Out of the total grant of $ 31.5 million, $ 16.1 million will be utilised towards empowering adolescents in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan to take responsibility over decisions impacting their lives and societies.
South Korean steel giant Posco has narrowed down on Sanand (Gujarat) for setting up its steel coil unit at an investment of $20 million.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Microsoft said Nadella will get a total compensation of $84.30 million for the fiscal year ended June 2014, significantly up from the $7.66 million he received in 2013.
Qualcomm has been playing a key role driving India's wireless revolution
The total number of 'claimed' Internet users now stands at 112 million. Claimed users are those who say they have accessed the internet to get some specific information (checking results online, for example).
The marginal decline in reserves was on account of fall in foreign currency assets
A court ruled in favour of Vodafone on Friday in a long-running dispute with the Indian taxman, a boost for the British telecom group whose tax battles have been seen as emblematic of the troubles facing foreign investors in India.
MNC required to bring in only 10% of issue value upfront during buyback; domestic currency lost 12% since offer was announced
India will be the global host this year for World Environment Day, with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".
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Total FDI from China in India so far is about $1.24 billion
GIC entered Indian real estate in 2005, when it did a deal with residential developer XS Real, a Chennai-based developer
An Indian-origin former analyst has been accused of providing confidential company information in the Raj Rajaratnam-led insider trading scheme, has been fined $34 million for his role in the scheme.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is reportedly being eyed by Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) for a whopping $100 million deal.
Boeing also won a $4.5-billion contract for 10 C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, and will soon start delivery of $3 billion contracts to supply 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters., reports Ajai Shukla.
Social networking giant Facebook has distributed benefits worth $20 million to developers in India, its second largest market globally to help them build and monetise apps.
After taking benefit of the scheme, jobs increased by around 11 mn in establishments that took loans.
The Indian card processor - used in the heist on December 21, 2012 - was ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, India.
Soybean is trading at a 25 per cent premium to the MSP, after initially slipping below the government's threshold procurement price of Rs 2,850 a quintal.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented the Railway Budget for 2005-06 in Parliament on Saturday.
Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was offered a whopping $1 million by Atletico de Kolkata's co-owners to become the marquee player of the Indian Super League side though the high-profile player is yet to respond, according to a report in London.
According to Census 2011, India had 5 mn child brides (women marrying under 18 years of age), against 380,000 in 2001 -- an increase of 4.56 mn in 10 years.
Most sold property or plunged their families deeply into debt to pay labour recruiters' fees
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
With this, the total penalty on RIL for missing the target in four fiscal years beginning April 1, 2010 now stands at a cumulative $2.376 billion, the Minister informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Addressing an online question and answer session, WHO's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said there would be at least one effective vaccine by 2021 but it would be available 'only in limited quantities'. "Most people agree, it's starting with healthcare workers, and frontline workers, but even there, you need to define which of them are at highest risk, and then the elderly, and so on," Swaminathan said on prioritising who gets the vaccine first.
Founded in 2006, PremjiInvest's assets under management are worth over $2 billion across India
The EIB has supported long-term investment across India that has helped the country harness renewable energy, strengthened industry and reduced carbon emissions.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
Cairn said it had initiated arbitration.
At the minimum price of $16.50 a share, the BPO giant would buy back at most 1.82 bn shares, or about eight per cent of its outstanding common shares as of February 28.
On February 17, Jackson is due to repay a $70m loan to the Bank of America. At present, the bank takes 50% of his royalties and has a stake in other income.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has stringent processes and systems, which are proving to be a stumbling block
Infocrossing Healthcare Services, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Wipro which provides medicaid and medicare services to insurers, has bagged a multiple-year contract to provide fiscal agent services to Missouri's MO HealthNet programme.
The S-Type Mercedes-Benz -- the supercar of its generation that easily reached over 100mph -- still runs perfectly despite not being driven since 1952.
The pacts were signed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram and German Development Minister Gerd Mller.
Internet giant Google has acquired Slide, maker of applications for social networking websites that allow users to create and share virtual activities and goods.
As the number of cross-bred female cattle rise, the entire concept of lean and flush seasons for milk will go away, as these animals give similar quantities in all seasons.
The fashion entrepreneur owns two apparel brands Bhane and Veg Non Veg.
Apart from handling 40 mn flyers a year in an area of just 1,400 acres, the new airport terminal will showcase a 3-km-long art wall & peacock-inspired design.
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