India held bilateral meetings with various countries at the WSIS Forum 2017
The Dollar Business Bureau The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2017 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The annual WSIS Forum is a global multi-stakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development. The Forum provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices, while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge Societies. The Forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators and other UN organisations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women, WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNICEF and UN Regional Commissions). It provides an ...
India, Japan plan an alternative to OBOR
The Dollar Business Bureau China’s 2 day unveiling of the One Belt One Road initiative, saw 29 heads of state coming together to partake in the $900 bn investment initiative aimed at developing land and sea trade routes from China to Europe; there were two conspicuous absent nations from the meet, Japan and India. India in its statement reply to China’s invitation to the initiative said, “We are of firm belief that connectivity initiatives must be based on universally recognized international norms, good governance, rule of law, openness, transparency and equality... Connectivity projects must be pursued in a manner that respects sovereignty and territorial integrity. India’s reluctance is plain and open. The CPEC route threatens to violate India’s sovereignty as the project passes ...
Energy body refutes reports of centre not pursuing solar plants with 1 lakh MW
Jayarama Emani| The Dollar Business President of Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), Ajay Prakash Shrivastava, refuted reports in certain sections of the Media that claimed that the government is not pursuing installation of solar plants with 1 lakh megawatt capacity in the year 2015-16. Speaking to The Dollar Business, Shrivastava said, “The reports are not entirely true. The activities are there though at a slow speed which should be speeded up. Various state governments have come up with solar energy policy and others are in line and are hoping for joint ventures with foreign investors.” Stating that the implementation of the scheme is taking time as solar energy is a new venture and before implementation of the scheme, ...
