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Government Has Implemented Several Farmer-Friendly Policies: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI: The government has implemented several farmer-friendly policies in its first 100 days of the third term with focus on improving agricultural productivity and exports, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference on the completion of 100 days of the Modi 3.0 regime, Shah...
Air India To Upgrade Its Legacy A320 Neo Aircraft By Mid-2025
NEW DELHI: Air India on Tuesday said it expects to complete the upgradation of its 27 legacy A320 neo aircraft by mid-2025, following which all its narrow body planes will have the three-class configuration of business, premium economy and economy seats. Under the USD 400 million refit programme that...
Gold Imports Surge Record High
NEW DELHI: Gold imports more than doubled in August to a record high of USD 10.06 billion, mainly on account of a drastic cut in customs duty and ongoing festive demand, according to the Commerce Ministry data. Gold imports stood at USD 4.93 billion in August 2023. On record...
Atishi Will Be Stop-Gap Delhi Chief Minister Till Arvind Kejriwal’s Return After Polls
By Sushil Kutty It is Atishi and it will be Atishi who will be the next Delhi Chief Minister, to succeed Arvind Kejriwal. The ‘Marlena’ surname she dropped in 2019 when contesting the Lok Sabha election from East Delhi. Point to note, however, is Atishi will be Chief Minister...
Jamaat, Engineer Rashid Can Harm NC-Congress Alliance, PDP Candidates
By Sant Kumar Sharma It is nowadays rare to see National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti agreeing on anything. They speak in different voices, often against each other and in stridently condemnatory terms. On the release of Baramullah MP Engineer...
Kerala, Four Other Non-BJP States Demand Fair Share Of Taxes
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a decisive move, a conclave of finance ministers of five states has demanded a fair and equitable division of resources to the States besides a cap on the cesses and surcharges collected by the Union Government. The conclave, organised by the Left Democratic Front...
Britain Is ‘The Sick Man’ Of Europe In 2024, Says Latest IPPR Report
By Peter Lazenby LONDON: A bleak picture of Britain as “the sick man of Europe” — with almost three million workers suffering long-term illness — has been presented in a damning new report. The report, published on September 15 as part of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)’s...
Barbara Dane’s Autobiography, A Testament To A Life Of Struggle And Song
By Eric A. Gordon NEW YORK: It must be quite a daunting challenge to start writing an autobiography when you’re over 90! But that’s exactly what movement singer and organizer Barbara Dane has done, and it is a beaut! What amazes me is the ready access she seems to...
Rate Cut Hinges On Inflation Trajectory: RBI Governor
MUMBAI: The benchmark interest rate in the country will hinge on the future trajectory of inflation, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said, emphasising that month-on-month inflation momentum — whether it’s building up or moderating — will be key to the central bank’s decision-making process. “It is...
Banks, FIs To Invest Rs 32.5 Trillion In Renewable Energy By 2030: Centre
GANDHINAGAR: Leading renewable energy (RE) project developers, manufacturing companies, banks, and financial institutions committed close to $386 billion or around Rs 32.45 trillion to the development of RE projects by 2030. This commitment was made at the inaugural ceremony of the 4th RE-Invest Summit hosted by the Ministry of...
Government Drawing Up Flexi Work Plan For Women
NEW DELHI: The government is planning to create a new framework for flexible working arrangements for women to lift their participation in the labour force by addressing some of the challenges faced and offering social security benefits to those in the unorganised sector. A task force under labour secretary...
Foreign Banks Urge RBI To Relax Norms Until Standoff With ESMA Gets Resolved
MUMBAI: Foreign banks caught in the middle of a regulatory disagreement between European authorities and the Reserve Bank of India have sought clarity from the domestic central bank on certain norms that pose hurdles to a potential alternative model that would allow the overseas lenders to carry on trading...
Revision Of Retail Inflation Index To Rely On 2022-23 Inputs
NEW DELHI: The government has completed the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) exercise for 2023-24, and preliminary analysis shows that its results are largely similar to the one of 2022-23, a senior official told FE. So, the 2022-23 survey results are most likely to be used for formulating the...
Indian Electric Vehicle Makers May Not Need Fresh Subsidies
By Nantoo Banerjee Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari may be right to say that electric vehicles manufacturers do not need any more government subsidies, as consumers are now opting for EVs and CNG vehicles independently. The minister reasoned that the drop in production costs and...
BJP Leadership Is Rattled At Rahul’s Success In Wooing Indian Diaspora In USA
By Kalyani Shankar Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip to the United States has provoked a war of words between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in India. Should the Indian leaders refrain from badmouthing the ruling BJP while abroad? Is there a red line, and has...
Arvind Kejriwal Has Opted For A Big Political Gamble By Deciding To Resign
By Sushil Kutty Delhi knows Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister for one more day. Then, he will resign and somebody else will take his place. The only difference will be that while Kejriwal out of jail cannot go to the Chief Minister’s Office or sign papers, the replacement will be...
Assam Chief Minister Has To Own Big Responsibility For Ethnic Tensions In Manipur
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: During the last few months, a disturbing discordance between India’s ambitious developmental initiative in its Northeast and a spectacular failure of governance from Manipur to Assam, has impacted regional stability. Alarmingly, despite GOI’s serious efforts to improve the Manipur law and order situation, even traditional...
Climate Action Programmes Adversely Affect The Lives Of Marginalised
By Asad Mirza International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) latest report reveals that half of the global population lacks social protection, exacerbating vulnerabilities amid the escalating climate crisis. Over 90% of individuals in climate-vulnerable countries are without any safety net, highlighting a critical gap in support for those most affected by...
