Exhibition: Nicholas Roerich; An Eternal Quest Opens at the National Gallery of Modern Art

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture and the National Gallery of Modern Art celebrate Indo-Russian Cultural Relations by commemorating the state visit of Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to India. A special exhibition titled &ld... Read Story

National Archives of India Celebrates its 110th Foundation Day

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

The National Archives of India, an attached office of Ministry of Culture, celebrated its 110th Foundation Day on 11th March 2010. To commemorate the event, a Foundation Day Lecture on the topic ‘What are the Archives for?’ was delivered ... Read Story

India expresses concern over opium cultivation in neighbouring countries

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

India has expressed concern that more than 90% of the world’s opium production is taking place in its neighbourhood. Taking part in the 53rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Sunil Mitra, Secretary, Department of Reve... Read Story

Himachal Pradesh: 59 Million US Dollar loan Agreement Signed with ADB

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

Shimla: India has signed a 59.1 million US dollar agreement with the ADB for the second tranche of the Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy development Investment Program. The agreement was signed here today by Dr Anup K Pujari, Joint Secretary (MI), Depart... Read Story

SPMCIL inks MOU with Government for 10% business growth

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), a Mini-Ratna enterprise of the Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance. The agreemen... Read Story

Nigeria: 8,000 newly displaced by Jos violence

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

In the wake of last Sunday's violent attacks south of Jos, in northern Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society are distributing food and water to about 5,000 displaced people (IDPs) who hav... Read Story

Ban speaks out against Israeli plans to expand settlements

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. “He reiterates that set... Read Story

Culture must be an integral part of reconstruction : UNESCO

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

“Culture must go hand in hand with humanitarian aid. It must be present in Haiti’s reconstruction strategies because culture and development are closely linked,” stressed Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, as she ended her of... Read Story

UNICEF to support one million children affected by earthquake in Chile

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

UNICEF will provide assistance to the estimated one million children and their families affected by the earthquake in Chile which struck on 27 February. It is unclear how much more damage the second quake today has caused, but the first quake followe... Read Story

Messi to serve as UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador

By : Ch. Narendra | Fri, 12-Mar-2010

 UNICEF appointed Lionel (Leo) Messi, FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer star, as a global Goodwill Ambassador. “It is a pleasure to welcome Lionel Messi as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador,” said Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF E... Read Story