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India’s Exports To Bangladesh Dip Amid ‘Volatile’ Situation
KOLKATA: The political turmoil in Bangladesh has slowed down exports of gem and jewellery, imitation jewellery, engineering goods and oilmeals from India. The raw cotton, cotton yarn and textiles exporters are facing delays in payments, even though the buyers are depositing payments in local currency Bangladeshi Taka. However, due...
DRI Report Reveals Rise In Commercial Fraud, FTA Misuse Worth Rs 1,427 Crore in 2023-24
NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s report on ‘Smuggling in India’ 2023-24 highlights a rise in commercial fraud, including misuse of foreign trade agreements (FTA) by individuals/companies. According to the report, the agencies have detected cases of FTA misuse worth Rs 1,427 crore during 2023-24 compared to...
SEBI Mulls Revising Requirement On Settlement Of Account Of Clients’ Funds
NEW DELHI: To facilitate ease of doing business, markets regulator Sebi on Thursday proposed that funds of clients, who have not done any transaction in the last 30 days, will be settled by stock brokers on the upcoming settlement dates of monthly running account settlement cycle. Under the rule,...
Amazon Web Services commits USD 100 Million In Cloud Credits For Underserved Students
NEW DELHI: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday said it is committing up to USD 100 million in cloud credits over the next five years to help eligible educational institutions and underserved students worldwide develop and scale digital learning solutions. The programme, a part of AWS Education Equity Initiative,...
Government Open To Explore Alternative Financing Models For MSMEs: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged the industry to share specific issues they are facing in accessing bank credit and suggested that the government is open to exploring alternate financing models for MSMEs. He also said the ministry can earmark particular areas in the...
India Pushes For Fast-Tracking Special Safeguard Mechanism At WTO
India has pitched for fast-tracking negotiations in the WTO on special safeguard mechanism (SSM), which would allow developing countries to temporarily raise tariffs on agricultural imports in response to import surges or price drops, an official said. The country flagged the issues during a meeting of a committee on...
President Macron’s Appeasement Of Far Right Has Led To Latest Political Crisis In France
By Satyaki Chakraborty France landed on Wednesday night once again into a deeper political crisis after a no-confidence vote brought down the government, ending the beleaguered minority coalition of the conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier propped up by the far right National Rally (RN) after only three months. The...
Democratic And Secular Forces In Bangladesh Have To Work For Protection Of Minorities
By P. Sudhir The continuous attacks on Hindus and other minorities like Buddhists in Bangladesh are causing widespread concern. Consequent to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the first week of August after a mass movement, it was expected that the end of her authoritarian rule would...
Indian Exports To Bangladesh Facing Problems Due To Payments Delay
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Uncertainties over receipt of proceeds are now being factored in by India’s exporters regularly servicing the Bangladesh market. India-Bangladesh trade, a very large chunk of which is carried through some half-a-dozen land ports, was not seriously affected even after the collapse of the Sheikh...
Indian Women’s Economic Empowerment Lowers Risk Of Domestic Violence
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unless paid and formal employment is guaranteed, a woman’s economic activity in India is associated with a higher risk of intimate partner violence(IPV).However, household and other characteristics, such as higher agency within the household, higher education of the husband, lower social acceptance of IPV, and...
Is The Places Of Worship Act 1991 Sacrosanct As A Legal Provision?
By Sushil Kutty Who is afraid of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991? A parallel can be drawn with ‘Who is afraid of Islamophobia?’ which sounds like somebody with a genuine phobia of Islam. But ask a Muslim and as far as he is concerned, ‘Islamophobia’ is...
Sambhal Incident Is A Reminder Again To The Threat To Secular Character Of The Nation
By Krishna Jha Much has been written about Sambhal, a town in Uttar Pradesh, where a week back, violence had erupted. A team had conducted a second survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid, to establish that the Masjid was built on the debris of a temple. This is similar...
‘Mock Poll’ Fever Has Gone Viral In Villages Of Maharashtra After Nov 23
By Arun Srivastava Villagers of Markadwadi, a small village in Solapur of Maharashtra holding a mock poll for “re-electing” their representative using ballot papers on December 3, apparently might be construed as expression of distrust over the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) but in reality this exercise exposed...
What About Taking A Cue From Beijing To Tackle Severe Delhi Pollution?
By Tirthankar Mitra Pollution from stubble burning from neighbouring areas visits Delhi every year. Health hazards apart, schools have to be closed, government organisations and private firms find little alternative but to ask their employees to work from home. These are certainly no permanent solutions to the man-made pollution....
South Korea’s Failed Coup Is A Chance To Renew Democracy In The Country
By Kap Seol SEOUL: They said it wouldn’t happen again in South Korea — not after more than four decades during which hundreds of thousands of people were beaten, tortured, jailed, and killed while defending democracy against one strongman after another. Another military coup seemed to be out of...
Electronics Manufacturing Sparks Supply Chain Reaction From India Inc
NEW DELHI: The country’s top manufacturing and industrial houses are working with the government to enter a broadening global electronics supply chain. About two dozen large industrial houses have sensed an opportunity to leverage strengths and competencies to produce components, sub-assemblies and raw materials such as chemicals and gases....
DoT Bats For Expanded Telecom PLI To Push Diversified Manufacturing
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is pushing for an expansion of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom equipment and network products to further localise the manufacturing of key equipment and quickly capture the export demand for 4G and 5G gears. An expanded PLI will be...
Services PMI Remains Strong At 58.4 In November On Consistent Demand, Record Hiring
NEW DELHI: India’s services sector remained strong in the month of November with HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, or services PMI for the month at 58.4, down only fractionally from 58.5 in October, amid a consistent demand that led to a significant rise in business sentiment and record...
