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Shriram Finance to sell 20 pc stake to Japanese firm MUFG Bank for Rs 39 618 cr
This collaboration combines Shriram Finance's established domestic...
Ayushman Bharat:Gujarat’s expenditure increases 20.5% to Rs 3,210 crore in 2024–25
Bhupendra Patel,Chief Minister, Gujarat The AB PMJAY–MA scheme,...
India’s EV market rises 23 pc in September with 1.59 lakh unit sales
Electric two-wheeler sales were 0.90 lakh units, a rise from 0.64 lakh units in the same month last year. The electric three-wheeler segment saw 0.63 lakh unit sales, compared with 0.58 lakh units in September 2023, as per the data New Delhi: In a boost for the...
Airlines in the Gulf adjust routes after Iran’s attack on Israel
Neighbouring countries have closed their airspace and airline crews are navigating alternative routes to avoid the escalating conflict DUBAI: Several airlines operating in the Gulf have adjusted their flight routes to ensure passenger safety following Iran's attack on...
Govt allows non-forest depts to undertake disaster prevention work in forest areas
In a letter to states and Union territories on Tuesday, the ministry said that according to the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, and related guidelines, certain forestry activities can be carried out in forest areas in emergency situations, such as...
Centre releases Rs 5858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states
The Centre has released more than Rs14,958 crore to 21 states this year, said the MHA.This includes Rs9,044.80 crore from the SDRF to 21 states, Rs4,528.66 crore from the NDRF to 15 states, and Rs1,385.45 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 11...
Tesla, Musk beat shareholder lawsuit over self-driving promises
Elon Musk,CEO,Tesla U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco said shareholders failed to show Tesla and Musk should be liable for falsely promising they were close to delivering technology that would drive safer than humans, but that was actually...
Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in India: Report
"For the first time in Indian History public spending on #Health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure proves PM @narendramodi govt commitment to Healthier Citizens per capita govt expenditure on #healthcare tripled from 2013-14 to 2021-22," said Prof Shamika Ravi,...
1,492 people died in extreme weather events in 2024 monsoon season
The data also revealed that Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of deaths (189) due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes, followed by Uttar Pradesh (138), Bihar (61), and Jharkhand (53) New Delhi: A total of 1,492 people died in India during extreme weather...
Escalating conflict hurts India’s trade with West Asian countries
Disruptions in key shipping routes, particularly through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, have forced vessels to take longer paths around the Horn of Africa, leading to a 15-20 per cent increase in shipping costs New Delhi: The escalating conflict in West Asia is hurting...
Experts welcome Union Health Ministry’s draft Bill on passive euthanasia
The guidelines also lay out conditions such as if the individual has been declared brainstem dead, or if there is a medical prognostication and considered opinion that the patient's disease condition is advanced and not likely to benefit from aggressive therapeutic...
Sebi decides to introduce new asset class; ‘MF Lite’ framework for passive funds
Madhabi Puri Buch,chairperson, Sebi The board cleared 17 proposals, including an amendment to insider trading rules to clarify the definitions of ‘connected person’ and ‘immediate relative’ and relaxed eligibility criteria and compliance requirements for investment...