The Economic Survey is the annual flagship document presented by the finance ministry of India that contains a detailed analysis of the economic development of the country. It evaluates the trends in agricultural and industrial production along with infrastructure, employment, money supply, prices, imports and exports, foreign exchange that have a significant bearing on the…Continue Reading
The Madras High Court ordered the Tamil Nadu government to examine the ‘dying declaration’ video of the minor girl who ended her life after mentioning ‘forced religious conversion” (in an unverified video). The Tamil Nadu government informed the court that 14 of the 37 people added as witnesses, including classmates, students, and school staff, had…Continue Reading
An Indian student in Dubai has achieved a rare feat. The 16-year-old has made history by getting the perfect score of 1600 in the SAT standardised test. It is organised for university admissions in the US. Ahaan Shetty, who is a Grade 11 student at GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai, got all his…Continue Reading
West Bengal government has taken an innovative initiative to bring back dropouts from six to 10 years of age back to the education system, who have missed regular school in the last two years during Covid pandemic. “The initiative named as “Parae Sikshaloy” (Neighbourhood School) will start from February 7 this year with state’s primary…Continue Reading
SynopsisWhile Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau and neobank Jupiter’s cofounder Jitendra Gupta will serve as limited partners and advisors in White Venture Capital, angel investor Sweta Rau will be its sole portfolio manager.ETtech(From left) Angel investor Sweta Rau, Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau, and neobank Jupiter’s founder Jitendra Gupta. (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi/ETtech)In a growing trend…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India has made extraordinary progress on Covid-19 vaccination in a short period of time but vaccinating the next billion will require reaching a poorer segment of the population, for whom the main barriers to vaccine access may include knowledge, awareness, proximity and convenience, the World Bank has said. “A greater focus on these…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: The northwest and central India may not face any more wet days this week after Tuesday but the region, including Delhi-NCR, will continue to face chilly weather as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted “gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 3-5 degree Celsius” over most parts of these areas during the…Continue Reading
A soldier from the new Takuba force stands with a Malian soldier during a patrol near Niger border in Dansongo Circle, Mali August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Lorgerie/File PhotoBAMAKO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Mali’s government said on Monday it had asked Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed to the West African nation as part of a…Continue Reading
U.S. indexes close higher in dramatic turnaroundUtilities, healthcare, staples are only S&P sector losersDollar, gold rise; crude, bitcoin up 2%U.S. 10-Yr T-Note yield ~1.77%, after falling as low as 1.707%Jan 24 – Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at…Continue Reading
REUTERS/Marko DjuricaRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJan 24 (Reuters) – The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ordered state regulators to reconsider a wastewater permit that was granted to PolyMet Mining Corp (POM.TO) to build an open-pit copper mine, though judges rejected six other challenges to the permit from environmentalists.The appeals court ordered…Continue Reading