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ADB approves $250 million support for Nepal's Covid-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 26 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 250 million dollar concessional loan to help the government of Nepal fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Union Cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): A meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday in the national capital.
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Nepal reports first COVID-19 death
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Nepal reported the first death due to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country on Saturday.
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COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 15 (ANI): The global economy could suffer between 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion dollars in losses -- equivalent to 6.4 to 9.7 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) -- as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new
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Global coronavirus tally surpasses 3.8 million
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease worldwide has surpassed 3.8 million, while the death toll has exceeded 267,000, according to the latest data provided by Johns Hopkins University.
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ADB approves $500 million for Bangladesh's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved an additional 500 million dollar loan to bolster the efforts of Bangladesh government to manage the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the country's economy and public health.
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Punjab testing up to 2,800 samples daily: Captain Amarinder Singh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that his State is testing up to 2,800 samples daily for the coronavirus disease.
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Manufacturing output plummets amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): There was an unprecedented contraction in Indian manufacturing output during April amid the national lockdown restrictions to help stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which in turn led to widespread business closures.
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Japan to support ADB developing member countries' response to COVID-19 cha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Japan has committed to providing emergency support of 150 million dollars to Asian Development Bank (ADB) which is providing several targeted interventions to support its developing member countries (DMCs) in combating the effects of novel coronaviru
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SCMS Pune ensuring students' safety and continuous learning during COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] April 29 (ANI): The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has changed the usual activities of the college and as the country fights the virus with nationwide lockdown, SCMS Pune has left no stone unturned to stand by its students during the distressing tim
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ADB approves $1.5 billion financing to support India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 1.5 billion dollar loan to India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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ADB, AIM launch global hackathon for digital ideas to respond to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 24 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on Friday launched the #DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 virtual challenge to crowdsource digital solutions and ideas to help countries in Asia and the Pacific deal with the medium- a
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