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G-20 Draft Omits The Task Of ‘Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels’
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Draft Communique of G20, the countries which are responsible for 80 per cent of global emissions, circulated on November 19, 2024, doesn’t mention “transitioning away from the fossil fuels” the phrase already agreed upon at COP28. G20 summit (November 18 -19) at Brazil thus...
RSS and Other Parivar Affiliates Working Hard For BJP In Jharkhand Polls
By Rabindra Nath Sinha RANCHI: The second and final phase of polling for the Jharkhand Assembly, that will cover 38 constituencies, takes place on Wednesday November 20. The results of the election for the 81-member House will be announced on November 23. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Jharkhand Mukti...
School Education In Bihar Is In Doldrums With Frauds In Recruitment Of Teachers
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After the recruitment of over 2 lakh school teachers in less than three months (November 2023 to January 2024), Bihar school education is plagued by the news of fraudulent documents used by the candidates for their appointments. Processes, such as e-service books and a dedicated...
Increasing Collaboration Between Britain And China Is Imperative At The Present Moment
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The meeting between a British prime minister and China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 was long overdue. Reportedly, Keir Starmer wants a “consistent, respectful and pragmatic” relationship between the two countries, with an emphasis on progress...
After Initial Shock, Democrats And Progressives Start Resistance Against Trump
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON D.C: More than 140,000 people, assembled by the Working Families Party and allies via Zoom, began planning mass resistance to Republican MAGA President-elect Donald Trump and his plans to replace U.S. democracy and the Constitution with fascistic programs and policies. Speakers at that massive meeting,...
Public Procurement Norms May Be Tweaked To Aid Makers Under PLI
NEW DELHI: The government is examining tweaking its public procurement norms to aid manufacturers under the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes. The government is assessing the idea to offer the benefit of deemed local supplier status to a company that gets an item manufactured by its contract manufacturer, who is...
Finance Ministry Sets Minimum Annual Dividend Payout Norms For NBFC CPSEs
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Finance on Monday brought in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) classified as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under the minimum annual dividend payout norm of 30 per cent of profit after tax (PAT) or 4 per cent of the net worth, whichever is higher. Issuing...
Plan Afoot For SingTel, Mittals To Equalise Direct Stake In Bharti Airtel
KOLKATA: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and the Mittal family — the promoters of Bharti Airtel — are preparing a plan for each of them to hold equal direct stakes in India’s second-largest telecom operator, said a top Singtel executive. Currently, Singtel directly owns 9.5% in Bharti Airtel through its affiliate,...
Banks Need To Make Loans More Affordable, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
MUMBAI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called on banks to make interest rates more affordable at a time when the government wants industries to build capacity. She described the current high cost of borrowing as “very stressful”. “…when you look at India’s growth requirements, you can have...
Indian Pharma Companies May Benefit Under Trump 2.0
NEW DELHI: The Trump 2.0 agenda, with its likely focus on China plus 1 strategy for pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain diversification, provides an incremental opportunity for Indian drug companies. Additionally, higher tariffs on Chinese goods could open new avenues for Indian pharma players to fill the supply gap...
Emerging India Focus Funds Settles FPIs Violation Case With SEBI
NEW DELHI: Emerging India Focus Funds on Monday settled a case concerning the alleged violations of Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) rules with markets regulator Sebi on payment of Rs 64.35 lakh towards settlement charges. This came after the applicant filed an application with Sebi proposing to settle the proceedings...
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Urges Banks To Strengthen Governance To Curb Unethical Practices
MUMBAI: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday asked bank boards to strengthen internal governance framework to curb unethical practices, such as mis-selling of products or opening of accounts without proper KYC verification. Das also said that the incentives for bank staff should be carefully structured so as not to...
SC Issues Notice To Centre Over Vacancies In 11 Debt Recovery Tribunals
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Ministry of Finance on a PIL highlighting critical vacancies in 11 Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across India. The DRTs are set up under the Recovery of Dues to Banks and Financial Institutions Act of 1993 to enable...
SBI To Open 500 More Branches In FY25, Take Overall Network To 23,000: Finance Minister
MUMBAI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said SBI will open another 500 branches to take its overall network to 23,000 by the end of FY25. Speaking at an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the state-owned lender’s main branch in Mumbai, Sitharaman recalled that the size of...
Gold And Silver Prices Rebound Because Of Ongoing Wedding Season Buying, Global Cues
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver prices rebounded on Monday in the national capital mainly on the back of ongoing wedding season buying by jewellers and retailers as well as strong global trend, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Snapping a four-day losing streak, gold of 99.9 per cent...
The Philippine’s New Maritime Acts Anger China
By Nantoo Banerjee from Manila The US-backed new Philippine Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act clearly defining the extent and boundaries of the country’s maritime zones and nullifying China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea promises to raise fresh tensions in the region threatening to affect...
Decoding Bangladesh Politics After 100 Days Of Interim Government
By Nitya Chakraborty The interim Government of Bangladesh which took office on August 8 this year completed its first one hundred days on November 16. On this occasion, head of the interim Government Dr. Muhammad Yunus in a televised address to the nation on Sunday urged the people to...
Chinese Economy May Get A Boost If Trump Sticks To His Proposed High Tariff
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Donald Trump made history by winning a larger share of Black and Hispanic votes compared to 2020, and by becoming the first since George W. Bush to win based on popular votes. There had already been indications of Trump winning, although not by such a...
