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Surge in gold, silver prices due to geopolitical tensions, says FinMin
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary Gold and silver...
SC mulls pan-India guidelines to prevent road accidents on expressways, NHs
A bench of Justices J K Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi flagged the...
Govt panel backs higher carbon tax on coal imports to limit polluting fuel
In its report to the coal ministry, the panel said the current carbon tax rate of 400 rupees ($4.83) on every metric ton of coal, regardless of the quality bought, favoured imports and hit sales of domestically mined coal. Singapore: A panel of officials from Indian...
Animesh Das to be CEO of ACKO General Insurance
Animesh Das, CEO designate, ACKO General Insurance ACKO has now set itself ambitious goals for the upcoming year, eyeing a gross written premium(GWP) of nearly Rs 3000 crore Bengaluru: ACKO General insurance has elevated its chief underwriting officer Animesh Das as...
Govt, exporters to discuss Red Sea crisis issue on March 8
After Yemen-based Houthi rebels have targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over the Israel-Hamas war. the shipping costs have jumped and consignments are taking more time to reach Europe and the US as the ships are taking the Cape of Good Hope route,...
Arbitrators’ independence impartiality critical to arbitration process CJI
D Y Chandrachud,Chief Justice of India Justice Chandrachud noted that over 90 per cent of international commercial contracts contain arbitration agreements and this unparalleled growth is rooted in its ability to create a neutral forum that all parties involved are...
Indian economy’s GDP growth in FY 24 could be “very close”: RBI governor Das
He reiterated that the RBI's monetary policy committee remained focused on bringing inflation down to its target of 4% and, despite prices being on a clear downward trajectory, major uncertainties such as geopolitical and weather risks remained Mumbai: The Indian...
India to grow at 6.8 pc in FY’25, to become upper middle-income country by 2031
"A projected average expansion of 6.7 per cent in this period will make India the third-largest economy in the world and lift per capita income to the upper-middle income category by 2031," Crisil said.India, with a GDP size of USD 3.6 trillion, is currently the fifth...
Number of farmers under PM’s crop insurance scheme rises by 27 pc in 2023-24: Govt
During this period, a total amount of nearly Rs 31,139 crore was paid by farmers as their share of premium against which claims of over Rs 1,55,977 crore have been paid to them. Thus, for every Rs100 of premium paid by farmers, they have received about Rs 500 as...
RBI directs credit card issuers to give users choice of other networks
"On a review, it is observed that some arrangements existing between card networks and card issuers are not conducive to the availability of choice for customers," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a circular Mumbai: India's central bank on Wednesday said...
India needs investments in geriatric care:Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani, Union Minister Women and Child Development ''The issue is: are we preparing for that reality from an economic and socio-economic perspective?'' She wondered if we have mapped the need for investments in geriatric care, stating that even though we may be...
EAC-PM pitches for mandating EV sales by all automobile manufacturers
As per the EAC-PM, the number of EVs as a percentage of total vehicles in the country stood at 0.21 per cent, while EV four-wheelers as a percentage of the total four-wheelers amounted to only 0.08 per cent New Delhi: The Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM)...