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Latest Releases from PIB:PUBLISHED BY ANJAN K SAMAL

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Requested Ministry-wise PIB releases Shri Rajnath Singh to inaugurate the BRICS Heads of Drug Control Agencies Working Group Meeting tomorrow Shri Prakash Javadekar assumes charge of the Ministry of Human Resource Development Air Conditioned Coach developed for DEMU Train Requested Ministry-wise PIB releases President of India writes to President of Bangladesh conveying condolences at second terrorist attack in quick succession President of India Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Bangladesh Text of the Banquet speech by Prime Minister during his visit to Mozambique (July 07, 2016) Text of PM’s statement to the media, in the joint media briefing with President of Mozambique (July 07, 2016) Joint Press Conference by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya and Mr. Guy Ryder, Director General of International Labour Organization held Understatement of Revenue by Telecom Service Providers Shri Radha Mohan

A LETTER TO ME:CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

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Dear Anjan K, At Climate Reality, we’re working to dispel gloomy misconceptions about climate change and shine light on the viable solutions that will enable us to create the clean, healthy, and renewable energy-powered planet we want. So, ready for some good news about climate change ( for a change )?                               This Good News Will Change the Way You Look at  Climate Change Forever  WATCH NOW Millions of people around the world are being affected by the consequences of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. But here’s the thing: technologies like solar and wind energy are becoming cheaper and more available, and every day we are creating a world that depends less and less on carbon-based fuels. Will Ordinary People Teach Ian  Somerhalder  About #ClimateHope? WATCH NOW Actor Ian Somerhalder is the man on the street in the Green Apple, interviewing New Yorkers about climate solutions and making the day of more than on

INDIA: Ruby Rai and the joke called Juvenile Justice

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An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission Avinash Pandey The Bihar police have arrested Ruby Rai, a 17-year-old girl, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120(B) of the India Penal Code on 26 June 2016 and have duly sent her to jail, i.e. an adult jail. Her alleged crime is that of cheating to secure top rank in the state senior secondary school examination. Questioned by a journalist after the exam, she couldn’t correctly answer even the most elementary questions. She is not the only one to be caught red-handed. There are three others who all failed to answer basic questions on subjects they had just “topped” in the exam. The rot in the educational institutions of most Indian provinces is near total. They are so infested with various syndicates engaged in cons, corruption, and forgery that their being institutions is a fact that has become secondary to the institutionalised Mafiosi that rules within. This Mafiosi, duly known as cheating mafia, admis

Webcast] UN Web TV: Provisional Live Schedule (July 4 - July 10, 2016)

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Just a heads up on the UN Web TV live coverage for the week of July 4 - July 10, 2016.  All indicated times are New York time (GMT-5), (Approximate ending time) This is an  early provisional list  of scheduled events. The list will be updated daily on the UN Web TV site ( http://webtv.un.org ) as more events are confirmed for coverage.  LIVE on UN Web TV July 4 - July 10, 2016 Provisional Weekly Calendar Monday, July 4, 2016         10:00 AM - 06:00 PM        Holiday - Independence Day   Tuesday, July 5, 2016         10:00 AM - 10:00 AM         Wednesday, July 6, 2016         10:00 AM - 06:00 PM        Holiday: Eid al-Fitr   Thursday, July 7, 2016         10:00 AM - 01:00 PM        (ECOSOC) Economic and Social Council - 35th plenary meeting. The Council is scheduled to discuss the outcomes of and conclude the ECOSOC dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Susta