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ADB to approve $350m loan for Pak's energy sector reforms
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 14 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to shortly approve a loan worth USD 350 million for reforms and financial sustainability programmes that aims to address fiscal, governance, technical and policy deficits in Pakistan's energy sector.
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Vice president Naidu expresses concern over pendency of court cases, calls
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the heavy pendency of cases in various courts in the country, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that there is a need in the improvement of the efficiency of the justice system.
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Out of 213 Rajya Sabha MPs, 89 declared pecuniary interests: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Out of the total 213 sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha, 89 MPs have declared that they have a financial interest in under either of the categories -- remunerative directorship, regular remunerated activity, shareholding of controlling nature, paid consultancy or
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Banks consolidation no fix for near-term challenges: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): The proposed further consolidation of Indian state-owned banks should be a long-term positive for the industry but not necessarily a remedy for its near-term challenges, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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Modi government's 100 days demonstrated 'grit' to bring about lasting refo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 9 (ANI): The Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC), BJP-affiliated think-tank, on Monday said that the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government have demonstrated its "grit" to bring about lasting reforms.
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Hong Kong students continue boycott pressing for more demands
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 6 (ANI): Thousands of students and alumni continued to boycott schools across Hong Kong on Friday and formed a human chain to register their protest. The students are upset with the government for not fulfilling their other demands after withdrawing the Extradition Bill.
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High-level team of DoNER ministry to visit J-K
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI): A high-level team of officers from the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to look into the new reforms and best practices that can be introduced in the region.
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Execution remains key in amalgamation of public sector banks: Ind-Ra
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Wednesday the amalgamation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) along with implementation of specific measures on governance reforms could improve their performance on a sustainable basis, subject to the succ
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Naidu calls for reforms in global political, financial and business insti
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for bringing about the much-needed reforms in international political, financial and business institutions and democratisation of the UN Security Council to make them more representative of the g
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ADB to approve loans worth $1.3bn to Pakistan in November
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 30 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured to give loans to Pakistan so that the debt-ridden economy of the country may incorporate reforms especially in its energy sector.
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Odisha govt set to reform education policy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The School and Mass Education Department of Odisha is planning to introduce several reforms in its education policy with an objective to increase the overall learning outcome of students and performance of teachers in the state.
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Despite global slowdown, India continues to be fastest-growing large econo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 27 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that despite the global slowdown, India continues to be the fastest-growing large economy and the world was looking positively to the Indian reforms and the development agenda undertaken by the Ce
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