€65m fund launched to address climate and technology ‘challenges’

The Government has launched a €65 million research fund to help Ireland become climate neutral by 2050 and address the challenges of disruptive technologies. Minister Simon Harris announced a €65 million fund to drive solutions to the green transition and to digital transformation. The National Challenge Fund consists of eight challenges, three in digital transformation … Read more

Indians’ Funds In Swiss Banks Jump By 50 Percent, Highest In 14 Years

Funds invested by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 30,500 crore) in 2021 on a sharp surge in holdings via securities and similar instruments while customer deposits rose as well, annual data from Switzerland’s central … Read more

Additional €6.14m govt. funding for Sports Capital & Equipment Programme

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, announced that €6.14 million has been allocated to 108 different applicants following the conclusion of the appeals process for the 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. Some €143.86 … Read more