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Govt extends PM E-DRIVE Scheme by two years till March 2028
According to a gazette notification on the PM Electric Drive...
RBI decides to keep interest rate unchanged at 5.5 pc
Sanjay Malhotra,Governor, Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank on...
Canada plans harsher laws, equipment bans to fight car theft
Canadian car thefts were a C$1.2-billion ($880 million) “gift” to organized crime in 2022, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said at the event Monday Canada’s government is banning key-programming machines and other equipment used to steal cars, while implementing harsher...
Govt to issue new guidelines to tackle unregistered telemarketers and for consumer protection: COAI
''The Committee is working to prepare draft guidelines under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, to safeguard consumers from unwarranted commercial communications. We believe that these guidelines, once notified, will be helpful in addressing the menace of UCC...
Water Security: Billions remain without water access
Today, over two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion are deprived of safely managed sanitation facilities. Resulting infectious diseases contribute to at least 1.4 million annual deaths and 50% of global malnutrition “To improve...
ECB warns of stability risks from global elections, geopolitics
Global dangers have only increased since Russia invaded Ukraine on the euro zone’s border in 2022, with the Middle East representing the latest hot spot. Elections — including Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House in November and European Parliament polls...
EU finalises investment fund labels to combat greenwashing
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said a fund that has any environmental, social or governance (ESG) related words in its name must have at least 80% of assets that meet ESG objectives in accordance with the binding elements of its stated investment...
FPIs withdraw Rs 28,200 cr from Indian equities on poll jitters
There are two main reasons why FPIs have been selling in FY2025. First, there's uncertainty about the general elections. FPIs generally don't like uncertainty; they prefer to play it safe and lock in the profit they made last year. Second, the market valuations are...
Kerala’s ‘One Health’ to address public health and wellness issues comprehensively
''We have established teams at the local level, including officers from the health department, water authority, pollution control board, and animal husbandry, with the panchayat president as the chairman. These committees will help quickly identify infection outbreaks...
World’s super-rich club now has 15 members with fortunes over $100 billion
The combined net worth for these people is up 13 per cent this year to $2.2 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, beating the pace of inflation and the broader stock market. Between them, they hold nearly a quarter of the wealth of the world’s 500...
Despite geo political challenges Indian exports to grow in FY25: Crisil Report
India's exports in April recorded positive growth in the face of the ongoing disruptions in global trade routes and uneven global growth. Imports, meanwhile, saw steeper growth, leading to a wider trade deficit Mumbai: India's trade deficit faces limited near-term...
Healthcare privatisation linked with worse outcomes, higher profits: Lancet Study
Researchers said the findings, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, challenged the theory that privatisation can improve the quality of healthcare through increased market competition, and by enabling a more flexible and patient-centred approach...