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Four ideas to save peace: Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the UN must reform to recover its authorityFrom Nigeria through the ME to Afghanistan and Ukraine, millions are dying from war, or imminently threatened by it, and the UN seems power...
Ratan Tata signs up for Richard Branson’s B Team; to change way businesses are conducted and governedRatan Tata has signed up to a new global experiment christened Plan B, which seeks to infuse businesses with a new DNA that puts people and...
Tobacco industry’s bet on India & China may lead to surge in lifestyle diseases: Thomas ZeltnerThe tobacco industry has high designs on markets such as India and China, and he portends a massive rise in lifestyle-related diseases in t...
Zeltner Committee report in 2000: A bombshell on tobacco industryChitra Subramaniam Duella offers an insider's view of how a few committed men and women at the WHO battled Big Tobacco. Excerpts from an up...
Rio+20: What transpired in the summit, and what it means for companies & citizensAfter 20 years of more words than action, when the world assembled there again, not much had changed. Many words were exchanged, but not en...
- Telenor readies legal, diplomatic fight to save investment
SC was critical of Unitech, Swan and Tata Tele diluting stake to foreign players such as Telenor, Etisalat and NTT DoCoMo.
- Australian, Japanese PMs launch nuclear commission
The leaders of Australia and Japan on Thursday launched a commission to press for nuclear non proliferation and disarmament ahead of review...
- Ban appoints two new envoys to work on climate change
Outgoing president of UN General Assembly along with former President of Botswana have been appointed Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoys on clima...
- Ban appoints two new envoys for climate change
The outgoing president of UN General Assembly along with former President of Botswana have been appointed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's S...
- Ruia to fund 'The Elders' group
Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia joins Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel to fund The Elders group.