India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Vice-president of India starts official visit to Algeria
ALGIERS- Vice-president of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari started on Monday a three-day official visit to Algeria. Ansari was greeted at Houari-Boumediene international airport by Chairman of the People’s National Assembly Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra and members of ...
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Slumdog entrepreneurs
Malik Abdullah's plastic recycling business in Dharavi, the sprawling slum in Mumbai that is among the largest in Asia, has survived fire, building collapses, and the criminal underworld for decades. Now, it is threatened by development.
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India hosts Brics leaders amid bloc's economic woes
BENAULIM, INDIA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted leaders of the Brics emerging powers on Sunday at a summit seeking to strengthen trade ties and help overcome the bloc's economic woes.
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Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases used in ACs and refrigerators
Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change.The talks on hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were called the first test of global will since the historic Paris Agreement to cut carbon emissions ...
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China’s Xi inks raft of deals worth billions with Bangladesh
Chinese President Xi Jinping, stepping up a competition with India for regional influence, said Friday ties with Bangladesh would be enhanced to a strategic partnership as the two countries signed 27 agreements worth billions of dollars. Xi, making a first trip by a Chinese president to Bangladesh in 30 years, ...
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Business: Indian firm taps into Kenya's fitness market
Kenya's fitness and beauty market is set for intense competition after the entry of India's largest weight management company. VLCC Health Care Ltd entered Kenya through a joint venture with Sameer Group.
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Want to use the Wi-Fi at a foreign airport? Here's the password
The WiFox app for airport passwords is welcome, but incomplete. It lists only one airport in China and none in India.
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Business in brief: Norwegian central bank has 2.6% stake in Israel Discount
FIMI takes stake in Delek San, sells Ormat shares; Zim delays debt payments as it posts $74 million quarterly loss; Teva agrees to sell Allergan’s U.K., Ireland generics businesses to India’s Intas; Tel Aviv stocks down after holiday weekend.
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Obama Hails Enforcement on Trade Deals to Win Support for T.P.P.
Actions have been taken against Chinese grain exports, India’s barriers to solar-panel parts, European subsidies for airliner manufacturing and foreign fishing subsidies.
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Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says World Bank-UNICEF study
Source: World Bank, UN Children's Fund Country: WorldChildren are disproportionately affected, as they make up half of the extreme poor. Youngest children are the most at risk – with more than one-fifth of under-fives in the developing world living in extremely poor households. Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says ...
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10 Ott Focus India - Il Sistema Paese e le opportunità di cooperazione
Lunedì 10 ottobre alle ore 15,00 si svolgerà presso Lazio Innova il Focus India - Sistema Paese e le opportunità di cooperazione, incontro organizzato in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata della Repubblica dell’India in Italia nell’ambito del nuovo Ciclo di formazione IntFormatevi. All’appuntamento prenderà parte S.E. Anil Wadhwa, Ambasciatore della Repubblica dell'India. Verrà ...
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India ratifies Paris climate accord, vows to be solar, wind leader but will need financial aid
India, which accounts for about 4.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, ratified the Paris climate change agreement Sunday at the United Nations, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet had given its approval Wednesday to ratify the Paris agreement on Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of India’s ...
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Top politicians with 'questionable' academic papers
Top political leaders and high State officers are caught up in an academic certificate forgery fiasco that threatens their professional and political careers only 10 months to the 2017 polls. The latest to be mired in the potentially damaging farce is Jubilee rebel MP Oscar Sudi (Kapseret), who joins a ...
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Indians declare $9.5bn in 'black money'
NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of Indians have declared a total of $9.5 billion in "black money" as part of a one-time opportunity to come clean under a government programme, India's finance minister said on Saturday.
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World Bank to name and shame countries that fail to prevent stunting in children
Source: Guardian Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, WorldJim Yong Kim told the Guardian he would tell the WEF in Davos every year to point the finger at governments that failed to tackle a scourge affecting tens of millions of children.Exclusive: Bank chief Jim Yong ...
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Logistica, Dogane e Supply Chain
Prohibited items for import in India, China and Saudi Arabia
Indians drive cars made in Japan, Americans drive cars made in Germany and wear clothing made in China. Japanese watch American movies, Egyptians drink Americancola and Swedes jog in American running shoes. The world economy is more integrated than ever before.International trade occurs because one country wants to buy goods ...
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AB InBev Pays $6M to Settle India Bribery Accusations
Anheuser-Busch InBev will pay $6 million to settle charges by U.S. regulators that a joint venture in India paid off government officials to boost sales and production, then tried to quiet an employee who raised the issue.
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Nigeria: Buhari Welcomes U.S.$5 Billion Investment From India
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday welcomed the proposed five billion dollars investment in Nigeria by visiting Indian business delegation, led by Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
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Nigeria: Nigeria to Expand Trade With India - Buhari
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said Nigeria will continue to expand its relationship with India in the areas of health, education, agriculture, technology and trade.
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ADB upbeat on developing economies in Asia
Developing economies in Asia are holding steady and will grow at the earlier forecast rate of 5.7 percent this year and next, buoyed by resilience in the region’s two largest economies, China and India, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday. The region’s developing economies grew 5.9 percent in 2015, and ...
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Business: Visitors from India prefer e-visa, says envoy
The e-visa has gained traction in India with visitors from the Asian economic giant preferring the online system over the manual process.