The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
November 7, 2022Several donors announced top-ups for 2021, bringing overall funding this year to CERF to $610 million.
December 9, 2021Deep Vision, Inc has an AI processor and comprehensive software development suite for edge computing applications.
September 20, 2021It directed that fine imposed for contempt of court in the matter may be directed to be paid in the fund which must be created within four weeks.
August 27, 2021Camp K12 connects students in the 5-18 age group across the globe with teachers for live, interactive online courses across essential skill categories such as coding and English.
August 26, 2021TartanSense builds small agricultural robots, equipped with AI-assisted computer vision, to help small farms reduce their expenditures
August 25, 2021Curefoods, which commenced operations in 2020, operates brands like EatFit, Yumlane, Aligarh House Biryani, and Masalabox.
August 25, 2021PVP had raised its first fund in 2012 of USD 8 million, followed by a USD 46 million fund in 2015, and the third fund of USD 72 million in 2018.
August 25, 2021Launched in 2012, Bewakoof offers products across apparel, footwear and mobile covers. It has recently expanded into the beauty segment
August 25, 2021The Darjeeling Improvement (DI) Fund has been accused of maintaining “double standards” despite the several reminders given to the state government on bringing tracts of land, which are still under the British-era DI Fund, under the West Bengal Land and Land Reforms Act. Visibly upset, permanent settlers in the Naxalbari area, which is under the …
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February 9, 2018The government has disbanded the Security Sector Skill Development Council, set up to provide professional certification for the private security industry, after an audit found several malpractices, including misuse of funds and serious conflict of interest. The powers of assessing trainees and awarding certificates have been taken away from the Security Sector Skill Development Council …
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January 14, 2018Mahindra Asset Management Company Pvt Ltd (MAMCPL), the investment manager to Mahindra Mutual Fund, today said it will launch a mid-cap fund next month. The ‘Mahindra Unnati Emerging Business Yojana’, an open-ended equity scheme, will open on January 8, 2018 and close on January 22. The scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase from February 6, 2018, Mahindra …
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December 27, 2017The US Congress has authorised up to $700 million in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to reimburse Pakistan for activities carried out in support of American operations in Afghanistan. The authorisation was included in the reconciled text of the House and Senate versions of the 2018 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA-2018), which was released earlier this …
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November 11, 2017President Tsai Ing-wen has pledged to establish a US$3.5 billion fund to help countries covered by Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy with their infrastructure and major development projects. Tsai gave her promise while addressing the opening of the two-day Yushan Forum on Wednesday, sponsored by the government-affiliated Prospect Foundation, to help her administration promote the New …
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October 12, 2017Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to sell 35-75 million Facebook shares in the next 18 months to fund the company’s work in education, science and advocacy. “Over the past year and a half, Facebook’s business has performed well and the value of our stock has grown to the point that I can …
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September 24, 2017In order to provide better education to needy students studying in different government educational institutes, the Delhi government on Tuesday announce the launch of merit-cum-scholarship scheme in higher education. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while announcing the launch of the scheme, said a fee waiver for needy students will be provided who pursue …
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July 18, 2017Beijing will fund Dhaka for construction of the ninth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge and other infrastructure development projects, offcials here said. Bangladesh's Economic Relations Department (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang signed an agreement in this regard on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. Ma said China has been supporting Bangladesh's …
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