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Monsoon 2023 ends with ‘below-normal’ rains with 6% shortfall, says IMD
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said with positive...
Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate to 33 pc: Kerala Health Minister
The virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant, which...
Monsoon covers half of India, to help farmers accelerate crop sowing
Farmers have planted summer-sown crops on 9.1 million hectares as on June 21, down 12.5 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Agriculture. Cotton sowing was down 12%, while soybean planting has lagged by 57 per cent during the period.
GST Council to consider reducing tax on electric vehicles: Anurag Thakur
NEW DELHI: The GST Council will consider reducing tax on electric vehicles, which are seen as more environment-friendly, and the matter is pending before it, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. Thakur was replying...
Only 26 per cent leaders in India fit to lead future businesses: Report
“With little opportunity to lead and a continuous flow of talent into the workforce, Indian organisations need to focus on identifying high performers and give them the opportunity to become self-disruptive leaders. Failing to do so could contribute to other countries’ ability to entice future leaders away,” the report stated.
84 pc of IMD’s subdivisions record deficient rainfall, 80 pc reservoirs have below normal storage
According to the Central Water Commission data, of the 91 major reservoirs in the country, 80 per cent have storage below normal. Of these, 11 have zero per cent storage, making the water crisis acute.
National minimum wage will hurt jobs; states must fix earnings: CII
The Code on Wages Bill provides that the central government will fix minimum wages for certain sectors, including railways and mines, while states would be free to set minimum wages for other category of employments.
Liberty Mutual Insurance decides not to insure Adani’s controversial $16.5bn Australian coal mine
10 of the world’s largest insurers and reinsurers, on serious environmental concerns,had earlier refused to provide support for the development of Gautam Adani owned Adani Group’s $16.5bn Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Clermont Town, Central Queensland.
India becomes investment darling for sovereign wealth, pension funds
“Almost every jurisdiction in the western world is raising the bar for entry for foreign investors but in India it’s the other way round. There’s also the attraction of the demographics and a lot of assets that sovereign funds like, such as infrastructure, where there’s a huge appetite for foreign funding.”
Insurers hold 24.6 % of total g-sec
“The total liabilities (including liabilities under the ‘Public Account’) of the Government, as per provisional data, increased to Rs 84,68,086 crore at end-March 2019 from Rs 83,40,027 crore at end-December 2018,”
Niti Aayog asks 2-, 3-wheeler makers to present EV conversion plan in 2 weeks
The Niti Aayog has planned transitioning to full EVs for three-wheelers by 2023 and two-wheelers with an engine capacity less than 150 cc by 2025
Auto industry united in seeking GST rate cut on vehicles: SIAM
“The automotive industry is currently facing a daunting challenge of a deep slowdown that urgently needs some form of stimulus from government to supplement the efforts being made by the industry in reversing the industry fortunes towards positive performance,” he said in a statement.