Articles for First Country

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.

The Hindu  

India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the $100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said. The International Organisation for Migration, in its World Migration Report 2024 launched Tuesday, said that in 2022, India, Mexico, China, the Philippines and France were the …

India International China Pakistan World Migration Bangladesh
Canada becomes first country to start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada becomes first country to start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes

Hindustan Times  

Canada has become the first country in the world to stipulate that individual cigarettes carry mandatory health warnings. HT Image While packets carry such warnings of the risks associated with smoking, the Canadian Government is taking this measure to ensure that it becomes “virtually impossible to avoid health warnings altogether.” These regulations will come into effect on August 1 this …

Canada Warnings Cigarettes First Country Health Warning Health Warnings Individual Cigarettes
Nepal to Become First Country to Deploy India's UPI Platform
2 years, 10 months ago

Nepal to Become First Country to Deploy India's UPI Platform

News 18  

Nepal will be the first country to adopt India’s UPI system, which will play a pivotal role in transforming the digital economy of the neighbouring country, the National Payments Corporation of India said on Thursday. The collaboration will serve the larger digital public good in Nepal and bolster interoperable real-time person-to-person and person-to-merchant transactions in the neighbouring country, NPCI said …

India Payments Nepal Digital Country Payment Gps
Nepal to become first country outside India to adopt UPI-based payment system
2 years, 10 months ago

Nepal to become first country outside India to adopt UPI-based payment system

India TV News  

Highlights UPI system drives immediate payment transfers between bank accounts & merchant payments in real-time Its real-time payment infrastructure will help catalyze the process of financial inclusion in Nepal Notably, UPI is amongst the most successful real-time payments systems globally Nepal will be the first country to adopt India's UPI system, which will play a pivotal role in transforming the …

India Payments Nepal Digital Payments Digital Country Payment
UK becomes first country to authorise Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, to be rolled out next week
4 years ago

UK becomes first country to authorise Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, to be rolled out next week

India TV News  

United Kingdom approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use against COVID-19 and said that it will be rolled out from next week. The study reached 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the vaccine candidate BNT162b2 demonstrating 95 per cent efficacy beginning 28 days after the first …

Emergency Next Week Vaccine Pfizer Emergency Use First Country
Scotland Creates History by Becoming First Country to Offer Free Menstrual Products for Women
4 years ago

Scotland Creates History by Becoming First Country to Offer Free Menstrual Products for Women

News 18  

Scotland on Tuesday voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously in favour of the Period Products Bill, which makes it a legal right to have free access to sanitary products in public buildings. “This has been a long time coming.” Sanitary products are …

Products Scotland Country Period No One Offer Free Period Products