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ADB slashes Developing Asia growth estimates for 2020
According to the updated Asian Development Outlook report published by Asian Development Bank (ADB), developing Asia, a group of 45 countries in Asia-Pacific region, is expected to post...
Harsh Vardhan launches mobile lab for COVID-19 testing
The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a mobile laboratory called I-lab or Infectious Disease Diagnostics Lab for COVID-19 testing, which can be deployed in rural areas and...
France to provide 200 million euros to assist India’s COVID-19 response
India and France have signed an agreement in which Paris committed 200 million euros to aid India’s COVID-19 response. This loan would enable France to work with India...
States seek extension of free food grains scheme
The states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have requested the food ministry to extend the scheme that provides free grains to 80 million people from...
Saudi King to chair emergency virtual G20 Summit
The King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is set to chair an emergency virtual summit of G20 leaders, to accelerate the response to the ongoing...
Finance Minister announces relief measures amid lockdown
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently announced various relief measures amid lock-down of the country due to coronavirus scare. As per the measures, the deadline for filing belated...
CDC introduces “Clara” to aid people find potential COVID-19 symptoms
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot, called ‘Clara’ to assist people in finding the potential symptoms of COVID-19....
ITU launches ‘The Global Network Resiliency Platform’
A specialised agency of the United Nations- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched ‘The Global Network Resiliency Platform’. The platform aims to ensure availability of telecommunication services during the...
Odisha CM launches ‘Mo Jeeban’ programme
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Mo Jeeban’ programme and advised people to take a pledge for staying indoors to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The Chief Minister...
‘Invest India Business Immunity Platform’ launched
Invest India is India’s national Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, which comes under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. This agency has recently launched the ‘Invest India...
SBI to provide 0.25% of its annual profit to tackle coronavirus outbreak
The country’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) announced that it will provide 0.25% of its annual profit for the year 2019-20 to support health care for...
