World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on 24 March to create awareness among the public about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2022 is ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives’. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced he had discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis,

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A book titled “Unfilled Barrels India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra

A book titled “Unfilled Barrels India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra

Book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” authored by Richa Mishra will be released on March 28, 2022. Richa Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine. The book highlights the key role played by Keshav Dev Malaviya, who was the petroleum minister in the 1970s with a degree in oil technology, and the emergence of other stakeholders from public sector

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Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI for 2022-23

Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI for 2022-23

The Centre has set a target of about Rs 1 trillion for government-backed National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) for sanctioning loans to the infrastructure sector in the next financial year i.e 2022-23. NaBFID is a government-backed Development Finance Instit­ut­ion (DFI) and will start operations in the first quarter of 2022-23. KV Kamath is the

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American Mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan wins 2022 Abel Prize

American Mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan wins 2022 Abel Prize

Dennis Parnell Sullivan, distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics, and the Albert Einstein Chair in Science (Mathematics) at the CUNY Graduate Center, is the recipient of the 2022 Abel Prize for Mathematics. Mr Dennis has been awarded “For his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its

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First wildlife bond issued by World Bank to save Africa’s black rhino- Worth- $150 million

First wildlife bond issued by World Bank to save Africa’s black rhino- Worth- $150 million

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (IBRD) has issued the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Black Rhino. Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) is also known as “Rhino Bond”.  It is a five-year $150 million Sustainable Development Bond.  It includes a potential performance payment

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International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 2022: 25 March

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 2022: 25 March

Every year on March 25th, the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members commemorates the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett. He was kidnapped by armed gunman in 1985. Collett, a former British journalist, was kidnapped at gunpoint while working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

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