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Global disparity in access to essential vaccines in demand by wealthy nati
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Approximately 16 billion vaccine doses, worth USD 141 billion, were supplied in 2021, almost three times the 2019 market volume (5.8 billion) and nearly three-and-a-half times the 2019 market value (USD 38 billion). The increase was primarily driven by COVID-19 vaccines, showing the incredib
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India saves $4.2 bn in fuel costs via solar generation in first half of 20
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The report compiled by energy think tank Ember said India had been facing the high price of coal and this is one of the main factors in the ongoing power crises. However, the country managed to save $4.2 billion in fuel costs in the reviewed period and also avoided the use for an additional
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EU proposes 18-billion-euro support package for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
This stable, regular and predictable financial assistance - averaging EUR1.5 billion per month - will help cover a significant part of Ukraine's short-term funding needs for 2023, which the Ukrainian authorities and the International Monetary Fund estimate at EUR3 to EUR4 billion per month.
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China-funded secret railway contract unearthed in Kenya: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The USD 4.7 billion rail project known as the Standard Gauge Railway starts from Kenya's coastal region, began five years ago and has become the focus of multiple criminal investigations, weighing down the country's economy with debt.
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Katy Perry under fire for voting for billionaire Rick Caruso
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singer Katy Perry is under fire for voting for billionaire Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
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Elon Musk's net worth drops below USD 200 billion as Tesla shares slump
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
So far this year, data showed that Tesla shares have declined over 50 per cent. Over the past five sessions, they slid nearly 15 per cent.
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Study shows Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million years ag
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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KKR to invest $400 m in Serentica Renewables
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The statement from KKR said currently, Serentica had entered into three long-term PPAs and was in the process of developing 1,500 MW of solar and wind power projects across various states including Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. Serentica's medium term goal is to install 5,000 MW of
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COP27 hosts launch plan to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda outlines 30 Adaptation Outcomes to enhance resilience for 4 billion people living in the most climate-vulnerable communities by 2030
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Trade turnover with India may come close to USD 30 billion by end of 2022:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The talks between Manturov and Jaishankar were held in the format of a meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.
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Gates Foundation calls for Bold and Immediate Action at COP27, Announces n
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sharm El-Sheikh [Egypt], November 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders' calls for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation and pledged to invest USD 1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long
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