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ED Show Cause Notice and 62 Crore Penalty to Amnesty India

Amnesty India’s CEO Aakar Patel has written extensively about issues of governance and communalism in India and many senior civil society leaders saw this...

OWSA Staff - 8 July 2022

Accountability

No Forced Labour in Xinjiang Cotton Fields, Says Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Garments Buying Association’s had advised its members to exercise caution while importing fabrics from China for making readymade garments in the light...

OWSA Contributor - 8 July 2022

Accountability

WFP Paints a Gloomy Picture as Sri Lankans Skip Meals

Three of every 10 Sri Lankan households are unsure where their next meal will come from, the latest Food Insecurity Assessment brought out by...

OWSA Contributor - 8 July 2022

Air

‘Middle East Cooperation Needed’ to Combat Dust Storms

After storms swept through Iraq, Iran, Syria, Kuwait in recent weeks, countries are banding together to tackle surge in dust storms. Iran, Iraq and...

SciDevNet - 8 July 2022

Bangladesh

Drug-Resistant Typhoid ‘Spreading Out of South Asia’

SouthAsia now generates extensively drug-resistant typhoid strains that are spreading to other parts of the world. The study involved whole-genome sequencing of 3,489 S....

SciDevNet - 7 July 2022

Diversity

When Will The UN Get Its First Woman Secretary-General?

Permanent representatives to the UN are nominated by their respective governments — and each member state takes it turn, in geographical rotation, to field...

Inter Press Service - 7 July 2022

Accreditation

Bangladesh Violates Rights of the Workers Who Fuel Its Galloping Economic Growth, Says Report

Workers have been exposed to mass dismissals and criminal prosecution for exercising their right to peaceful protest, the report says. It points out how...

OWSA Contributor - 7 July 2022

Accountability

Two Pakistani Journalists Assassinated in Two Days

Two Pakistani journalists were murdered by unidentified assailants on 1 and 2 July. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the...

OWSA Contributor - 6 July 2022

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Cooperative Sector Poised for Transformative Growth: Amit Shah Charts Roadmap for Self-Reliance

In a significant boost to India’s cooperative movement, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on July 6, 2026, outlined a comprehensive expansion strategy during the fifth foundation day celebrations of the Ministry of Cooperation.