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DFCCIL terminates Rs 471 crore contract with Chinese company citing slow p
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): In view of poor progress, it has been decided by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) to terminate the signalling and telecommunication work-based contract with Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Comm
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COVID-19: U'khand govt approves Rs 578.34 lakh for oxygen supply pipeline
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 18 (ANI): Under India's COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Financial Package, the Uttarakhand government has allocated Rs 578.34 lakh for the construction of oxygen supply pipeline in 13 district and sub-district hospitals of the s
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Former Planning Commission member Dr Vaidyanathan passes away
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 11 (ANI): Dr A Vaidyanathan, a former member of the Government of India's Planning Commission, passed away late night on Wednesday in Coimbatore.
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Lockdown extended in West Bengal till June 30: Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nabanna (West Bengal) [India], June 9 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that lockdown has been extended in West Bengal till June 30 in view of coronavirus pandemic.
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Over Rs 29 cr allocated for rehabilitation in disaster-prone villages of U
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that the work of rehabilitation of families from disaster sensitive villages of the state is being taken seriously by the government as Rs 29,12,53,000 has been allocated for this purpo
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Rajeev Topno appointed Senior Advisor to World Bank Executive Director
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Rajeev Topno will be the senior advisor to the Executive Director of World Bank, Washington DC, under the Department of Economic Affairs.
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Effect of coronavirus measures to leave 'lasting scars' on global economy:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The effects of the measures imposed to fight the novel coronavirus will leave a lasting effect on the world economy, weakening investment, innovation, employment, education, trade, supply chains and consumption, the World Bank said in an analysis on
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World Bank announces $1 billion social protection package for India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The World Bank's board of executive directors has approved a one billion dollar social protection response programme to support India's efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households which have been severely impacted by the COVID
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World Bank gives $1 billion as social security fund for India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The World Bank has approved one billion dollar package for India's urban poor and migrant workers during the coronavirus crisis.
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World Bank approves USD 1 billion additional aid to India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved USD 1 billion social protection package for India linked to Central government's programmes.
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Mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases: World Ban
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 12 (ANI): A new World Bank Group report shows that production of minerals like graphite, lithium and cobalt could increase by nearly 500 per cent by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.
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World Bank approves USD 400 mn loan to help Afghanistan deal with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis."
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