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US Delegation visits Serum Institute of India in Pune, discusses cooperati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI): Highlighting 75 years of the US-India bilateral relationship and their cooperation on health issues, a US delegation visited the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune today and noted the critical role played by US-India cooperation in addressing
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India sees slight dip in COVID infection with 14,092 new cases in last 24
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India on Sunday saw a slight decline in the Covid cases as it reported 14,092 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with its active caseload standing at 1,16,861, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.
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Rainfall adds to garbage problem in Kathmandu, fear of water-borne disease
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 14 (ANI): Monsoon rainfall resulting in inundation has added owes to Kathmandu's garbage problem as the rainwater scatters dumped waste all across roads and footpaths.
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Wikimania 2022: The festival edition brings together Wikipedia volunteers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/San Francisco [US], August 12 (ANI/Seraphim): Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians - the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible - come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. Now in its 17th edition, the conferen
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Over 7 pc Indians owned cryptocurrency in 2021, says UN trade body
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 (ANI): Over seven per cent of Indians owned digital currency in the form of cryptocurrency in 2021, according to the United Nations trade and development body UNCTAD, which said the use of cryptocurrencies globally, including the developing countries, has incr
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Pandemic might have led to health inequalities among ethnic groups
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, pre-existing health disparities among ethnic minorities with diabetes have become worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SIP Academy announces educational support for over 1000 under privileged c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI/PNN): SIP Academy announced social impact initiatives to provide and empower underprivileged children for their educational needs. As SIP Academy is now doing well Dinesh Victor, MD of SIP Academy emphasised on the importance of supporting childre
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Pakistan's Dasu hydropower project hit by cost overrun
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Pakistan's most important project with the capacity to generate 2,160 MW of hydel electricity, which got delayed by three years, has been hit by a cost overrun of upto 100 billion Pakistani rupees.
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People Matters TechHR 2022 brings fresh eyes to the world of HR
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): The premier HR and Work Tech event of the year, People Matters TechHR Conference returned with enthusiasm this August 4 and 5. Deep diving into the future of people and work, this year's conference is themed #FreshEyes: it focuses on innovating s
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RBI hikes repo rate: How real estate developers reacted
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Coming on the heels of a 50 BPS increase in the last MPC meeting, the hike in repo rate of 50 BPS by RBI last week raises the lending rate to 5.4 per cent and brings it at par with pre-pandemic levels. Even though it appears marginal, it has evoked
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Home loans growing much faster in Tier 3, 4 districts, shows SBI Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Home loan portfolios in tier 3 and tier 4 districts are growing at a much faster rate than tier 1 and tier 2 districts post-pandemic, a study conducted by SBI Research showed.
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Cooperative federalism helped India emerge from COVID pandemic: PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Highlighting the efforts of state governments in combating the challenge of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said collective efforts in the spirit of cooperative federalism as a force helped India emerge from the COVID pandemic.
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