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India takes lead: 19-year-old Indian Golfer Krishiv KL Tekchandani gives a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI/PRNewswire): The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic reached India in February, 2020. India, with a population of more than 1.34 billion - the second largest population in the world - worked on multiple strategies, contributions and innovations
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Amazon profit soars more than 200 pc in Q1 to $8 billion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 30 (ANI): Amazon's profits more than tripled in the first quarter of 2021 as the pandemic continued to boost its online retail, cloud and advertising businesses, reports CNN.
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Sustainability-linked debt rising as new asset class: S&P
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, April 30 (ANI): The issuance of sustainability-linked debt instruments will top 200 billion dollars this year due to burgeoning sustainability-linked loan market and growing popularity of sustainability-linked bonds, according to a report published on Friday by S&P Global.
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Moderna to supply twice as many than planned COVID vaccine doses in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US pharmaceutical company Moderna seeks to supply 3 billion vaccine doses against COVID-19 in 2022 instead of 1.4 billion, which is twice as many than planned, according to the company's statement, published on Thursday.
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India's processed food market is expected to grow to USD 470 billion by 20
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Indian processed food market is expected to grow to USD 470 billion by 2025 from USD 263 billion (2019-20), professional services firm KPMG said in a report released on Thursday.
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US Democratic Senator says he's 'uncomfortable' with mounting cost of Bide
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday said that he is growing uncomfortable with the mounting cost of President Joe Biden's latest agenda on American jobs and families, with the latest installment expected to cost about USD 1.8 billion.
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ADB's 2020 operations hit record high to aid COVID-19 response
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 27 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed a record 31.6 billion dollars in 2020 to help Asia and the Pacific swiftly tackle the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak; support a green, sustainable recovery from the pandemic; and address longer-term
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Global carbon emissions set for second-biggest increase in history: IEA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 26 (ANI): Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 - the second-largest increase in history - reversing most of last year's decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report s
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Blackstone commits up to $2.8 billion to acquire controlling stake in Mpha
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Global investment firm Blackstone on Monday announced that private equity funds managed by it have entered into definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in IT solutions provider Mphasis Ltd.
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Chinese bank to review USD 6 bn loan for Pakistan's ML-1 railway project
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has sent Pakistan's first modern railways' infrastructure project -- Main Line-1 (ML-1) -- to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a USD 6 billion loan.
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Pakistan's NAB unveils corruption in Gwadar project
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government "plans" to make Gwadar the "next Dubai" under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) Balochistan chapter has unveiled a total corruption o
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UK-based fintech Revolut appoints Paroma Chatterjee as India CEO, as it ki
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today the UK-based global fintech Revolut, valued at USD 5.5 billion last year, has announced the appointment of Paroma Chatterjee as its CEO in India, as the company continues to expand globally.
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