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Sri Lanka, Afghanistan among over 10 countries likely to follow India`s generic pharmacy model More than 10 countries are looking to imbibe India's generic pharmacy model to make affordable medicines accessible to the public, according to reports.  In July, Mauritius became the first country to launch the International Janaushadhi Kendra, enabling it to source about 250 high quality medicines from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India. It includes cardiovascular, analgesic, ophthalmic, and anti-allergic drugs. Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Ghana, Suriname, ...
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan among over 10 countries likely to follow India`s generic pharmacy model
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan among over 10 countries likely to follow India`s generic pharmacy model
Source: IANS
2024-11-16 12:03:43 pm
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan The operation of a textile plant in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province was resumed after more than two decades of suspension, General Director of the plant Mawlawi Mohammad Salim Sabir said on Thursday.  Parts of the plant have been repaired to resume production, the official said, adding the plant would become fully operational soon, Xinhua news agency reported. The plant would produce cotton and wool textiles, the official said. Currently, 200 people are working at the ...
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan
Source: IANS
2024-08-01 05:29:46 pm
Afghanistan trades goods worth over $5.2 billion in 2024 Afghanistan exported and imported commercial goods valued at $5.24 billion from January to June 2024, said the country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry.  Afghanistan shipped exported products worth nearly 700 million to various countries, with 58 million value of exports going to Central Asian countries within the first six months of 2024, the ministry's spokesman Akundzada Abdul Salam Jawad told local media outlet TOLOnews, Xinhua news agency reported. The Afghan produc...
Afghanistan trades goods worth over $5.2 billion in 2024
Afghanistan trades goods worth over $5.2 billion in 2024
Source: IANS
2024-07-28 08:55:44 am
Emerald fair held in Afghanistan`s Panjshir A fair of emerald and its products opened in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday with the aim of promoting investment in the mining sector, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Hamayon Afghan said. The official said the three-day fair is expected to attract investment in the precious and semi-precious mining sector, particularly in extraction of the emerald in the Panjshir province. "Our aim is to attract more investment in this sector (emerald) to bring m...
Emerald fair held in Afghanistan`s Panjshir
Emerald fair held in Afghanistan`s Panjshir
Source: IANS
2024-07-11 10:41:05 am
Afghan central bank auctions $15 mn to stabilise local currency Afghanistan's central bank auctioned $15 million on Tuesday to maintain the stability of the national currency, the Afghani.  "The bidders, including moneychangers and private banks, should deposit the necessary money in cash in the form of Afghani in the central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank," the central bank said in a statement posted on social media. According to the statement, the bank was requesting all eligible banks, foreign currency exchangers and monetary servic...
Afghan central bank auctions $15 mn to stabilise local currency
Afghan central bank auctions $15 mn to stabilise local currency
Source: IANS
2024-07-02 02:13:54 pm
Afghanistan exports goods worth 304 mln USD in three-months Afghanistan exported commercial goods valued at 304 million U.S. dollars from March 20 to June 20, said the country's Ministry of Commerce and Industry. "Afghanistan's exports and imports during the first quarter of the Persian calendar year 1403 totalled approximately 2.577 billion U.S. dollars, with 304 million dollars in exports and 2.273 billion dollars in imports," the ministry's spokesperson Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad told local media outlet Ariana News on Sat...
Afghanistan exports goods worth 304 mln USD in three-months
Afghanistan exports goods worth 304 mln USD in three-months
Source: IANS
2024-07-01 09:56:12 am
India v Afghanistan, 2nd T20I: Yashasvi, Shivam star as India seal unbeatable 2-0 lead Brilliant fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal (68) and Shivam Dube (63 not out) guided Team India to a stunning 6 wickets win (with 26 balls remaining) over Afghanistan to seal an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, here on Sunday. The Men-in-Blue chased down 173 runs in just 15.4 overs. Virat Kohli, who returned to the T20I side for the first time in 14 months, played a short but entertaining innings by scoring 29 off 16 balls. Arshdeep Singh (3/32) and Axar Patel (2/17) stood out ...
India v Afghanistan, 2nd T20I: Yashasvi, Shivam star as India seal unbeatable 2-0 lead
India v Afghanistan, 2nd T20I: Yashasvi, Shivam star as India seal unbeatable 2-0 lead
Source: IANS
2024-01-15 09:26:18 am
Men`s ODI World Cup: Rohit Sharma ton to Jasprit Bumrah spell, four talking points from India`s emphatic win over Afghanistan Indian cricket team's dominance in home conditions at the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 was once again at show as they steamrolled Afghanistan by eight wickets with 90 balls to spare while chasing an average total of 273 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here on Wednesday.The victory saw many highlight moments, including an ODI innings masterclass by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, as India added back-to-back wins in their first two games of the World Cup. The Men in Blue have now set themselves up...
Men`s ODI World Cup: Rohit Sharma ton to Jasprit Bumrah spell, four talking points from India`s emphatic win over Afghanistan
Men`s ODI World Cup: Rohit Sharma ton to Jasprit Bumrah spell, four talking points from India`s emphatic win over Afghanistan
Source: IANS
2023-10-12 09:53:57 am
ODI World Cup: Shubam Gill to miss second match vs Afghanistan in Delhi as well, says BCCI Team India batter Shubman Gill will not be travelling with the squad to New Delhi on October 9, BCCI said in a statement on Monday.The opening batter, who missed the team?s first fixture in the ICC Men?s Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia in Chennai, is set to miss the team?s next fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi on October 11.He will stay back in Chennai and will be under the supervision of the medical team, it added.?Gill is reportedly suffering from dengue. "He is under the weath...
ODI World Cup: Shubam Gill to miss second match vs Afghanistan in Delhi as well, says BCCI
ODI World Cup: Shubam Gill to miss second match vs Afghanistan in Delhi as well, says BCCI
Source: IANS
2023-10-09 04:57:40 pm
Men`s ODI WC: Afghanistan`s Rashid Khan lashes out at former ACB Chief Executive over `past compromises` Ahead of 2023 Men?s ODI World Cup, Afghanistan?s premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan has lashed out at former Afghanistan Cricket Board Chief Executive Shafiq Stanikzai over ?past compromises?.Taking to social media platform ?X?, formerly known as Twitter, Rashid also asked Stanikzai to stop spreading false information about the team, while claiming that Afghanistan is having its fittest squad till date for the upcoming ODI World Cup happening in India from October 5 to November 19.?I think it?s ...
Men`s ODI WC: Afghanistan`s Rashid Khan lashes out at former ACB Chief Executive over `past compromises`
Men`s ODI WC: Afghanistan`s Rashid Khan lashes out at former ACB Chief Executive over `past compromises`
Source: IANS
2023-10-02 03:05:03 pm
Seven countries in the Caribbean confirmed as hosts for 2024 Men`s T20 World Cup The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday that Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago will be the hosts for the matches to be played in the West Indies for the next year?s Men?s T20 World Cup.The announcement comes two days after Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Broward County in Lauderhill, Florida and Nassau County in New York were confirmed to be the venues in the United States of America (...
Seven countries in the Caribbean confirmed as hosts for 2024 Men`s T20 World Cup
Seven countries in the Caribbean confirmed as hosts for 2024 Men`s T20 World Cup
Source: IANS
2023-09-23 10:30:53 am