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LIC shares jump nearly 9 pc post Q4 earnings
LIC on Tuesday posted a 38 per cent increase in net profit to Rs...
Promoting Mental Wellbeing: Investing in APAC Youths
Research shows that approximately half of all mental health...
Road transport, highways sector has max number of delayed projects: Govt
In the road transport and highways sector, 428 out of 724 projects are delayed. In railways, out of 173 projects, 117 are delayed, while in the petroleum sector, 88 out of 158 projects are running behind schedule, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure...
FinMin to stick to privatisation of already announced CPSEs next fiscal
After tasting success in privatising loss-making Air India in 2021, the progress of PSU sell-off has not been very impressive over the past year, and experts say that with the general election around the corner in 2024, no major disinvestment announcement is expected...
Indian Economy: Kicking into high gear
Among other notable differences: India’s middle class remains significantly smaller. Fully capturing the nation’s demographic dividend — perhaps its biggest advantage compared to bigger economies — will require broader wealth creation that resolves high unemployment...
Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than thought: Study
In total, after two metres of sea level rise, the researchers estimate that 240 million more people will live below mean sea level. After three and four metres of sea level rise, that number increases by 140 million and by another 116 million, respectively, staudy...
Poor literacy linked to worse mental health problems: Study
“People with lower literacy had greater mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression,” said Lucy Hunn, who completed the review as part of her Doctorate in clinical psychology training at UEA “We can’t say for sure that poor literacy causes poor mental...
Govt notifies 3 GACs to look into complaints against social media firms
The objective of establishing the GACs is to settle the issues that users may have against the manner in which social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters New Delhi: The Centre on Friday notified three grievances...
China’s economic slowdown can generate ripple effects across world: Report
Observers were already talking about China falling into the middle-income trap and now, evidence has come to light that the country is finding it hard to keep its miracle of sustained higher growth rates anywhere closer to 10 per cent or more recorded during the late...
Digital currency to further bolster digital economy, says RBI official
It is non-remunerative that is it does not carry any interest like any currency, noted Choudhary, adding, "E-rupee is also expected to offer features of physical cash like safety and settlement of transactions." While referring to the launch of the pilots of CBDC in...
A Class-action wave is coming for ESG claims
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is still reviewing thousands of comments on its proposal to force publicly traded companies to disclose more about the risks they face due to a changing climate, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions in their production and...
Budget- 2023-24:FM may announce sops for middle class
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister The insurance industry has been pitching for a separate tax deduction provision for life insurance, tax waiver for annuity income, and higher deductions for health insurance premiums. New Delhi: The finance ministry is...