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Pakistan faces acute shortage of medicine amid devastating flood
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Following heavy rains and floods in Pakistan, close to five billion people are at risk of various diseases and medical experts and organizations have warned that medicines worth over a billion rupee are immediately needed in the affected areas.
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India emerging as 'Start-up Hub'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 2 (ANI): The Year 2021 was 'The Year of Unicorns' for India with 43 start-ups achieving a valuation of over USD 1 billion.
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CanAm reaches major milestone of repaying USD 2.15 billion to EB-5 investo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Leading player in the EB-5 industry CanAm Enterprises ("CanAm") today announced the commendable achievement of a major industry milestone that includes the repayment of a whopping USD 2.15 billion in EB-5 capital to their global investors. To ce
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Debt-ridden Sri Lanka reaches staff level agreement for USD 2.9 million de
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and debt-ridden Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday reached a staff-level agreement to support Sri Lanka's economic policies with a 48-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of about USD 2.9 billi
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Coal India adopts integrated planning approach to ensure energy security
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Coal India Ltd (CIL) has adopted an integrated planning approach by strengthening evacuation infrastructure for one billion tonne production and seamless transportation of coal to the end users to ensure the energy security in the country by enhancing coal
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Beijing spends more on restricting movement of its citizens than on defenc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): As Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime in China continues to restrict the movement of hundreds of thousands of citizens under the banner of the Zero Covid Policy, local governments across the country are going too far in tightening their stranglehold on ordina
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Afghanistan owes USD 1.4 billion in debt to foreign countries amid economi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Amid the economic downturn in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the country now owes USD 1.4 billion in debt to foreign countries and major financial institutions.
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Govt targets to increase coal production to 1. 23 billion tonnes by 2024-2
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The government targets to increase coal production to 1.23 billion tonnes by 2024-25, the Ministry of Coal said on Wednesday.
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Living in timber cities could avoid more than 100 billion tons of CO2 emis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Postdam [Germany], August 30 (ANI): New research by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany suggests that living in timber cities could avoid emissions.
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EU mulls on USD 8 bn in macro-financial loans for Kyiv
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union's leadership is looking for a way to provide Ukraine with up to 8 billion euros (USD 8 billion) in macro-financial assistance, which was announced several months ago, and is holding technical talks on the issue with member state
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Nepal signs USD 140mn concessional loan pact with World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 30 (ANI): Nepal government and the World Bank have signed a concessional financing agreement for USD 100 million (equivalent to Rs 12.7 billion) for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID).
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HCL Jigsaw edition 3 announces India's Top Young Problem Solvers
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Delhi-NCR [India], August 30 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL, a USD 11.8 billion global conglomerate, today announced the winners of the third edition of HCL Jigsaw, India's premier critical reasoning platform. Crowned as 'India's Top Young Problem Solvers', the winners demonstrated exceptiona
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