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PM Modi to launch ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ on Sep 17
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister The campaign will cover specialist...
Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians every year, but quit rates remain very low despite widespread awareness
Dr Sunaina Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,...
CBIC urges public to discern modus operandi of fraudsters
The Ministry of Finance has referred to various news portals and social media platforms that have highlighted a disturbing trend where fraudsters are duping the public into paying money under the false pretence of avoiding legal penalties New Delhi: The Central Board...
Budget FY24-25: Sitharaman to hold pre-budget meeting with industry chambers on Jun 20, GST Council to meet on June 22
The 2024-25 Budget is likely to lay out Modi 3.0 government's economic agenda.The finance minister will have to look at measures to boost growth without hurting inflation as well as look for resources to meet the coalition government's compulsion New Delhi: Finance...
Sensex, Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs on buying in blue-chips HDFC Bank, Reliance
“There is a temporary blip in the market momentum, due to a lack of fresh triggers after the hawkish commentary from the US Fed, lowering the plausibility of a rate cut in the short-term. A near-term consolidation seems probable as domestic investors await cues from...
UK imposes sanctions on Russian insurer Ingosstrakh protecting ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers
Sanctions against Ingosstrakh are notable because it is major provider of coverage for the commercial fleet moving Russian oil, largely displacing insurers based in the UK and Europe. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for a comment on how the...
Inflation worries continue for US Fed; No policy rate cut for seventh time
Jerome Powell, US Fed Chair "We are maintaining our restrictive stance of monetary policy in order to keep demand in line with supply and reduce inflationary pressures. I will have more to say about monetary policy after briefly reviewing economic developments," US...
Govt to ensure ease of living for all citizens: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister She also stated that the reforms undertaken since 2014 will continue, which will further provide macroeconomic stability and growth for India. She also highlighted India's commendable growth story in recent years amidst...
Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing
If approved, the draft proposal by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, would be the first move by a multilateral institution to curb financing for coal, one of the biggest causes of climate change, which produces more carbon dioxide emissions...
India fastest growing economy to clock 6.7 pc growth over 3 years World Bank
"India will remain the fastest-growing of the world's largest economies, although its pace of expansion is expected to moderate. After a high growth rate in FY2023/24, steady growth of 6.7 per cent per year, on average, is projected for the three fiscal years...
Household consumption expenditure jumps in India as incomes rise
In absolute terms, the monthly per capita consumption expenditure in the country’s rural areas shot up to Rs 2,008 in 2022-23 from Rs 1,430 in 2011-12 Urban India also recorded a robust gain of 33 per cent with per capita household consumption expenditure rising to Rs...
Russian Oil tanker does secret cargo switch near Singapore to dodge US sanctions
Russia has shipped about 3.4 million barrels a day of crude so far this year, valued at about $37 billion at the point of export, and working around western sanctions has been part of that The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US...