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Government urges WB to boost private sector in Africa

Tanzania, April 20 -- Washington. The Tanzanian government has issued a formal appeal to the World Bank to significantly bolster its support for the private sector across the African continent. This ... Read More


Korea's Seegene introduces STAgora highlighting real-time data with automated PCR workflows

Singapore, April 20 -- Seegene, a global molecular diagnostics company, has introduced STAgora™, a real-time data analytics platform based on aggregated statistical testing data, and presented a... Read More


National and international experts convene for National Diagnostics Conclave in Bengaluru

India, April 20 -- The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), hosted the first edition of National Diagnostics Conclave, at its Bengaluru campus on 20 April, in the presence of senior l... Read More


Brokers spark court fight over operations at coffee auction

Nairobi, April 20 -- Coffee brokers have moved to court over alleged regulatory failures and opaque operations at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), accusing authorities of allowing unlawful practices... Read More


New airport or old fix? Turkana split over airport plans

Nairobi, April 20 -- A standoff has emerged in Turkana County as residents and civil society groups oppose government plans for a new airport in Kangatotha village, arguing that reviving the defunct L... Read More


Dirty dozen defaulters behind over Rs 5 lakh crore banking hole

India, April 20 -- For the past one month, The Pioneer reported a series on large defaulters of 11 PSU Banks and the three major private banks, based on the January and February filings of the banks t... Read More


SC issues pan-India directions for road safety

India, April 20 -- Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for... Read More


Women's Bill falls: A reform lost in distrust

India, April 20 -- where empowerment and federal equity clashed, and consensus gave way to confrontation, stalling a long-awaited reform In an unprecedented development, the Women's Reservation Bill ... Read More


Govt drafts semiconductor policy

India, April 20 -- The Delhi Government is framing a semiconductor policy aimed at positioning the capital as a key hub for semiconductor design, advanced research and development, assembly and allied... Read More


Flames engulf Khagrachhari school overnight, burning it down

Dhaka, April 19 -- A fire has gutted a private school in Khagrachhari's Ramu Upazila. The fire broke out at Kalabari High School around 7:45pm on Saturday, said its Principal Md Abdul Kader. He said... Read More