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OPIC loan to expand access to clean water in India
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): The U.S. government's development finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on Monday, committed a USD 12.5 million (Rs. 80 crore) loan to a project that will expand access to affordable clean drinking water to millions of low and
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World Tuberculosis Day: Know all about the disease
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): According to World Health Organisation (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and resulted in 1.8 million deaths in 2016, alone. 95% of TB deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries.
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MoneyTap surpasses one million user downloads
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): MoneyTap, an app-based credit line announced that it has crossed the milestone of one million user installs. With an aim to serve the lower-middle income group, MoneyTap has now lowered the annual interest rate to 13 percent (down from 15 percent).
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Cabinet approves increase in carpet area of houses eligible for interest s
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.16 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved increase in the carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the Middle Income Group (MIG) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
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PM Modi announces post-demonetisation sops
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.31 (ANI): Announcing several post demonetisation sops for the poor, middle class, pregnant women, senior citizens and farmers in a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that two new middle income categories have been created und
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Free sanitary pads, puberty lessons can improve girls' school attenda
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 22 (ANI): Giving free sanitary pads and lessons on puberty to teenage girls can be an effective way in boosting their attendance at schools, which can have long-term economic implications for women in low and middle-income countries, reveals a new study.
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UN body says new investments in global health workforce will create jobs,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Sept.21 (ANI): The Presidents of France and South Africa have called for urgent investments globally to create new jobs in the health sector in order to prevent a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers primarily in low- and lower-middle-income countries, a
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India must 're-engage' with Indian Ocean region, says Jay Panda
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, Sept. 2 (ANI): Asserting that the philosophy of India's engagement in the Indian Ocean region is going to be one of cooperation with other nations focusing on respecting the rules and mutual benefit, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Jay Panda on Friday said that re-engagement with th
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Avail fastest possible ambulance service with 'LifeHover' app
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): According to the bulletin of the World Health Organization, the likelihood of death after injury is up to six-fold greater because of delay in a low and middle-income country than in a high-income country.
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