challenges in certifying extreme heat. The recording of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.2 Fahrenheit) in a Delhi suburb on Wednesday — surpassing the national record — was an outlier compared to other … Read more
The Swiss government announced Wednesday it would bring forward a draft law by the end of February explicitly banning Hamas activities or support for the Palestinian militant group within Switzerland. “The Federal Council decided to draft a federal act banning Hamas, considering this to be the most appropriate response to the situation that has prevailed … Read more
I am just back from Geneva’s recently-concluded Watches and Wonders 2023, which made a full comeback after the lockdown-induced break — and it is evident that the luxe watch industry is exploring new avenues of artistic expression. The numbers surpassed expectations, registering 43,000 visitors compared to 22,000 last year and 23,000 in 2019 (before COVID-19). … Read more
Russia’s war in Ukraine could almost halve world trade growth this year and drag down global GDP growth too, the World Trade Organization projected Monday. The WTO said that the Russian invasion had not only created a humanitarian crisis of “immense proportions” but had also dealt a “severe blow” to the global economy. The Geneva-based … Read more
Failing to ensure wider access to COVID-19 vaccines could undermine the global economic and trade recovery, a report of the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Thursday. The Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related developments presented to members on Thursday calls on WTO member countries to ensure that markets remain open and predictable. WTO Director-General Ngozi … Read more
India has suggested to the WTO members to begin text-based negotiations from mid-June on the temporary TRIPs waiver proposal to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, as there is no time to lose and countries should look at concluding the talks by July-end. The country would also like to enter into line-by-line negotiations on the text … Read more
The World Trade Organization is raising its estimate for the rebound in global trade in goods but warning that the COVID-19 pandemic still poses the greatest threat to a recovery that is being hampered by lagging vaccinations, regional disparities and weakness in the service industry. Demand in North America should be a major factor driving … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Study Center organized an event on the sidelines of the ongoing 45th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlighting domicile policy of Jammu and Kashmir. The center hosted a webinar on ‘Positive Effects of the Domicile Policy i n The Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir’ … Read more
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decision marks the first time the Geneva-based trade body has ruled against a series of tariffs that President Donald Trump‘s administration has imposed on a … Read more