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US Treasury’s Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions
"The IMF was once unwavering in its mission of promoting global...
IMF slashes global outlook as White House says trade talks pick up pace
With tariffs on goods coming into the world’s No. 1 economy now at...
UK abolishes tax threshold on pension allowance to encourage people to work longer
Hunt said in his annual budget that he would scrap the so-called lifetime allowance, which had meant that people faced a 25% levy if they saved around 1.1 million pounds ($1.33 million)in their pension pots The capped amount of money that can put in their pensions in...
Govt unlikely to roll back tax plan on high-value life insurance, say govt officials
The move, which will come into effect for policies issued from April 1, has rattled insurers, with top company executives meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and finance ministry officials to petition them to reconsider the proposal. New Delhi: The Indian...
Cabinet Secretary tells states, UTs to be adequately prepared as hotter than normal summer is expected in 2023
Cabinet secretary informed that DoA&FW has constituted an Expert Committee headed by Agriculture Commissioner to monitor and mitigate terminal heat stress in Wheat. Further, the Crop Weather Watch Group (CWWG), an inter-Ministerial Committee reviews the crop...
No. of cancer cases in India projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7L in 2025: Govt
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Minister of State for Health Elaborating on the steps taken by the government in this regard, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a population-based initiative for prevention, control and screening for common non-communicable...
1,997 killed, 18,54,901 hectares crops damaged in disasters in 2022-23: MoS Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha
Citing information furnished by states, the Minister said these details included the losses caused due to hydro-meteorological disasters that occurred during 2022-23, as on March 7, 2023. New Delhi: Due to hydro-meteorological disasters during the year 2022-2023, a...
Govt taking steps to make India $5 trn economy ‘at an early date’: FinMin
The IMF's World Economic Outlook earlier said the size of the Indian economy will increase from USD 3.2 trillion in 2021-22 to USD 3.5 trillion in 2022-23 and cross USD 5 trillion in 2026-27. Some of the important measures taken by the government in the past to boost...
Centre approves Rs 1,816 crore to five states as disaster relief
According to an official statement, the assistance will be provided to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland for floods, landslides and cloudburst that occurred during 2022 New Delhi: A High Level Committee, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, has...
Govt plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps
India's IT ministry is considering these new rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official "Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security...
Centre mulling taking action against e-pharmacies over data misuse
"Health Ministry has taken note of malpractices reported in the sector which lead to concerns over data privacy, sales of medicines without prescription, and predatory pricing," the source added The notice was issued to online pharmacies including Tata 1mg, Amazon,...
Civil aviation ministry’s consultative committee discusses sustainable development initiatives
Jyotiraditya Scindia,Union minister, Ministry of Covil Aviation The ministry has taken initiatives to make airports carbon neutral and reach the target of net zero carbon emissions. It has also advised all operational brownfield airports and upcoming greenfield...