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Indian mobility market to grow 2x to surpass USD 600 bn by 2030: Google-BCG report
According to the Think Mobility Report, emerging revenue pools such...
FPIs withdraw $7.44 billion from Indian equity markets in Jan
"The sustained strengthening of the dollar and rise in the US bond...
Maha records 1,700 gg of PM10 emission each year; windblown road dust largest contributor: Study
The study also revealed that industries and thermal power plants were also one of the major contributors to PM10 emission in the state. Open burning of municipal solid waste has created a new challenge, which readily releases several types of air pollutants into the...
Indian monsoon season ends with 7% excess rainfall, says IMD
Though the country as a whole has received excess rainfall, the distribution has been uneven with the desert state of Rajasthan reporting 36 per cent more rains than normal and the north-east region, which witnesses copious showers, receiving deficit rainfall New...
Better internet penetration driving online jewellery sales in India: World Gold Council
Most online sales, it said, are driven by consumers aged between 18 and 45 and while online jewellery purchases have risen, the average ticket size has, however, remained between 5 and 10 grams Online jewellery sales in India have seen rapid growth over the past few...
National Health Mission engages 2.71 lakh additional health personnel in 2020-21
The Cabinet was informed that under five mortality rate (U5MR) in India has declined from 49 in 2013 to 36 in 2018 and the percentage annual rate of decline in U5MR during 2013-2018 has accelerated to 6 per cent New Delhi: The Cabinet was informed on Wednesday that...
LIC buys over 2 pc stake in BPCL for nearly Rs 1,598 crore
As per Sebi's regulatory norm, listed companies have to disclose shareholding in excess of 2 per cent Mumbai: LIC has acquired over a 2 per cent stake in state-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for nearly Rs 1,598 crore since December last year....
Covid helpline received 6.62 lakh calls related to viral disease between Sept 2021 and August this year
The helpline was also used for helping citizens with Co-WIN registration and vaccine appointment booking since December 2020 New Delhi: More than 6.62 lakh calls were made to the government's COVID-19 helpline number -- 1075 -- with queries related to the disease...
India among leaders in green jobs generation, creates employment for 8.63 lakh in 2021
In 2020-21, India created 863,000 green jobs, of which 217,000 were in solar photovoltaic vertical and 414,000 in hydropower, a joint report published by International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Labour Organization titled 'Renewable Energy and Jobs...
225 million displacements in APAC due to disasters, Impact of climate change deepens: ADB Report
The 225 million displacements in Asia and the Pacific include 5 million displacements by Cyclone Amphan across South Asia in 2020, 2.6 million displacements by the Gorka earthquake in Nepal in 2015, and 15.5 million displacements by floods in the People’s Republic of...
India among top ten countries with highest Type 2 diabetes prevalence: Lancet study
The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D( Type 1 Diabetes) prevalence US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D, the resaerchers said An estimated 8.4 million...
PMS’ asset base rises 17% to Rs 25.4 trn in July, shows Sebi data
The increase in AUM of the PMS industry is in line with the recovery in broad markets and heightened interest from HNIs (High Networth Individuals) and family offices in PMS structures, Abhay Agarwal, Founder, and Fund Manager of Sebi-registered portfolio management...