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india female workforce: India's female workforce participation witnessed a dip in past two decades
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india female workforce: India’s female workforce participation witnessed a dip in past two decades

Over the past two decades, India’s female workforce participation has witnessed a dip, with only one in five women working in formal workforce. In the…

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moody s analytics: Slowdown in India's GDP growth late last year temporary: Moody's Analytics
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moody s analytics: Slowdown in India’s GDP growth late last year temporary: Moody’s Analytics

Moody’s Analytics on Tuesday said India’s domestic economy, rather than trade, is its primary engine of growth and the slowdown in economic activity late last…

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Hindu rate of growth: Strong-footed India's economic potential outpaces 'ill-conceived' Hindu rate of growth notion
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Hindu rate of growth: Strong-footed India’s economic potential outpaces ‘ill-conceived’ Hindu rate of growth notion

A key economic indicator shows that only half of capital is now needed for the next unit of output in India, which is on a…

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View: India isn’t immune to the stagflation that felled its neighbors
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View: India isn’t immune to the stagflation that felled its neighbors

Like all emerging markets that rely upon the rest of the world for commodities and capital, India has spent the last two years battling the…

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Palm oil imports could jump to 4-year high on lower prices: Report
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Palm oil imports could jump to 4-year high on lower prices: Report

India’s palm oil imports could jump 16% in 2022/23 to a four-year high of 9.17 million tonnes, as consumption is set to jump after two…

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No income tax on agri produce for next 2 fiscal years: Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya
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No income tax on agri produce for next 2 fiscal years: Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has decided that farmers will not have to pay income tax on any agricultural product for the next two fiscal…

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Companies may have to rejig pay structure if Kerala gratuity ruling upheld
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Companies may have to rejig pay structure if Kerala gratuity ruling upheld

New Delhi: A ruling of the labour office in Kerala last year to include “personal pay” while computing gratuity payments could compel companies to restructure…

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Pension Scheme: Reverting to old pension scheme to cost states dear, hit spending

Switching to the old pension scheme would be very costly for states, as rough calculations show the five states that have reverted to the old…

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agri india: Demand-supply projections for crops, livestock in the works

New Delhi: India will soon initiate long-term demand and supply projections for agricultural commodities and livestock to help increase exports, reduce wastage, keep commodity prices…

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UPI Transactions: Daily UPI transactions jump 50% to 36 crore: RBI governor
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UPI Transactions: Daily UPI transactions jump 50% to 36 crore: RBI governor

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said payments through UPI (unified payment interface) have grown exponentially in the past 12 months…

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