Month : September 2022

Health

Indian vaccine to eliminate cervical cancer completes scientific testing

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In an announcement today, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced the scientific completion of India’s first indigenous quadrivalent HPV vaccine. The indigenously produced HPV vaccine for eliminating cervical cancer is the first in India to be affordable and cost effective, Dr Singh said on the occasion in New Delhi. Health......
Business

GDP of India increased by 13.5 percent in the first quarter of FY 2022

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India under the wise guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the April-June quarter of the current financial year grew at 13.5 percent. Agricultural, Forestry & Fishing sector growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2022-23 was 4.5 percent according to provisional estimates by......
Business

Bank ABC wins The Banker Transaction Banking Awards 2022 for the Middle East

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MENA Newswire: Bank ABC, MENA’s leading international bank, has won The Banker Transaction Banking Awards 2022, for Middle East by the Financial Times. The Banker’s highly coveted awards are an industry benchmark for banking excellence, adjudged by industry stalwarts and its top editors. Mr. Sael Al Waary – Acting Group CEO......
Technology

Liberalized drone policy allows drones to fly in nearly 90 percent of Indian airspace

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The Indian Government has liberalized the Drone Policy under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Secretary of State for Civil Aviation General V K Singh (Retd.). This will help those who wish to manufacture drones or start drone companies. According to him, nearly 90 per cent......
News

Brazilian Amazon suffers from most severe August fires in over a decade

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A series of fires swept through Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in August, the most since 2010, according to government data released Wednesday. It was the highest number of fires since 2010, surpassing the fires that drew international attention shortly after President Jair Bolsonaro took office. In the first 30 days of......
Health

Chengdu locks down 21.2 million people in fight against COVID-19

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As some of China’s most populous and economically significant cities battle outbreaks, Chengdu, one of the country’s largest cities, announced a lockdown of its 21.2 million residents as it launched four days of citywide testing for COVID-19. Residents of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, were ordered by the city......
Travel

Emirates airline carried over 10 million passengers this summer

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Nearly 35,000 Emirates flights were operated to 130 destinations this summer, carrying more than 10 million passengers. The airline also ramped up operations to serve customer demand during this busy period. This included reinstating daily services to London Stansted, and expanding flights to 33 cities on popular routes across Europe,......