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Surge in gold, silver prices due to geopolitical tensions, says FinMin
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary Gold and silver...
SC mulls pan-India guidelines to prevent road accidents on expressways, NHs
A bench of Justices J K Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi flagged the...
Auto sales: Retail sales up 9% in India, crosses 26 million units in 2024
In 2024, EV sales reached 1.95 million units, up from 1.5 million in 2023. EV penetration also went up to 7.5%, compared with 6.39% in the previous year. Driven by rising private consumption and disposable incomes, India saw vehicle retail sales increase by at least...
ICMR proposes revised version of National Essential Diagnostics List
The district-level hospitals must facilitate CT scan, MRI, mammography and echocardiography, according to the draft guidelines New Delhi: The ICMR has proposed a revised version of the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), which enumerates the minimum number of...
High nitrate levels in groundwater threaten public health in 440 districts: Report
Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu had over 40 per cent of samples above the limit while there was high contamination in samples from -- Maharashtra at 35.74 per cent, Telangana at 27.48 per cent, Andhra Pradesh at 23.5 per cent and Madhya Pradesh at 22.58 per cent...
High interest rates declining export finance impacting exporters’ competitiveness CII’s Budhia
`` Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) currently provides 90 per cent insurance cover for exporters with a credit limit of up to Rs 50 crore. This coverage could be extended to Rs 100 crore, and more banks could be brought into the fold to ensure...
India cut GDP emission intensity by 36 pc during 2005-2020 Govt report
India continues to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. Between 2005 and 2020, the emission intensity of India's GDP declined 36 per cent, India's fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
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 analysis commodity and area-wise. We are trying to find out gaps in our food testing infrastructure. We hope that the study will be over in 2-3 months and after that we will come up with a full plan of...
Brazil says workers at China’s BYD site are victims of human trafficking
The investigation also brings unwelcome attention to BYD when it is seeking to expand globally after having gained dominance in China, the world’s largest auto market, where it now takes up more than a third of the market of EVs and plug-in hybrids Chinese workers at...
FinMin asks banks, insurance firms to expedite public grievances resolution
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial services At the outset, the Secretary reiterated the Prime Minister's direction given in the Pragati meeting held on December 26, that all the Senior officers at the level of Chairman/ MD/ ED of PSBs/PSICs should review...
Govt extends PMFSBY and RWBCIC till FY25-26, sets up Rs 824.77 crore technology fund for crop claim settlement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi For large scale technology infusion in implementation of the scheme leading to increasing transparency and claim calculation and settlement, the Union Cabinet has also approved creation of Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIAT) with a...
2024 Insurance Amendment Bill: Ushering in a New Era in Indian Insurance
Shailaja Lall & Shivangi Talwarer Some clarity has been provided on ‘services related or incidental to insurance business’ under the 2024 Amendment Bill which includes carrying on and transacting guarantee and indemnity business, managing, selling and realising...