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FSSAI warns food businesses against labeling herbal infusions as ‘tea’
The regulator has directed all FBOs, including those engaged in...
Centre clears entry for new airlines, 3 players receive NOCs: Civil Aviation Minister
The Minister said the government is encouraging more airlines to...
Finmin targets to introduce Insurance Amendment Bill in Parliament during monsoon session
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in this year's Budget speech proposed to raise the foreign investment limit to 100 per cent from existing 74 per cent in the insurance sector as part of new-generation financial sector reforms New...
Cyber frauds: FinMin includes I4C under PMLA for info sharing
Amid growing instances of cyber frauds targeting common man, this information sharing would help identify the masterminds behind such frauds which are mostly trans-national. New Delhi: The government has authorised Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to share...
Health policy was working in silos before 2017, govt has made it holistic: Nadda
J P Nadda,, Union health minister ``Before 2017, we had a policy of health which was working in silos. It was a policy which took care of the curative part. The number of hospitals, dispensaries and institutes we made, it was all curative. But in 2017, we came out...
Foreign investors returning to Indian equity markets in April
This month (till April 24), FPIs purchased equities worth Rs 22,716.43 crore while they sold equities worth Rs 17,196.33 crore, with net investment of Rs 5,520.1 crore New Delhi: Foreign investors have made a notable return to Indian equity markets this month,...
UK polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison
The new measure delivers on the government’s promise to bring tougher criminal charges against lawbreakers in the water industry, UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said in a statement. It’s essential “because some water companies have...
171 million Indians lifted out of poverty in a decade: World Bank
The five most populous states--Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh--accounted for 65 percent of the country's extreme poor in 2011-12 and contributed to two-thirds of the overall decline in extreme poverty by 2022-23.Nevertheless, these...
3 more Russian insurers seek India’s nod to provide cover for oil tankers
The move comes as growing scrutiny of Russia's oil supply chain by Washington and the European Union, including compliance with a price cap set by G7 for the use of Western ships and insurance, makes it increasingly difficult for Moscow to export its oil.India has...
US Treasury’s Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions
"The IMF was once unwavering in its mission of promoting global monetary cooperation and financial stability. Now it devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues. These issues are not the IMF's mission."U.S. Treasury...
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 their highest in a century, the IMF projects global growth in 2025 will slow to 2.8%—its poorest showing since the COVID-19 pandemic—from 3.3% in 2024 Worldwide economic output will slow in the months...
Trump’s new tariff could shave off 0.5% points of India’s GDP: Finance Secy
"Second order (effects) would be important," said Finance Secretary Ajay Seth, referring to concerns that trade turmoil would slow global growth The direct hit from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump's administration on India could shave off between 0.2-0.5 percentage...