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Mandatory appointment letters, fixed work hours, social security benefits among key changes in new labour Codes
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has also taken steps to...
Govt to table Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100% in Winter session of Parliament
A bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private...
Samvat 2081 offers investors remarkable chance to reshape their financial journey
In Samvat year 2080, investors' wealth surged by a whopping Rs 128 lakh crore (about $1.5 trillion at current exchange rate) to Rs 453 lakh crore in just one year. This made Samvat 2080 the biggest wealth-creating year on record, banking upon a stable government,...
India records warmest temperature since 1901 in October
The minimum temperature in Oct also clocked 21.85 degrees Celsius against the normal of 20.01 degrees Celsius for the country as a whole New India: India experienced its warmest October since 1901 with mean temperature recording 1.23 degrees Celsius above normal, the...
IMF sees India driving growth in Asia-Pacific region
IMF said that the growth for the Asia Pacific region in 2024 has been revised up marginally by 0.1 percentage point to 4.6 per cent, primarily reflecting the robust performance early in the year. With this, the Asia and Pacific region are expected to contribute...
Toxic waste that set off global outcry seized by Albania
The shipments attracted international scrutiny because Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries have seen an influx of trash from developed countries, from dirty plastic to industrial and electronic waste. The illegal trafficking of waste worldwide generates as...
Global economy set to cruise at a solid 3% growth rate next year
Unexpected resilience that led economists to significantly upgrade their 2024 global growth forecasts since the beginning of the year is in large part thanks to the U.S. economy's performance BENGALURU: Global economic growth will maintain its robust pace next year as...
Domestic institutional investors pour record over Rs1 lakh cr in equities in Oct
DII activity came as the cumulative foreign portfolio investor (FPI) selling in equity through the Indian stock exchanges stood at Rs 102,931 crore (till October 24) So far, the DII investments have been around Rs 4.41 lakh crore, with two more months to go, driven by...
Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card to provide free hospital treatment to all above 70 years: PM Modi
Data shows that just about 20 per cent are covered by any health insurance with further variation across socio-economic categories, even as the majority of elderly face one or more chronic diseases and with increasing age, the challenges relating to activities of...
Govt asks manufacturers to cut price of 3 anti-cancer drugs
In line with the government's commitment to ensure the availability of drugs at affordable prices, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued an office memorandum directing the concerned manufacturers to reduce the MRP on three anti-cancer drugs,...
GST returns to become time-barred after 3 years from early 2025
In an advisory, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) said GST outward supply returns, besides returns related to payment of liability, annual returns and tax collected at source, will become time-barred after the expiry of a period of three years from the due date of...
“I apologize to all elderly people in Delhi, West Bengal”: PM Modi tears into opponents of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister launched a portal for allied and healthcare professionals and institutes. It will act as a centralised database of existing healthcare professionals and institutes New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled...