World Bank Holds E-Commerce Can Spur Growth, Boost Trade in South Asia
byNew Delhi: E-commerce can become a driver of growth across South Asia and boost trade between the region’s countries, but its potential remains largely…
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PM Modi Lauds Himachal For Organising Global Investor Meet
byDharamshala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded rousing welcome on his arrival at Dharamshala to preside over the inaugural session of Rising Himachal Global…
Dharamshala 2019 Film Festival To Screen Films That Resonate With The Times – Ritu Sarin
byDharamshala: The 8th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival will be held in McLeod Ganj from 7 to 10 November. Filmmakers Ritu Sarin and…
India at 63rd Position, Jumps 14 Places In World Bank Global 2020 Doing Business List
byNew Delhi: – Sustained business reforms over the past several years has helped India jump 14 places to move to 63rd position in this year’s…
JP Morgan & World Bank To Fund India Skill Development Program
byNew Delhi: JP Morgan on Monday announced an up to $10 million commitment to a new World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund focused on…
Captive Bred Endangered Cheer Bird To Be Released Into The Wild
byShimla: Success of a captive breeding program here for Cheer Pheasant, an endangered Himalayan Pheasant, would have chief minister Jai Ram Thakur release the…
Disaster Risk Reduction Hub For Koshi River To Be Developed
byKathmandu: A recent UNESCAP disaster risk-focused report has identified transboundary river basins in South Asia as disaster hotspots. One such area in the Hindu Kush Himalayan…
Tibetan Lama Dead For A Week, Pilgrims Throng Rewalsar
byA master practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, Wangdor Rinpoche – the presiding Lama at Rewalsar monastery, believers hold, did surrender his body a week ago…
Stop Using Banks For Sale Of Non-banking Products
byOfficers and staff were being allured with incentives to sell third party products, a major cause for mis-selling and deterioration in asset quality. Focus of banks officials has shifted from core activity of lending, serving customers to just marketing third party products – Deepak Sharma, vice-president All India Bank Officers Association.
Gangster Style Uttarakhand MLA Homecoming Party Video Irks BJP Top Brass
byThis is a conspiracy. Is drinking alcohol and keeping licensed gun a crime – Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, BJP MLA.