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Lanka appoints advisory panel to help resolve growing debt crisis, engage with IMF

Colombo, Apr 7 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has appointed an advisory committee comprising eminent economic and fiscal experts to provide guidance on addressing the current debt crisis and engaging with the IMF and other lenders as the country struggles to combat the unprecedented shortage of foreign reserves. The Presidential Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement [...]

Achieving Universal Health Coverage in India: The Need for Multidisciplinary Public Health Action & Increased Investing In Human Capital and Infrastructure

NEW DELHI, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of World Health Day, the University of Chicago Center in Delhi hosted a virtual press conference to share the preliminary findings from the research studies conducted by the University of Chicago Faculty in India and their relevance to Universal Health Coverage. University of Chicago faculty members [...]

Ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports: White House

Washington, Apr 7 (PTI) The US stands ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports, the White House has said, reiterating its desire that New Delhi does not purchase oil from Russia amid American sanctions on Moscow for attacking Ukraine. The remarks made by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday come amid [...]

Automation Anywhere Launches Bot Games Season 2 to Prepare CIOs and their Teams for the Future of Work

Industry's only virtual event for developers aims to upskill, reskill teams – a critical step in the automation journey SAN JOSE, Calif., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Automation Anywhere, a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), today announced that it has opened registration for Bot Games Season 2, the industry's only virtual event for [...]

Three Sahara group firms restrained from collecting public deposit: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Three Sahara Group firms -- Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, Saharayn Universal Multipurpose Society Ltd and Humara India Credit Cooperative Society Ltd -- have been restrained by a court from collecting any deposits from the public, the government said on Wednesday. In an official statement, Union Cooperation Ministry said, "... [...]

India hosts global ministerial meet on clean energy

New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Energy experts from across the world discussed ways to scale up innovation and use of technologies for transition towards clean energy at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting which began on Wednesday. India is hosting the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a forum of 29 countries, which will conclude on April 8, [...]

Jharkhand commercial taxes collection at record Rs 19,750 crore in FY 22

Ranchi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Jharkhand commercial taxes department has achieved a record revenue at Rs 19,794 crore in the just-concluded fiscal, a top official said on Wednesday. The commercial tax collection was Rs 16,147 crore in the financial year 2020-2021. "The commercial taxes department has generated an all-time high revenue to the tune of [...]

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign ‘under any circumstances’: Lanka Govt

Colombo, Apr 6 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign "under any circumstances", his government's chief whip told parliament on Wednesday as he defended the beleaguered leader's controversial decisions, amidst huge public protests demanding his resignation over the country's worst economic crisis.Sri Lankans have protested for weeks over lengthy power cuts and shortages [...]

Highway construction slows down to 28.64 km a day in FY22: Official

New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) India's national highway construction slowed to 28.64 km a day in 2021-22 due to COVID-19 pandemic related disruptions and a longer-than-usual monsoon in some parts of the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Wednesday.The pace of national highway (NH) construction in the country had touched a [...]