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"While promoting a better workplace culture will lead to better...
Economic Survey-Financial regulators need formal impact assessment rules, government
The report suggested that regulators set up an independent...
India one of few nations that have delivered on climate action commitments: Bhupender Yadav
Bhupender Yadav, Union Environment Minister Presenting India's ''national statement'' at the Stockholm +50 conference, Yadav said India has seen large-scale inclusive economic development in the last decade by disengaging the development process from environmental...
Ahead of consultation paper, RBI DG says CBDCs can kill case for cryptos
T Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor,Reserve Bank of India The RBI has been vehemently opposed to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, saying there is no underlying value for such instruments which are essentially speculative in nature. It has gone public with the same, even as...
Demand for ESG jobs in India grows 468 pc in last 3 years: Report
ESG roles are most in-demand in sectors like healthcare and pharmaceuticals, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) and consulting sectors The report further revealed that companies have now also started looking at specific qualifications in jobseekers for...
5 NDRF units, Army columns, Navy, Coast Guard teams part of BMC plan to tackle monsoon
The civic body had held meetings with officials handling major infrastructural projects like metro rail and coastal road construction works to ensure channels carrying rain water are clear and do not have blockages, BMC additional commissioner P. Velrasu said Mumbai:...
‘NDRF is in constant touch with all state govts to deal with flood situation’
A large area in India is prone to floods in which the Ganga and the Brahmaputra are the main flood basins. Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the most flood-prone states Earlier, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, also directed the officials to make the...
Trillions at stake in India as women disappear from workforce
Closing the employment gap between men and women — a whopping 58 percentage points — could expand India’s GDP by close to a third by 2050. That equates to nearly $6 trillion in constant US dollar terms, according to a recent analysis from Bloomberg Economics The...
GDP grows 4.1 pc in Jan-Mar qtr; 8.7 pc in FY22
As per the data, the Indian economy expanded by 8.7 per cent in 2021-22 against a 6.6 per cent contraction in 2020-21 New Delhi: India’s economy grew by 4.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021-22, pushing up the annual growth rate to 8.7 per cent, official data...
Govt raises premium for flagship insurance schemes PMJJBY, PMSBY
The premium rate of PMJJBY has been revised upward to Rs 1.25 per day, translating into an increase from Rs 330 to Rs 436 annually The annual premium for PMSBY has been hiked from Rs 12 to Rs 20, an official statement said New Delhi: The government on Tuesday raised...
India’s per capita income remains below pre-COVID level in 2021-22
At current prices, the per capita income rose by 18.3 per cent to Rs 1.5 lakh during in 2021-22 fiscal. The per capita income at current prices had dipped to Rs 1.27 lakh in 2020-21 from Rs 1.32 lakh in 2019-20 New Delhi: India's annual per capita income at constant...
“ Indian government’s Sagarmala project will unleash country’s economic potential by harnessing its 7500 km long coastline’’
Amitabh Kumar, IRS, Director General of Shipping Hosted by the General Insurance Council, International Union of Marine Insurance(IUMI) will hold its Asia Forum 2022 in Mumbai during June 1-2, On the occasion of this international event, Amitabh Kumar, IRS, Director...