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Action plan should be made to tackle heat waves: Amit Shah
Amit Shah ,Union Home Minister ``For the first time, we have also...
Household savings in India drop to 18.1% of GDP in FY24: CareEdge Ratings
On the other hand, household financial liabilities surged to 6.2...
Bharti AXA Life Insurance launches ‘BIMA BHARTI’ apprenticeship program
Bharti AXA Life has rolled out its flagship nationwide apprenticeship initiative – BIMA BHARTI – under the Government of India’s National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS). The program aims to empower the youth and women by onboarding 800 apprentices in roles...
FPIs pull out Rs 4,784 crore from Indian equities this week amid volatile bond market
With this week's outflows, the cumulative net investment by foreign investors in Indian equities for the year 2025 now stands at a net outflow of Rs 98,516 crore. The data indicates that foreign funds continue to remain cautious amid global uncertainty Mumbai: Foreign...
Formulating CRI guidelines key to improving software patent review: Experts
The significance of these rules grows as recent developments in the field of information and communication technology and computer science, such as advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, quantum computing, cloud computing and the Internet...
India must work towards future-ready cities, increase speed of development: PM Modi
"India is getting rapidly urbanised. We should work towards future-ready cities. Growth, innovation, and sustainability should be the engine for the development of our cities," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi New Delhi: India must work towards developing...
Govt ratifies interest rate at 8.25 pc on employees’ provident fund for FY25
EPFO, on February 28, had decided to retain the interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees' provident fund (EPF) deposits for the financial year 2024-25, equal to the rate provided in the preceding fiscal. Now the interest amount as per the rate ratified for FY25...
Robust cybersecurity powerful technologies to determine strength of a nation Prasada
"In UP, around 10 crore Jan Dhan accounts were opened and a majority of these were citizens, who had never used banking services. A major reason behind this was higher costs. With IT integration and online transactions, the cost was brought down to Rs 50 from Rs...
SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking national guidelines on heatwave
A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, National Disaster Management Authority and others, seeking their response within two weeks....
Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surge to a record high in 2024
All of this is occurring after the hottest year on record, with Earth’s warming exceeding 1.5C over pre-industrial levels on an annual basis for the first time. The United Nations has warned that temperatures will continue to rise unless drastic action is taken to...
Need to establish permanent body for consumer disputes SC to Centre
"The Union of India is directed to file an affidavit on the feasibility of a permanent adjudicatory forum for consumer disputes, either in the form of a consumer tribunal or a consumer court, within a period of three months from today, on the touchstone of the...
Central govt employees retiring day before annual pay hike date to get notional increment
As specifically mentioned in the orders of the apex court, "grant of the notional increment on January 1/July 1 shall be reckoned only for the purpose of calculating the pension admissible, and not for the purpose of calculation of other pensionary benefits," said the...