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Asian finance and health ministers pledge support for universal health cov
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Sep 17 (ANI): More than 40 finance and health ministers and deputy ministers from across Asia and the Pacific on Thursday stressed the importance of universal health coverage (UHC) and the need for stronger collaboration to mobilise healthcare financing.
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Survey conducted by NCERT to understand online learning amid COVID-19 pand
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recently conducted a survey to understand the scenario of Online Learning of school students amid COVID-1
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Over 14.12 lakh Indians returned under Vande Bharat Mission so far: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): More than 14.12 lakh Indian nationals stranded in foreign countries due to COVID-19 pandemic have returned to India under Vande Bharat Mission so far, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
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COVID-19: With black board strapped to bike, Chhattisgarh teacher conducts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Korea (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Rudra Rana, a government school teacher in Chhattisgarh's Korea district travels on his bike with a blackboard strapped around to educate children by holding 'mohalla' classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Walmart announces two new grants to help India's smallholder farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced two new grants as part of a commitment made in September 2018 to invest 25 million dollars (about Rs 180 crore) over five years in improving farmer livelihoods in India.
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South Korea donates one lakh masks to TVS Motor Company
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] September 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Social welfare corporation Anguk Zen Center in South Korea, headed by the Venerable Abbot, Subul Sunim, in an exceptional gesture of humanitarian support and solidarity between the two nations, donated one lakh health masks for free d
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UN chief calls for more efforts to address global fragilities exposed by C
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for more efforts to address the global fragilities that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed.
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Pandemic poses risk to decade of progress in health, education, child surv
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A decade of growth of the Human Capital index, defined by improvements in health, education and child survival rates, faces an unprecedented threat from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic unless nations begin developing long-term protection
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Sellers of tea in Assam's Guwahati face economic hardships due to pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 16 (ANI): Tea leaves sellers in Guwahati said that they are facing economic hardships as the sales have decreased due to the rise in prices owing to production shortfall amid COVID-19 pandemic and floods in the state.
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BJD MP proposes central income support scheme like PM-Kisan Nidhi for weav
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Biju Janta Dal (BJD) MP Amar Patnaik on Wednesday proposed a central income support scheme like the PM-Kisan Nidhi for the weaver community in India to help them to face hardships during COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.
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PwC commits to net zero emissions by 2030 globally
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Sep 16 (ANI): Global consulting major PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has made a worldwide science-based commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, including supporting its clients to reduce their emissions.
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Why cruising should top your bucket list when the world opens up
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Experiences define our lives marking the many memories and milestones that are to be cherished forever.
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