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From digital India to intelligent India: Jyotiraditya Scindia outlines vision for trusted digital finance
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia cited the...
BRICS Climate Agenda: Focus on Global South as India pushes for sustainable future
While energy transition focuses on reducing future emissions,...
PM Modi calls India’s 7.8% GDP growth ‘herculean feat’ amid global uncertainties
"India's exemplary GDP growth of 7.8 per cent during Q1 of FY 2026-27 is a herculean feat.The growth came amid oil price shocks and supply chain issues, at a time when the global economy continues to face uncertainty,'' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi New Delhi:...
Govt asks PSU general insurers to borrow `EASE’ from banking counterparts to fight out competition, to be finalised on Sep 2
Debasish Prusty, additional secretary, DFS, on Sept 27, convened a meeting with executive directors and general managers of the six PSU insurers to deliberate on the proposed implementation of the framework.The discussions are to be followed by a higher-level meeting...
India needs credible carbon market to protect exporters as EU CBAM takes effect: CII-IIM report
The report said the carbon-price signal is becoming increasingly important for trade-exposed sectors such as steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, refining and petrochemicals. This assumes greater significance with the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment...
Govt achieves 78% of FY27 divestment, asset monetisation Budget target in Apr-Aug
A strategic sale in IDBI Bank is on the table. After a failed attempt earlier this year to sell it, the government has received revised bids from Dubai-based Emirates NDB and Prem Watsa-led Fairfax Financial Holdings. New Delhi: The government has achieved about 78...
Climate change reshaping health outcomes and straining healthcare systems in Asia
The annual financing gap for health-focused climate adaptation across Asia-Pacific stands at approximately US$3.52 billion through to 2030, more than six times the funding currently available Mumbai:Across Asia, climate change is reshaping health...
India faces weakest monsoon in nearly two decades as El Nino strengthens
A climate pattern marked by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, El Nino disrupts global weather patterns and can bring drier conditions to parts of Southeast Asia and other regions. MUMBAI: India is on course for...
NADCP contributing to more disease-secure livestock sector in India
The total budget outlay for the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) for the financial year 2026–27 is Rs 2,010 crore. New Delhi: More than 39 crore livestock have been registered on the Bharat Pashudhan Portal, and 4,019 Mobile Veterinary Units have...
Healthcare delivery capital-intensive, hospital tariffs only tip of iceberg: NATHEALTH
The Parliamentary committee had observed with concern the widening cost disparity between public and private healthcare, noting that private hospitalisation averages Rs 50,508 compared to Rs 6,631 in public facilities, saying such huge disparity has triggered a...
Govt to announce high-level banking for Viksit Bharat panel
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister The Finance Minister said the Department of Financial Services (DFS) had worked on seven themes that would be important for taking the banking and financial sector forward. The themes of discussion are -- banking for youth,...
Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC asks Centre
CJI Kant said there was too much apprehension and pointed out that even if Parliament has capped the liability of operators, it does not preclude the court from granting fair and just compensation. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to clarify...