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Moody's revises India's 2020 GDP growth forecast to 10.6 per cent contract
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): Moody's on Thursday raised India's gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to 10.6 per cent contraction, from an 11.5 per cent contraction projected earlier. It also revised calendar year 2021's GDP upwards to 10.8 per cent compared to the earlier
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China, North Korea pose cyber threat to Canada
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], November 19 (ANI): China and North Korea are among several countries that pose the greatest cybersecurity threat to Canada through their state-sponsored programs, against the country's critical infrastructure, according to a report by the country's Communications Security E
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CAG report controversy: Opposition demands Isaac's resignation, Cong write
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 17 (ANI): On a day Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac alleged the Centre added four pages, which argued that Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) loans should not be allowed, to a CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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Armenia to be held responsible for infrastructure destruction in Nagorno-K
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Armenia would be held responsible for the destruction of infrastructure in territories in unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh that had come under the control of Azerbaijan.
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Kerala government used KIIFB as a source to earn money: BJP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 15 (ANI): In the backdrop of Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac's allegation that the central government is using central agencies and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) office to sabotage developmental activities in the state, the Bhara
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Kerala FM Issac deliberately creating controversy over CAG report on KIIFB
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 15 (ANI): The United Democratic Front (UDF) on Sunday alleged that Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac was deliberately trying to create a controversy over Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) draft report on Kerala Infrastructure Investment
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Doubling RT-PCR tests in Delhi: Amit Shah announces measures to curb Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced several measures, including doubling of RT-PCR tests and strengthening medical infrastructure to bring under control Delhi's rising number of coronavirus cases.
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Railway launches 7 academic programmes in core applied sector
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra, on Thursday launched seven academic programmes aimed at creating 'best skills sets' in railway infrastructure management, systems and communication engineering and transportation cum supply chai
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Mental health strained by disaster, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Delaware [US], November 12 (ANI): Disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes are occurring with increasing frequency and severity across the globe. In addition to impacting local communities, infrastructure and the economy, these disasters also can lead to severe emotional distress and anxiety
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CCEA approves revamp of viability gap funding scheme to promote PPPs in so
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved continuation and revamp of Scheme for Financial Support to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure till 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 8,100 crore.
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Centre approves continuation, revamping of Public-Private Partnerships in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the continuation and revamping of the scheme for financial support to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme ti
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Punjab Health Minister hands appointment letters to 482 medical officers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 482 medical officers, including 107 specialist doctors, in a move that the Chief Minister said would help further strengthen the state's health infrastructu
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