A bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who is set to demit office on Monday, May 15, directed a batch of petitions seeking a ban on the commercial cultivation of.
New York [US], September 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): During United Nations General Assembly week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation alongside governments, philanthropies, the private sector, NGOs, and global and community leaders announced commitments totalling USD 1.27 billion to improve and save millions of lives. The funding will address overlapping global crises that have reversed the progress already made toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). The foundation's sixth annual Goalkeepers Report notes that nearly every indicator of the Global Goals is off track at the halfway point for achieving them by 2030. Despite these challenges, the report highlights opportunities to accelerate progress by investing in long-term solutions and innovative approaches to entrenched issues, including poverty, inequality, and climate change. "This week has underscored the urgency of the challenges we face, and the promise of sustainable solutions that save and im
(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Department of National Defense (DND) will obey President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s guidance to build stronger relationships with the country's neighbors without yielding Philippine sovereignty and territory, its spokesperson said Tuesday. "We will adhere to the President's guidance to build stronger, multifaceted relations with our neighbors but not at the expense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity," Arsenio Andolong said in response to queries on how they plan to go about the Chief Executive's independent foreign policy where the country seeks to be a "friend to all, enemy to none." Andolong said the DND would accomplish this through active engagement and dialogues with its foreign defense and military counterparts. "The President was firm in his direction - we shall not cede an inch of our territory to any foreign power. To this end, the DND shall continue to pursue the modernization of t
COOPERATION. Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines F.M. Borhan Uddin delivers his speech in a business seminar organized by the embassy at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City on Friday (June 24, 2022). Uddin said there is much to explore to improve economic ties between the Philippines and Bangladesh as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. (PNA photo by Kris Crismundo) MANILA - The Philippines and Bangladesh can further strengthen their 50 years of diplomatic ties by partnering in critical sectors that will address pressing challenges in both countries. In a business seminar of the Bangladesh Embassy in Makati City Friday, Bangladesh Ambassador to Manila F.M. Borhan Uddin cited that food, pharmaceutical, and climate change and risk reduction are areas where the two countries can explore more opportunities. Uddin said Filipino and Bangladeshi businesses should explore the sectors of agriculture and food processing where both countries can complement each oth