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Nearly 6.6 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts opened in 1 month
A staggering 55.44 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in...
4 tankers with Russian oil idle off India as refiners seek steer
This week, the Trump administration cited the purchases as a reason...
Insight: Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub
Dozens of insurers have announced restrictions on their cover for the coal industry, particularly for new projects, in response to pressure from shareholders, governments and environmental groups who want to limit coal’s contribution to global warming. This follows...
Foreign investors remain net buyers in Indian stocks 6th straight month
“India remains in a sweet spot,” said Amnish Aggarwal, a head of research at Mumbai-based brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Stock markets in India stand out as they offer diversified opportunities along with a fast-growing economy, and this is in contrast to the...
Global EV sales grow 50%, China market faces slowdown
“Tesla is obviously a big influence, but increasingly Hyundai Kia, Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes are moving the needle in premium,” said Soumen Mandal, senior analyst for automotive New Delhi: The global electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 50 per cent (year-on-year) in...
GDP grows at 7.8 pc in Apr-Jun, India remains fastest growing economy
The expansion in ‘financial, real estate and professional services’ GVA was 12.2 per cent, up from 8.5 per cent in the year-ago quarter New Delhi: India recorded an economic growth rate of 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2023-24 and remained the fastest...
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
“Nearly every sector of the economy has been victimized by Qakbot,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said Tuesday in announcing the takedown. He said the criminal network had facilitated about 40 ransomware attacks alone over 18 months that...
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health: Study
Globally, South Asia is the worst impacted region. Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are in order the top four most polluted countries in terms of annualized, population-weighted averages of fine particulate matter, which are detected by satellites and defined as...
Human-caused climate change may lead to 1 billion premature deaths over next century: Study
The study, published in the journal Energies, proposes aggressive energy policies that would enable immediate and substantive decreases to carbon emissions. It also recommends a heightened level of government, corporate and citizen action to accelerate the...
India braces for driest August since 1901 amid intensifying El Nino
Normal rainfall is critical for India's agricultural landscape, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area relying on it. Additionally, it plays a crucial role in replenishing reservoirs essential for drinking water and power generation throughout the country. New...
Gujarat witnesses 49% surge in crorepati taxpayers
Comparatively, the count of individuals with taxable income exceeding Rs 1 crore surged by 4,500, reaching a record-breaking figure of 14,000, as indicated by official statistics, in contrast to the 9,300 individuals in the same bracket in the preceding year of 2021....
Chinese county offers ‘cash reward’ for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger
Marriage rates hit a record low in 2022 at 6.8 million, the lowest since 1986, according to government data released in June. There were 800,000 fewer marriages last year than in 2021. China's fertility rate, already one of the world's lowest, is estimated to have...