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Bioresources management unit at Fakir Mohan University soon

The Times of India 15 Jan 2021

, Balasore, will open a centre of excellence on “Bioresources Management and Energy Conservation Material Management” funded by the World Bank and the Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE)....

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FM University to open centre of excellence on bioresources management

The Times of India 14 Jan 2021

Fakir Mohan University Balasore will open a centre of excellence on 'Bioresources Management and Energy Conservation Material Management' funded by the World Bank and the Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE) ... The state of the art centre spread over ......

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New cert for firms that adopt green practices

Straits Times 14 Jan 2021

Collectively, they committed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10 per cent every year ... The other recipients are financial centre Arcadis Singapore, City Developments, ComfortDelGro, DBS Bank, DTC World Corporation, Frasers Property, French cafe Merci Marcel, building company Jim & Hall's, Procter & Gamble and SBS Transit ... .......

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BVI court puts off Reko Diq case hearing till 18th

The News International 10 Jan 2021

... including interests in two hotels in New York and Paris at the request of Australian gold and copper exploration giant Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) to enforce a US$6 billion award against Pakistan by World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)....

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8,927 hours of internet shutdowns in 2020 costed India $2.8 billion: Report

DNA India 06 Jan 2021

India has topped the list of 21 countries that put a curb to the citizens' internet access in 2020 ... The cost of internet blackouts were calculated using indicators from groups including the World Bank, International Telecommunication Union, and the Delhi-based Software Freedom Law Centre. It includes social media shutdowns in its calculations ... ....

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SCMP: China to see GDP grow 9% in 2021

China Daily 05 Jan 2021

... of a positive outlook for China's economic growth, with the International Monetary Fund placing the figure at 8.2 percent, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development at 8 percent, and the World Bank and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences at 7.8 percent....

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World Bank commits USD 105 mn loan to improve waterways in West Bengal

Business Line 05 Jan 2021

The World Bank has committed a USD 105 million loan for a project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in West Bengal, the finance ministry said. The Centre, West Bengal government and the World Bank signed an agreement to this effect on Tuesday....

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World's worst Internet shutdowns cost India $3.69 billion in 2020

Straits Times 05 Jan 2021

Its losses more than doubled compared to 2019, a report from a UK-based digital privacy and security research group showed ... The cost of Internet blackouts were calculated using indicators from groups including the World Bank, International Telecommunication Union, and the Delhi-based Software Freedom Law Centre ... .......

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‘Centre must make structural changes in farming policies, revise economic model,’ says experts

Indian Express 04 Jan 2021

“There are a few options with the Centre and farm unions to resolve the current situation. For the Centre, the first is that it should cancel these these laws because farmers feel that these laws were enacted under the pressure of WTO and World Bank (WB) to get entry of corporates in the farm production and trade....

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President Julius Maada Bio's New Year message to the nation

The Patriotic Vanguard 02 Jan 2021

We passed the EITI, assessed for the first time ever to Tier 2 for the Trafficking in Persons' assessment by the US State Department, and made progress in the United Nations and World Bank human development indicators ... partnership with the World Bank, GPE, EU, Irish Aid and FCDO....

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President Bio’s New Year’s address to the nation – ‘2021 will be better’

Sierra Leone Telegraph 01 Jan 2021

We passed the EITI, assessed for the first time ever to Tier 2 for the Trafficking in Persons’ assessment by the US State Department, and made progress in the United Nations and World Bank human development indicators ... with the World Bank, GPE, EU, Irish Aid and FCDO....

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Year Ender 2020 Review: Fund of Funds Scheme, Champions Portal Among Major Highlights of MSME Ministry

Yahoo Daily News 31 Dec 2020

To augment the network of 18 existing Technology Centres, and 15 new Technology Centres being established under World Bank assisted Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP), a new scheme, "Establishment of new Technology Centres / Extension Centres", was announced by ......

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Forecasting next day’s electricity demand in units!

Business Line 28 Dec 2020

According to a statement from AP Energy Conservation Mission, Google, with the support of World Bank, has offered to further work on the forecasting model with AP State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) ... The load dispatch centres in India are now using a manual forecast mechanism which is not accurate and leads to overdrawal or underdrawal of power....