Tag: economic
India-UK Set Up Joint Fund For Green Energy
India and Britain on Tuesday agreed to jointly set up a fund with corpus contributions of 120 million pounds each to finance Indian infrastructure projects, it was announcement.....
Over 8,000 Uber, Lyft Drivers Fail Background Checks In US
More than 8,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the US state of Massachusetts have been banned from driving under a new, stricter background check regulations, a media report said.....
Loan Waiver For Farmers To Worsen UP's Economic Mess?
Having waived the loans of marginal and small farmers -- as promised in the run-up to the assembly polls -- the Uttar Pradesh government may well find itself carrying an unprecedented financial burden in the days to come.....
Ambedkar Jayanti Celebrations At UN To Focus On Digital Empowerment
Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the United Nations on Thursday will focus on the empowerment of the poor and the marginalised using information and communication technologies to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals.....
Aircel Announces Free Incoming Calls On National Roaming
Aircel on Wednesday announced free incoming calls on national roaming.....
NASA Releases New Global Maps Of Earth At Night
NASA has released its latest global maps of Earth at night, providing the "clearest yet composite" view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet.....
Telangana To Hike Muslim Quota To 12%
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to hike the reservations for the socially and economically backward among Muslims to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent.....
Former Telecom Ministry Director, Wife Sent To Jail
A special CBI court here on Tuesday sent a former director of telecommunication department in the Ministry of Communications and his wife to judicial custody in a disproportionate assets case....
Sunil Mittal Meets Guterres, Discusses SDGs
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the role of world business to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).....
World Bank To Give Bangladesh $6 Bn Credit
The World Bank has pledged to give $6 billion in credit to Bangladesh over the next three years.....
