An important event that took place at the Nextracom, in Ebene, this week brought fresh evidence of how New Delhi is emerging as an important actor on broader geopolitical stage.

The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between Mauritius and India took another blow with the arrest of a member of the Indian Parliament, Jagan Mohan Reddy, this week.

Emtel launched its latest service product, the Home and Office fixed wireless phone last week in the context of World Telecommunications Day. News on Sunday wanted to know about the features and advantages offered by this new service. Shyam Roy, the CEO provides the answers.

Salim Muthy is a pioneer in the fight against the ignominious system known as Sale by Levy which is creating day by day more poor people in the country.

Mauritius observed Earth Day earlier this week. It was an opportunity for policymakers and land users to ponder over the necessity to preserve our surface soil from erosion, pollution and deforestation. News on Sunday talks to a specialist on Soil, Land and Water Management on whether the population is aware of the importance of a sustainable agriculture in Mauritius.

Air Mauritius recently announced organisational changes to support a new business model. This new business model, which was approved by the Board in February, is well under way with the implementation of its seven- step plan.

The year 2012 has been proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Year of Cooperatives with the theme “Cooperative Enterprises build a better world.” In this context we put a few questions to Jugdish Goburdhun, former Minister of Cooperatives in the 1990-95 government.

The ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister. The Council helps formulate and implement policies pertaining to India’s external cultural relations, to foster mutual understanding between India and other countries.

USEP condemns
The union of press employees, ‘Union Syndicale des Employés de Presse’ (USEP), protests against the assault on a journalist while on duty on the night of 22 March. In fact, on that night, there was a street fight at Cite Martial, Plaine Verte.