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LIC pays Rs 7,324 cr to Finance Minister as dividend for FY25
LIC had an asset base of Rs 56.23 lakh crore as of June , 2025...
India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q1; highest in five quarters
India remains the fastest-growing major economy, as China's GDP...
UP govt provides assistance of up to Rs 5 lakh under Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister,Uttar Pradesh It is noteworthy that under the scheme, started by the Chief Minister in 2019, immediate assistance of up to Rs 5 lakh is being given by the District Magistrate in case of accidental death or disability of the farmers of...
Over 40 cough syrup manufacturers fail quality test: Report
The move came after several deaths were reported globally post consuming India-made cough syrups. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) after these deaths had made it mandatory for exporters to seek government clearance on the quality of cough syrups New...
Chennai grapples with torrential rain as memories of 2015 floods return
Transportation services took a severe blow, with numerous trains and flights canceled. Waterlogged roads presented challenges for the scarce number of road users. Operations at the Chennai airport were halted from 9:40 am to 11 pm, with about 70 flights canceled due...
Shipping giants want an end date for fossil fuel-only
Shipping is a major source of carbon emissions and the industry spewed more than 1 billion tons in 2018. While the sector is making some moves toward decarbonising, progress is relatively limited so far, with the vast majority of the world’s fleet still running on...
FEATURE-India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages
The Indian government, which aims to deliver more services digitally, is also building language datasets through Bhashini, an AI-led language translation system that is creating open source datasets in local languages for creating AI tools. The platform includes a...
Equity benchmark indices jump more than 1 pc to hit life-time peaks
The market capitalisation of all listed companies on BSE surged by Rs 4.09 lakh crore to Rs 341.76 lakh crore BJP's clear majority in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh state elections further fuelled the positive sentiment built up last week on the back of...
Strong quake in Philippines triggers tsunami warnings and evacuations
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System, which initially warned of waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet) above the usual high tide level, later said there was no longer a tsunami threat The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Phivolcs, maintained that the risk of...
Festive demand, better production lead to highest-ever November PV wholesales
''It is the highest-ever November wholesale figure for the passenger vehicle segment,'' Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava told reporters in a virtual call New Delhi: Passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches rose to...
India’s emission intensity reduced by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019: Govt report
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that India reduced its GDP emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019, achieving the target 11 years in advance. India created an additional carbon sink of 1.97 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent during this period...
Govt has no plans to table `The Insurance Bill, 2023 during Winter Session of Parliament
``By all means, the fate of the `The Insurance Bill, 2023’ is now sealed and it depends upon the next government, which will be in place by June 2024, to take a call on this legislative document,’’ said government sources New Delhi: Any hope of `The...