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The Asian Development Bank cites the need to “place ambitious climate actions” among member-states amid growing pressure to stop funding non-renewable energy projects, but says it is still not ready to issue a blanket ban on coal plants.

The increasing use of technology will help to improve the management of healthcare under resource restrictions. The use of futuristic technology in medicine is a familiar theme in science fiction movies, whether in surreal scenes using Artificial Intelligence to conduct an operation or having a chip implanted inside a character. In reality, the application of technology in medicine is not limited to cutting-edge technologies like AI and biotechnology. Everyday applications such as mobile apps t...

Nigerias President Muhammadu Buhari is in the eye of the storm as criticism swells around him over the level of insecurity under his watch as Nigerias leader. Africas most populous country is plagued by multiple conflicts, from a jihadist insurgency in the northeast to attacks by criminal gangs carrying out mass kidnappings in the northwest and separatists targeting security forces in the southeast. Of recent, not a day, sometimes even an hour, goes by without the press reporting a deadly attac...

India is now the global coronavirus hotspot, with cases rising at more than 300,000 daily. The worlds worst Covid-19 outbreak in India risks fanning price pressures, threatening to limit options for the inflation-focused central bank to support the economy. State-wise curbs to stem the virus are disrupting domestic supply chains, risking higher prices for everything from essential drugs to cars. A recent weakening in the rupee is worsening the situation, boosting the local cost of imported oil ...

Amid world’s worst Covid outbreak, rising inflation risks RBI’s monetary easing SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 07:17 AM IST Share Synopsis Consumer price inflation is on course to test the upper limit of the its 2%-6% target ETRetail Related By Anirban Nag The world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak in India risks fanning price pressures, threatening to limit options for the inflation-focused central bank to support the economy. Provincial curbs to stem the virus are disrupting domestic sup...

A delegation of women in charge of the agenda for the next negotiation process in the South Sudan capital, Juba, visited Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Mohamed El Taayshi, yesterday. The meeting was held to discuss how womens participation in official negotiations between the transitional government and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu, could be enhanced in the upcoming negotiations. Representative of the initiative...

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Study highlights concern about publishing practices Open-access academic publishing may have opened gateways for research from higher education scholars to be disseminated through the internet, but there are concerns that too few Sub-Saharan African researchers publish peer-reviewed articles in the online publishing industry, according to an ongoing joint study between the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge and Education Sub-Saharan Africa (E...

Need to mitigate pandemic’s impact on economy was the main theme of MPC meet April 22, 2021 × The resurgence of Covid-19 infections and the need to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on the economy was the centerpiece of discussions of the six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) at its meeting held between April 5 and 7. Shashanka Bhide, Senior Advisor, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi, observed that the pace of recovery of output needed to offset the negative impact of ...

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