Hyundai Unveils New Car from India

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Another thumbs up for the Indian economy comes from the latest launch from Hyundai. The Korean giant, which was the 6th largest car maker in the world in 2006, launched a car for the world market for the first time from India.

Hyundai had sales of over $ 29 billion in 2006. The Hyundai Motor India Ltd recently introduced its new compact car, ‘i10’ priced between Rs 3.39 lakh and Rs 3.98 lakh. ( 1 lakh=100000).

“The i10 will be manufactured only in our Indian plant and exported to over 70 countries,” said Hyundai Motor Company President Jae Kook Choi in New Delhi.

“Hyundai Motor India is poised to play a very important role not only in India but also in HMC´s global plans with HMI becomes Hyundai´s global hub for small car manufacturing,” said Choi Jae-Kook. “We are very proud of the i10 as it brings the best of Hyundai´s design and technology and I am confident that it will be a very big success around the world,” he added

The Millennium Development Goals

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Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals came out of the Millennium Declaration adopted by 189 countires in September 2000. Here the largest-ever gathering of world leaders ushered in the new millennium by adopting the Millennium Declaration. this was then translated into a roadmap setting out goals to be reached by 2015.

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) build on agreements made at United Nations conferences in the 1990s and represent commitments by all countries to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental degradation.

The MDG Monitor gives you information on the progress made towards the achievement of each of the Goals. The Goals are:-

• Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
• Achieve Unniversal Primary Education
• Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
• Reduce Child Mortality
• Improve Maternal Health
• Combat HIV AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
• Ensure Environmental Sustainability
• Develop a Global Partnership for Development

If you are interested, find out how you can support the achievement of the MDGs.