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2 in 3 Indian women are investing for retirement surpassing national and men’s averages Max Life Study
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Early-onset colon cancer cases surge globally; lowest in India: Study
In 13 countries with increasing trends in both age groups, the...
49.48 lakh street vendors identified in India: Govt
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that for socio-economic upliftment of street vendors, the MoHUA launched, on January 4, 2021, 'SVANidhi se Samriddhi' in 125 urban local bodies New Delhi: Around 49.48 lakh street vendors have been...
India’s unemployment rate falls sharply to 6.57 pc, lowest since March 2021: CMIE
CMIE MD and CEO Mahesh Vyas, in his analysis of the December data, said 35 million people were actively looking for work in December 2021, of which 23 per cent or 8 million were women. New Delhi: India's unemployment rate witnessed a sharp decline to 6.57 per cent in...
Global gold demand rises 10% to 4,021 tonnes in 2021: WGC
"The demand for the yellow metal was mainly driven by Central bank buying during the fourth quarter of 2021, recovery in jewellery consumption, mainly in India and China," WGC Regional CEO, India, Somasundaram PR told PTI Mumbai: Global gold demand rose 10 per cent to...
Over 19.22 lakh new vehicles registered in Maha in 2021; registrations up by 8.26 pc
As per the transport department data, of the total 19,22,418 newly registered vehicles, 13,16,216 were motorcycles, 3,46,197 private cars and 1,26,551 transport category vehicles, which need permits to operate, such as buses, trucks and taxis Mumbai: Over 19.22 lakh...
Sanctioned Rs 50,000 compensation to each of 68,370 claims for COVID-19 deaths: Guj govt tells SC
The state government had said that it received 89,633 claim forms (applications) seeking compensation for COVID-19 deaths, out of which 58,840 claims have been settled and the amount has been disbursed to applicants New Delhi: The Gujarat government has told the...
147,492 children lost parents due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR to SC
The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the status of children in need of care and protection included orphans (10,094), lost either parent (1,36,910) and abandoned (488) taking the total to 1,47,492. The National Commission for Protection of...
Gold imports rise over 2-fold to $38 bn in Apr-Dec 2021
India is the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China. The imports mainly take care of the demand by the jewellery industry India's gold imports, which has a bearing on the country's current account deficit (CAD), more than doubled to $38 billion during...
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021
The consistently high cost of inputs, the ongoing global pandemic and ever more volatile climatic conditions “leave little room for optimism about a return to more stable market conditions even in 2022 The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on...
U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that evidence thus far suggests Omicron is causing less severe illness. Nevertheless, public health officials have warned that the sheer volume of Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals, some of which are already...
India’s December jobless rate hits 4-month high of 7.9%: CMIE
Urban unemployment rate rose to 9.3% in December from 8.2% in the previous month while the rural unemployment rate was up 7.3% from 6.4%, the data showed Many economists worry that the Omicron variant could reverse the economic recovery seen in the previous quarter...