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WHO calls on global stakeholders to invest in South-East Asia to prevent T
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): On the eve of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organisation called on the national, international and global stakeholders to invest at least USD 3 billion annually in the South-East Asian region to prevent over 1.5 million TB deaths by 2025.
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FDI inflow to India declines to $74.01 billion in 2021
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to India declined to $74.01 billion in the calendar year 2021, which is 15 per cent lower from $87.55 billion recorded in the previous year, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Wednesday.
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India's merchandise exports cross $400 billion for first time
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New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): India's merchandise exports crossed the $400 billion mark in the current financial year, nine days ahead of the target, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
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India's coal demand likely to increase by 63 pc by 2030
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New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): India's coal demand is projected to increase to 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, an increase of around 63 per cent from the current level, despite a big push given to renewable/non-fossil based energy sources, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary
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ANVI introduces India's first AI powered alternative digital bank to deliv
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New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI/PNN): ANVI is building a fully digital, comprehensive banking and financial services ecosystem across India by connecting a population of one billion underbanked Indians, retailers and SMEs to deliver essential financial services for free and bring them affor
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PM Modi hails milestone as India achieves highest ever goods export target
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New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): History has been scripted, as India achieved its highest ever goods export target of USD 400 billion nine days ahead of schedule, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
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Exports of Cotton Textiles exceeds target - Chairman, TEXPROCIL
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI/PNN): Exports of Cotton textile products such as Made-ups ((including home textiles), Fabrics and Yarns have reached US $13.95 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, surpassing the Government's target of US$ 12.50 billion.
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Retirement and second home market size will increase to $4 billion by 2026
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New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): India's retirement and second home market segment is expected to grow annually by 23.63 per cent in the next 5 years taking the size of the market to USD 4.021 billion by 2026 from the current size of around USD 1.4 billion, an industry report showed. Read More
Pakistan power utilities seek permission to increase tariff
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Pakistani power utilities sought permission to raise Pakistani Rupees (Rs) 44 billion additional funds in April by charging extra tariff from the customers of power distribution companies (Discos) and K-Electric.
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France freezes USD 24bn of Russian Central Bank's assets
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Paris [France], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France has frozen 22 billion euros ($24 billion) worth of assets belonging to the Russian Central Bank, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
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Japanese automaker Suzuki to invest USD 1.26bn in India to step up EV prod
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Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI): Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. is planning to invest around USD 1.26 billion in India to step up production of electric vehicles and build a new plant for car batteries, local media reported on Saturday.
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Human-induced climate change can cause widespread disruption in nature, sa
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Bern [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world despite efforts to reduce the risks, a recent study has found.
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