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Govt launches tech platforms for sr citizens and elderly care
Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment...
Economy resilient but faces rising risks from Mideast war, government report says
The government said India remained a relative bright spot, with the International Monetary Fund raising its 2026-27 growth forecast for the country to 6.5% from 6.4%.However, it warned that risks were tilted toward higher inflation, wider fiscal and external...
US not to lift naval blockade of Iran’s ports till Tehran agress to end its nuclear program:Trump
President Donald Trump The blockade lies at the heart of the impasse between the US and Iran, with the Islamic Republic insisting it won’t restart negotiations or reopen the strait as long as the naval restrictions stay in place. President Donald Trump told Axios he...
EPFO to launch Aadhaar-based portal to unlock dormant PF accounts
Mansukh Mandaviya,Labour & Employment Minister The portal, E-PRAAPTI, will provide a streamlined Aadhaar-based authentication mechanism that will enable a member to access an old EPF account, which may not have a UAN (universal account number), and update their...
Govt proposes Motor Rules Amendments to expand ethanol, alternative fuel scope
Among key proposals, the draft raises the vehicle weight limit from 3,000 kg to 3,500 kg, bringing regulation in sync with global standards for light commercial vehicles. This means more vans, pickups, and small trucks will now fall under the same emission testing...
Indian Health Survey: Significant increase in healthcare access across country
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation case in 2025 was ₹11,285, indicating that over half of the country's hospitalisations involve relatively low expenditure. The report stated that only a small number of high-cost cases push up the...
Transactional risk insurance gains traction in India
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India, mentioned a clear shift in India to larger, more complex transactions, particularly in high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, and infrastructure.In this environment, transactional risk...
Female workforce participation rose from 23 % to 40% from 2017 to 2025: Mandaviya
Mansukh Mandaviya,Union minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment The minister also stressed the nearly three-fold expansion in India's social security coverage in the last ten years, from 19 per cent in 2015 to over 64.3 per cent in 2025, reflecting the outcome of...
Temasek, LIC, Canadian pension fund in line-up to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO
Major state-owned insurers with significant stakes in the NSE as of March 2025 include Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with 10.72%, and public sector general insurers like GIC, New India Assurance, National Insurance, and Oriental Insurance, each holding...
Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains muted as US-Iran talks stall
Shipping traffic passing through the crucial waterway at the entrance to the Gulf during an uneasy ceasefire between Washington and Tehran represents a fraction of the average 140 daily passages before the Iran war began on February 28. At least seven ships – mainly...
Viksit Bharat not just about GDP but inclusive aspirations and shared prosperity: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Highlighting inclusivity, she said it is also about the Mogaveera fisherman on the Udupi coast having access to cold storage, digital markets and insurance, and about tribal youth in the forests of Dandakaranya having a seat...