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Auto majors report decline in May sales
The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Saturday reported a 22 per cent decline in sales at 1,34,641 units in May.The company had sold 1,72,512 units in May 2018, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.Domestic sales declined by 23.1 per cent to 1,25,552 units as against 1,63,200 units in the year ago month, it added.
Mercury set to rise in NW India; Rajasthan’s Ganganagar hottest at 49.6degC
Speaking exclusively to ANI, M Mohapatra, Director General, IMD’s meteorology, said: “Severe heatwave condition is persisting in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, southern Uttar Pradesh, northern Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Jharkhand.”
Mahapatra also predicted that around June 6, monsoon will be hitting Kerala. The southwest monsoon is expected to hit Odisha coast within two weeks after its onset in Kerala.
Monsoon to be below normal over north, south India: IMD
Monsoon is categorised as below normal if the LPA is between 90-96 per cent and classified as deficient, if below that. Anything above 110 per cent of the LPA is classified as excess.
Cabinet launches pension covers for farmers and retail traders
The new UnionCabinet under PM Modi approved the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana under which small and marginal farmers will get a minimum fixed pension of Rs 3,000 per month on attaining the age of 60 years. Cabinet in its meeting also approved a new scheme that assures minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to all shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons after attaining the age of 60 years
Nirmala Sitharaman appointed as new FM, Budget on July 5
The Economic Survey, which gives the status of the country’s economy, will be presented in Parliament on July 4.
A day later, the Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the only woman to hold the portfolio after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Govt forms ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry for conserving and promoting Water Resources
With almost all of rural India depending on monsoon rain for agricu monsoon rain for agriculture and domestic purpose, there is a desperate need for water management on a war footing. It is estimated that 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water.
European Central Bank calls for ‘Deeper Understanding’ of Climate Risks
The ECB said weather events were responsible for over 80% of insured catastrophe losses in 2018, and “physical risks, when they materialize, can significantly erode collateral and asset values and have an impact on insurance liabilities.”
Insurers gaining, Banks losing ground in Finance:European Central Bank Governor
“In Europe, an increasing share of lending is provided by investment funds, insurance companies and the providers of consumer loans,” the European Central Bank policymaker said in a speech in Helsinki.
Artificial Intelligence will double innovations, productivity in India by 2021: Microsoft study
As much as twenty four per cent of respondents chose higher competitiveness as number one driver for implementing AI initiatives.Accelerated innovation (21 per cent), better customer engagement (15 per cent), higher margins (14 per cent) as well as more productive employees (nine per cent) were some of the other drivers.
Deadly African Swine Fever now `Endemic’ in 2 regions of China: UN
The virus that causes the disease is entrenched among pig populations in the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur, the Food & Agriculture Organization in Rome said in a report Thursday. Diseases that are endemic, or generally present, are more difficult to stamp out by quarantining and culling diseased and vulnerable livestock.