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Portal on Green Budgeting Launched at TERI Event Where Experts Pushed for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Quite like the child and gender budgeting provisions in public budgets which address social objectives, experts at a National Webinar on Green Budgeting organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi on Wednesday, emphasized
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Textbooks not keeping pace of increasing climate impacts: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For example, the study found that most textbooks published in the 2010s included less information about climate change than they did in the
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Cabinet approves opening of new Consulates in Maldives, Lithuania
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Responding to a query by a Parliamentary panel on India having only resident Missions in 48 countries out of 193 UN member nations, the Centre on Tuesday said the Cabinet has approved the opening of new Consulates in Maldives, Lithuania.
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Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of railway stations with
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Railway Ministry has formulated a new policy for the modernization of stations named the "Amrit Bharat Station" scheme that envisages the development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term vision, said an official statement.
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"Project implementation suffered setbacks": Govt reply to Parliamentary Pa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
India said the setback in project implementation was due to the political and security situation in Afghanistan.
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Sudden COVID-19 outbreaks depict lack of efficacy of Chinese vaccines: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Turkish government which initially accepted Chinese vaccines is now scrutinising its efficacy after learning of China's involvement in data tempering of side effects only to enhance its vaccine sale.
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China's economy grew 3.2% in 2022, well below forecast: Centre for Economi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
This was well below forecast and seems to have been caused by lockdowns associated with its Zero Covid policy, the London-based consultancy said in a report.
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India emerges as leading investment destination
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
India with a more youthful labour force also overtook China as the fastest-growing of the world's major economies.
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China to drop COVID-19 quarantine rule for inbound travellers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
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Fresh signs COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in China
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After China abandoned its restrictive "zero Covid" policy about two weeks ago, regional numbers of infected persons with coronavirus point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched healthcare systems, writes Chang Che, Asia technology correspondent for The New York Times (NYT).
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Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns, and unemployment had surged to the highest level in six months.
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I&B ministry submits task force report on 'Realising AVGC-XR Sector Po
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
For a comprehensive and consistent implementation of the AVGC Task Force recommendations, a draft of the National Policy for AVGC Sector Potential Realization and a draft of Model State Policy for AVGC sector initiatives at the State level have also been prepared, I&B Secretary.
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