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Govt is building a sanctions-proof supply chain for Russian oil, says Petroleum Secy
“Imports need ships which are not sanctioned, insurance which takes...
Equity investors’ wealth erode by Rs 18 lakh cr in 6 days of market fall
During the day, the benchmark tanked 905.21 points or 1.18 per cent...
IMF prescribes tax raise, social safety measures to Sri Lanka for financial stability
Saying that the country was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the report highlighted that the country was highly vulnerable to external shocks owing to inadequate foreign currency reserves and high risks to public debt sustainability, exacerbated by the 'Easter...
Carbon-based taxation system to help OEMs commit more towards green tech: Lexus
''We have seen in developed nations that carbon-based taxation has taken precedence over any other way to define vehicle taxation policies that we think solves many purposes,'' Lexus India President Naveen Soni told PTI in an interaction A carbon-based taxation system...
Indian airlines operators expected to add 120 new aircraft/year: Scindia
''India is looking at tremendous expansion. Expansion in the area of airlines, expansion in the area of airports. And therefore, fleet augmentation is also important. A country that had a fleet of only 400 aircraft in the year 2013-14 has grown to a fleet of 710...
New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard
Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager won backing on Thursday from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), to rein in the powers of the tech giants via legislation for the first time, rather than lengthy antitrust...
LS passes Finance Bill; completes budgetary exercise for FY23
The number of taxpayers has increased to 9.1 crore from 5 crore a few years back, she said, adding the government is taking steps to widen the tax base and the faceless assessment has been received well by the people She further said that IFSC in Gujarat is making...
Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologist
England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty noted that the strain could cause "worse problems" than Omicron and the challenges from the current strain are "not by any means trivial", and its emergence could...
Most states haven’t enhanced health budget share to over 8 pc: Parliamentary panel
The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its report tabled in Parliament on Thursday, recommended that all the states and Union territories should emulate Delhi and Puducherry and increase the share of health spending in...
Covid-19 deaths: SC allows Centre to conduct inquiry into fake claims
A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said the government can verify 5 per cent of claims in four states -- Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh -- where the gap between number of claims and recorded deaths was wide The top court also set a period...
Japan considering mandatory disclosure of gender wage, female manager ratio – sources
The government is also considering having firms disclose the ratio of male workers on childcare leave, said the sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media. "The wage gap between men and women is an economic and financial...
Private vs. public: predicting and preparing for future pandemics
COVID-19 turned into a US$22-trillion disaster killing more than six million people globally partly because the dots between warning and action were not connected. Some governments took quick and precautionary action, especially those that had invested in their public...