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Afghan farmers lose income of more than USD 1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivationAfghan farmers suffered over $1 billion income loss due to the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation, a UN report showed. The ban, imposed in ...05 Nov, 2023, 12.03 PM IST- Afghan territory must not be used for terrorist activities: India and 5 central Asian countriesLast December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban's decision to ban university education for women in ...07 Mar, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
- Record billion methamphetamine pills seized in East, Southeast Asia last year: UNThe UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said law enforcement netted nearly 172 tonnes of methamphetamine -- approximately seven times more...30 May, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
- Taliban vow to ban heroin, but can they survive without it?The vast majority of the world's opium and heroin comes from Afghanistan, with production and exports centred in areas controlled by the Ta...19 Aug, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
- Cheap, small arms becoming weapon of choice of many terror groups: UN counter-terrorism chief"Insufficient international response in countering the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, the challenges that Member Stat...23 Feb, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
- India calls for closer and real-time intelligence sharingIn a world inter-connected through modern technologies, there is a deepening nexus between various types of transnational organised crimes ...05 Oct, 2017, 03.46 PM IST
- Disrupt finances of drug-terror nexus: IndiaThe "growing nexus of drug trafficking and terrorist networks endangers peace, security and stability across regions," Jaitley stressed.20 Apr, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
- IPR won't be part of model law on fake drugs, says UN armThe model legislative provisions have no relation to intellectual property rights and do not apply to unintentional quality defects.16 Jan, 2015, 06.00 AM IST
- How drug traffickers and terrorist groups are interlinkedMedia reports have emerged of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram making inroads into the drug trade in India.21 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- India-led BRICS opposes UN arm’s move on model drug lawUNODC had last week held closed-door meetings in Vienna to firm up a model law prescribing harsh penalties for ‘falsified’ drug-related cri...15 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- UN Office on Drugs and Crime scheduled to meet to firm up model lawIndia is not part of the UNODC expert group, but as one of the largest generic drugs suppliers, its supply chain may face direct consequenc...08 Dec, 2014, 04.36 AM IST
- India pledges over $ 9 million to UN development activitiesIndia was among the 26 countries that have pledged about $ 560 million in support of UN development activities for the next year.11 Nov, 2014, 02.18 PM IST
- Indian among 11 ship crew members freed by Somali piratesAccording to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, the 11 survivors of the MV Albedo crew were released to officials from the UN Office for...10 Jun, 2014, 12.29 PM IST
- India pledges over $11 million to United Nations bodies for 2014India has contributed over $11 million to various UN bodies for development activities for the year 2014.14 Nov, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
- Pharma products being smuggled outside India are misused: International Narcotics Control BoardPharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs continue to be diverted from Indian pharma firms and smuggled into South Asian countr...05 Mar, 2013, 09.19 PM IST
- Drug trade through Internet soaring: SK prosecution chiefInternational drug trafficking has increased, with growing Internet use, SK's prosecution chief warned while calling for greater internatio...25 Sep, 2008, 04.19 PM IST
- UN joins OPEC partner to curb HIV among drug usersThe United Nations anti-narcotics agency has joined forces with the OPEC Fund for International Development in a bid to rein in the spread ...06 May, 2008, 10.40 AM IST
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