Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s chief economist, will become the number two official at the Washington-based crisis lender from next month, the fund announced yesterday.
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Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine gets WHO approval for emergency use listing
According to reports, the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the Emergency Use Listing status for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath set to leave IMF in January 2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her post and return to Harvard University’s economics department in January, the Fund announced.
India has developed world’s first COVID vaccine for those 12 years and above: Modi to UNGA
In his address to the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that India has become the first country in the world to develop a DNA vaccine for COVID-19 which can be administered to everyone above the age of 12.
Indian PM Narendra Modi to address UNGA, attend Quad summit during three-day visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington, DC yesterday on an official three-day visit to the United States
UK unveils USD 1.2 billion package to drive India’s green growth
The UK and India have unveiled a USD 1.2 billion package of public and private finance to help drive green growth in the latter country.
Singapore ranks fourth, India 10th in UN’s global cybersecurity index
Singapore, Korea and Spain jointly placed fourth in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI), while India has moved up 37 places to be ranked 10th, according to a UN report.
At USD 64 bn, FDI inflow to India is fifth-highest in the world: UN report
According to a United Nations report, India received USD 64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, the fifth largest recipient of inflows in the world.
Singapore’s COVID safety measures a big part of its human rights report to the UN
Even as the latest safety measures were announced for the Easter weekend and the parliament is set to discuss a digital vaccine passport system next week, Singapore’s handling of the pandemic makes up a big part of its national human rights report to the United Nations (UN).
India, US reaffirm strategic partnership during bilateral UN diplomats’ meeting
India and the US have reaffirmed their strategic partnership and agreed to work together to strengthen multilateralism during a meeting between the top United Nations diplomats of the two countries.
