Prime minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in the human-centric and inclusive development. He emphasized that India’s G20 Presidency has been inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and
India’s capital expenditure as a percentage of GDP increased from 1.7% in 2014 to nearly 2.9% in 2022-23. In the 2023-24 budget, the government allocated Rs 10 lakh crore (3.3% of GDP) for infrastructure. The railway ministry received its hi
From December 2016, the Indian business community at large, bankers and financial institutions, among other stakeholders, were introduced to a new comprehensive legal and institutional machinery – the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (&l
Social media driven validation and increased focus on good looks have created a huge demand for dermatologists. Doctors promise the moon to the people who are willing to go to great lengths for good skin – for a fee. Driven by commercial int
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At 7.8% year on year, India’s growth rate towers above the growth rate in several other leading economies, Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic adviser (CEA), ministry of finance, has said. India’s economic growth maintained the s
Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to use composite aluminium third rail in all the upcoming corridors being undertaken for construction along with retro fitment in existing corridor with steel third rail. With this, Kolkata will become a member of
Reiterating a mutual commitment towards fast-tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, NITI Aayog and UNDP India on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise a framework of cooperation on a range of areas,
In a move to offer respite to households from inflationary pressures, the government Tuesday announced a Rs 200 reduction in the price of cooking gas. Effective from August 30, the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will be reduced by
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India’s Chandrayaan-3 has made history with its successful soft landing on the south pole of the moon on Wednesday. Prime minister Narendra Modi, who is in South Africa for the BRICS summit, joined the ISRO team via video con
The total number of Jan Dhan accounts have crossed 50 crore as on August 9, as per the latest reports submitted by banks. Out of these accounts 56% accounts belong to women and 67% accounts have been opened in rural/semi-urban areas.
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Giving the example of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system during the pandemic and thereafter, RBI governor Shantikanta Das said that digital public infrastructure (DPI) can be utilised for advancing financial inclusion and produc
As many as 134 sitting MPs/MLAs, out of 762 sitting MPs and 4001 sitting MLAs whose sworn affidavits were analysed by The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), have declared cases related to crimes against wom
