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Bangladesh

India- Bangladesh Meet to Build Capacities of Civil Servants

The National Centre of Good Governance has successfully conducted 71 Capacity Building Programs for 2660 Bangladesh Civil Service Officers from 2014 to 2024. The two sides...

OWSA Staff - 20 May 2024

Forced disappearances

UN Rights Office Urges Sri Lanka to Reveal Fate of the Disappeared

The report outlined the extensive psychological, social and economic impact on the families, particularly on women who often become the primary breadwinners in challenging...

OWSA Contributor - 20 May 2024

Air

Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures

The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region and has directed concerned Pollution...

OWSA Staff - 16 May 2024

Livestock

Poultry Industry Leaders Unite Over Industry Principles to Reduce the Need to Use Antimicrobials

Collectively, these organizations reach over 100 countries and represent over 40 per cent of global poultry meat production spanning all sectors of poultry production...

OWSA Contributor - 15 May 2024

Clean tech

Principal Scientific Adviser Chairs Meeting to Discuss Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land

Industry experts and key government officials from various ministries provided their inputs on various schemes under their departments for biomass cultivation and production of...

OWSA Staff - 15 May 2024

Human rights

Discrimination Against Nepali Dalits Needs Urgent Action, Says Amnesty Report

The State of Nepal falls short to protect Dalits, the report says, adding that distrust in the police and justice system goes together with...

OWSA Contributor - 14 May 2024

Afghanistan

Over 300 Dead as Floods Batter Afghanistan

Taliban authorities sent helicopters to try to assist civilians overnight after receiving reports that over 100 people were stranded. Over 300 people have died as...

OWSA Contributor - 13 May 2024

Global Governance

A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space

The world is facing a crisis of the “rule of law” in disarmament. Key treaties have failed to achieve universal membership, failed to be...

Inter Press Service - 9 May 2024

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