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G20 Delhi Declaration calls for implementing ‘One Health’ approach
"Promote the One Health-based approach driven by the Quadripartite...
IMF, World Bank to step up cooperation on climate, debt, digital transition
The joint IMF-World Bank statement said the two institutions would...
Any attempt by govt to curtail central bank’s independence credit negative: Moody’s
To a query on the sovereign rating impact of the developments around RBI, Moody’s said, “While the motivation for the RBI Governor’s resignation is unclear, the independence of a country’s central bank is an important consideration in our assessment of a sovereign’s institutional strength.”
Next generation of combustion engines, in 2026, to be the last: Volkswagen
Wolfsburg, Germany: Volkswagen's strategy chief said on Tuesday the German carmaker's core brand will develop its final generation of vehicles using combustion engine technology in 2026. Volkswagen made a strategy shift towards...
Surat will be fastest growing city in the world through 2035, says Oxford Economics
Little will change at the top of the list of the world’s biggest cities between now and 2035.New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles and London will defend their spots as Shanghai and Beijing — each boasting more than 20 million people — surpass Paris and Chicago
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings, World Bank
Estimates for 12 countries suggest some $63 billion (55.5 billion euros) is lost because child brides complete fewer years of formal education than their peers who marry later
Citizens may soon be able to opt-out of Aadhaar as govt looks to amend the Act
Once implemented, the opt-out provision can be availed by all and their Aadhaar number and details including demographic and biometrics will be deleted from the servers of the UIDAI.
However, if a person opts out of the Aadhaar scheme, he/she won’t be able to avail many government schemes and subsidies where Aadhaar linkage is still mandatory.
ITR filing up 50%; will meet Rs 11.5-trn direct tax target: CBDT chairman
“Our gross direct tax growth rate is 16.5 per cent and net direct tax growth rate is 14.5 per cent, which itself shows that demonetisation really helped in widening and deepening of tax base.”
FPI inflows hit 10-month high of Rs 122.6 bn on softer crude, rupee gains
Selling by FIIs intensified towards the end of September, when they had pulled out over Rs 210 billion and has continued unabated in October too, with a withdrawal of Rs 389 billion.
WhatsApp seeks RBI nod to offer payment services to all 200 mn Indian users
“Today, almost 1 million people are testing WhatsApp payments in India. The feedback has been very positive, and people enjoy the convenience of sending money as simply and securely as sending messages,” the company’s spokesperson said, responding to a specific email query on the recent plea to the RBI.
70% Indians confident about finding better opportunities: LinkedIn
On the other hand, the more developed markets such as Japan, Hong Kong and Australia trail on the Index as people in these markets expressed concerns over economic outlook, and generally felt more cautious about their chances of achieving success with opportunities relevant to them
SEBI lays guidelines for alternative investment funds in IFSC
“The AIF shall accept from an investor, an investment of value not less than $1,50,000. Further, for investors who are employees or directors of the AIF or employees or directors of the manager, the minimum value of investment shall be $40,000,” SEBI said