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Leveraging Covid-care with Awareness

“JICA has launched a campaign of Achhi Aadat (Good habit) with support of the Japanese companies, including LIXIL, Kai India and Unicharm, who have joined hands with the campaign as sponsors. They have a strong will to contribute to the people of India where the business has been developed. Many more Japanese companies are echoing the Campaign and joining the circle and promoting the concept to their staff and clients”, confirmed Dr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA India in conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW Businessworld. Excerpts below:

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Bihar Government rejigs 7 IAS, Tripurari Sharan assumes as Chief Secretary of the State

Tripurari Sharan to be the new Chief Secretary of Bihar, after Arun Kumar Singh, the earlier Chief Secretary, succumbed to death due to Covid on Friday.

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Ushering Smart Cities to the Next Level

As a part of their transformational journeys, cities are strengthening their geospatial infrastructure to unleash the power of spatial analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of life for their citizens and strengthen resilience.

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Paytm to airlift 21,000 Oxygen Concentrators under its #OxygenForIndia initiative

 Receives Rs. 5 crore in contribution and matches it to take the total contribution to Rs. 10 crore  Increases its target for the initiative, to raise Rs 14 crores for sourcing over 3,000 OCs internationally  Aims to become the destination for other organizations & enterprises to procure OCs

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Top finalists from India feature in UNDP led international initiative to transform health and waste sectors

UNDP, along with its partners EPFL, Orange and SAP announced the selection of 12 exceptional growth-stage ventures striving to impact access to quality health, clean energy, and waste management in developing countries. Sizeable investment opportunities, they demonstrate the business case of the SDGs

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INR 135 crores assured for Covid support in India: Google

Two grants sanctioned by Google's philanthropic arm include a sum total of INR 20 crores and donations and contributions by Google employees, who contributed about 3.7 crores till now.

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Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) introduces two new gas trading hubs at Dabhol and Jaigarh, Maharashtra

The Exchange already operates trading at three gas hubs at Dahej, Hazira in Gujarat and Hazira in Gujarat and KG Basin in Andhra Pradesh.

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Training & Certification service by Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) for Track construction work for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project

Government of Japan pacts with National High Speed Railway Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) and Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) for Training & Certification service for Track Construction work of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project

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3M innovates to reduce plastic use, improve environmental footprint

On Earth Day, 3M commits to reduce its use of new plastic made from petroleum by 125 million pounds by 2025.

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Torrent Power awarded a long-term Power Purchase Arrangement (“PPA”) for 300 MW capacity of Solar Power Generation to be set up in Gujarat

The Project shall be commissioned within 18 months from the date of execution of the PPA. The tariff for this Project is ₹ 2.22/ kWh for a period of 25 years. The cost involved in the Project is about Rs. 1,250 crore.

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