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Global arms trade: USA increases dominance; arms flows to the Middle East surge, says SIPRI

(Stockholm, 11 March 2019) The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2014–18 was 7.8 per cent higher than in 2009–13 and 23 per cent higher than in 2004–2008, according to new data on arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) at www.sipri.org. The five largest exporters in 2014–18 were the …

International Women’s Day – 8 March 2019

The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata supported NSHM Knowledge Campus’s ‘Y-Factor International Conference on Media and Society’ to mark International Women’s Day 2019, held at Birla Industrial Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata on 8 March. Over the course of today and tomorrow, the sessions will discuss a number of topics including “Woman and Media”, as well …

Message on International Women’s Day 2019

The Secretary-General New York, 8 March 2019 Gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to global progress on peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. We can only re-establish trust in institutions, rebuild global solidarity and reap the benefits of diverse perspectives by challenging historic injustices and promoting the rights and dignity of all. …

Virgin Atlantic ushers in no-makeup for cabin crew

Female cabin crew can now opt to go without makeup and wear pants 7th March 2019, New Delhi: In a significant change for the aviation industry, Virgin Atlantic announced to drop off compulsory dress codes such as wearing make-up for both female and male cabin crew as well as skirts for female cabin crew. Virgin …

NASSCOM Organized Partnership Program to Promote Trade Between NASSCOM Member Companies and Israeli Companies

NEW DELHI, March 7, 2019: In an effort to provide market access toIT-ITeS companies from India, The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), today announced that ithas established one more collaboration initiative to boost trade between Indian and Israeli companies. The initiative was announced in partnership with the Embassy of India in Israel …

Nielsen: The Number of Modern Channel Stores Has Increased and Convenience Stores Have Sprung up.

Online Growth Slows, Convenience Stores Rise Beijing-February 28, 2019-Nielsen’s latest “China Shoppers Trend Report – Convenience Stores” shows that the number of modern channel stores has increased rapidly, with the number of supermarkets (+10%), small supermarkets (+9%) and convenience stores (+14%) maintaining a strong growth trend in the past three years, while the number of …