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India cut GDP emission intensity by 36 pc during 2005-2020 Govt report
India continues to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas...
Commerce min plans to expand food testing infrastructure to boost exports Official
"Though we have taken a number of measures, we are doing a deeper...
China launches Blockchain initiative despite ban on cryptocurrency
By 2025, the country aims to take the comprehensive strength of its blockchain industry to the most advanced level in the world, said a document jointly released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs...
Cryptos a threat to financial stability; value not even a tulip: RBI Guv
Private cryptocurrencies or whatever name you call it are a threat to our macroeconomic stability and financial stability. They will undermine the RBI's ability to deal with issues of financial stability and macroeconomic stability, Das said Mumbai: Governor...
Israel unveils $1.3 bln plan to reduce cost of living
In a televised address alongside Bennett, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the new plan, worth 4.4 billion shekels ($1.37 billion), would save the average Israeli family around 10,488 shekels ($3,270) a year Israel unveiled a $1.3 billion plan to reduce the...
RBI holds interest rates steady, projects 7.8% GDP growth for 2022-23
Shaktikanta Das,governor, Reserve Bank of India The monetary policy committee (MPC) held the lending rate, or the repo rate, at 4%. The reverse repo rate, or the key borrowing rate, was kept unchanged at 3.35% "Overall, taking into consideration the outlook for...
Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week
From Iceland to Australia, governments and business are testing shorter work weeks, be it in fashion or fast food. With dozens of companies set to take part in Britain's biggest ever trial of a four-day week, joining similar pilots in five other countries, Smith is at...
India received USD 339.55 billion FDI in last 5 years
The government has recently undertaken a number of reforms across sectors. In the last one year alone, reforms in the FDI policy have been undertaken in sectors such as insurance, defence, petroleum and natural gas, and telecom India has received Foreign Direct...
Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base crosses 71 lakh
''As per information received from PFRDA, 71,06,743 subscribers have been enrolled under APY up to January 24, 2022, during the financial year 2021-22,'' Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Subscribers under the...
Views of experts to be taken on vaccination for children below 15 years: Mandaviya
A study by ICMR released two days back showed that 99.3 per cent people who had contracted COVID-19 were safe as they were vaccinated, he said, and added this is a good indication. The government in the Budget 2022-23 has announced a national tele mental health...
Climate could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century: UN report
Climate change is also likely to become a leading cause of death worldwide, the authors warn, and could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century, even with moderate mitigation of emissions People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in...
India witnessing increasing digitisation, shift in consumers’ financial behaviour:NITI VC
Rajiv Kumar,Vice-Chairman,NITI Aayog Union Minister for Railways, Communications, and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government believes in creating open platforms, such as CoWin and UPI, for healthcare, logistics, and other sectors New Delhi: India is...