Month: September 2024

Investment, factory jobs grow, wipe out Covid impact
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Investment, factory jobs grow, wipe out Covid impact

India’s factory employment increased by 7.4% in 2022-23 from a year ago while emoluments per person rose 6.3%, the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released…

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Fiscal deficit in 5 months hits 27% of FY25 target
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Fiscal deficit in 5 months hits 27% of FY25 target

The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first five months of 2024-25 stood at 27% of the annual target – lower than 36% a year ago…

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Core sectors' output shrinks 1.8% in Aug on heavy showers
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Core sectors’ output shrinks 1.8% in Aug on heavy showers

The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank 1.8% in August from a year earlier, the first contraction in 42 months, compared with 6.1% expansion…

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UK shuts down its last coal power station
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UK shuts down its last coal power station

LONDON: Britain was the birthplace of coal power, the first country to build a coal-fired power station. It is now the first major economy to…

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Growfast
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Dumping probe begins into China CRNO steel imports

India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Cold-Rolled Non-oriented Electrical Steel (CRNO) from China on complaints by South Korean and Taiwanese steel makers….

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Urbanisation an opportunity to build modern cities: Amitabh Kant
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Urbanisation an opportunity to build modern cities: Amitabh Kant

India’s rapid urbanisation will see 500 million people moving into cities over the next four to five decades, the country’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said,…

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British woman reveals harrowing childhood abuse in Osho’s 'sex cult'
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Osho: British woman reveals harrowing childhood abuse in Osho’s ‘sex cult’

Prem Sangram opens up about her childhood experience in Osho’s ‘Ashrams’ A British woman spoke about the sexual abuse she has endured since the age…

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Interest equalisation scheme for exporters extended for another 3 months; capped at Rs 50 lakh
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Interest equalisation scheme for exporters extended for another 3 months; capped at Rs 50 lakh

The government has extended the interest equalisation scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit for three more months till December 31 to promote the…

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Sebi decided against tightening regulations on futures and options transactions during its latest board meeting, while also introducing a new investment product linking mutual funds and portfolio management services.
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Sebi board meet outcome: All decisions taken by market regulator explained

Sep 30, 2024 10:03 PM IST Sebi launched the Mutual Funds Lite framework for passive funds, easing regulatory requirements to attract more entities into the…

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India's external debt at $682 billion as of end June
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India’s external debt at $682 billion as of end June

India’s external debt rose to $ 682.3 billion as of June 2024, up 2 percent over March 2024 and 8.5 percent over June 2023, data…

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