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HC issues notice to PMC Bank on plea seeking release of emergency funds to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank and others on an application seeking immediate release of emergency funds to meet the financial needs arising out of sudden o
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India to supply 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to UNICEF
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 3 (ANI): India's Serum Institute will be supplying 1.1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Novavax to around 100 countries for approximately USD 3 per dose for the low and lower-middle-income countries, said Henrietta Fore, United Nation
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70 children injured during days of protests in Lebanon's Tripoli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Protests in Lebanon's second-largest city, Tripoli, have led to the injury of at least 70 children over the course of one week, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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UN Children's Fund seeks record USD 6.4bn for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking USD 6.4 billion for next year (2021), to reach 300 million people, including 190 million children, for its largest emergency funding appeal, UNICEF said in a statement on Thursday.
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UN releases USD 25 million for women-led projects fighting gender-based vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian chief has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund to support women-led organisations that prevent and respond to gender-based violence.
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Haryana government mulling emergency fund for farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 12 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister JP Dalal on Monday said that state government is considering a proposal to create an emergency fund to provide immediate financial assistance to farmers during an emergency.
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IMF provides Jamaica with USD 520 mn to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] (ANI), May 16: Jamaica's request for an emergency fund to deal with urgent needs raised by the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved with a USD 520 million loan by the International Monetary Fund.
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India hands over third tranche of assistance to Bangladesh under COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 6 (ANI): The High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das handed over the third tranche of assistance from India - RT-PCR test kits for 30,000 tests - to Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday.
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India sends medical supplies to Bhutan to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thimphu [Bhutan], April 28 (ANI): India has sent a consignment of medical supplies, including Hydroxychloroquine, under the Coronavirus Emergency Fund to Bhutan to assist the country in its fight against coronavirus.
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Combating COVID-19: India sends 2nd tranche of medical supplies to Banglad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 26 (ANI): India on Sunday sent the second tranche of assistance containing one lakh hydroxychloroquine tablets and 50,000 surgical gloves under the Coronavirus Emergency Fund to Bangladesh.
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Pakistan convenes SAARC meet on COVID-19, officials attend
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday called a meeting of SAARC countries on COVID-19, claiming it to be a ministerial conference, but later it turned out that only official-level dignitaries participated at the forum.
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Hong Kong approves US$18 billion aid to fight virus outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 18 (ANI): Hong Kong's legislature on Saturday approved HK$137.5 billion (US$18 billion) in emergency funding, the largest aid package rolled out since COVID-19 hit, even though lawmakers on both sides said measures needed to be expanded to help the unemployed.
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