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US inflation hits 40-year high; here's how it will impact India [details]

Employers in the US have been rising compensation in response to labour shortages, and many have increased pricing to offset higher labour expenses, contributing to inflation.

Dec 11, 2021

Africa CDC Director Dr John N Nkengasong

Africa unhappy with India's Serum institute; calls it unprofessional [here's why]

Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong criticized Serum's comments that uptake of its COVID-19 shots had slowed because of low demand from Africa and vaccine hesitancy, saying the real problem was that Serum had acted unprofessionally.

Dec 10, 2021

RBI keeps lending rate unchanged at 4% as recovery remains prime focus

To push for a lasting economic recovery amid concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday retained its key lending rates intact during the pan-ultimate monetary policy review of FY22.

Dec 8, 2021

Modi, Putin meeting in Delhi; regional, global developments, Afghanistan situation discussed [details]

The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the sustained progress in the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' between both countries despite the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic.

Dec 7, 2021

Turning agro residue into wealth with bio-based solutions; why is it pertinent [explained]

In farming, the concept of waste can easily be deemed as a fallacy, given that all output is valuable and can be used to create wealth.

Dec 6, 2021

Prevent dumping of toxic wastes in India: Finance minister to DRI [details]

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, asked the DRI to prevent toxic wastes dumping in India. Sitharaman lauded the DRI and their efforts in acting like frontline defence forces despite keeping a low profile.

Dec 5, 2021

"Prepare for Omicron surge": WHO warns India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and other Asia-Pacific nations

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant spreads globally and enters new regions.

Dec 3, 2021

Gita Gopinath to replace Okamoto as IMF's First Dy MD

Gita Gopinath, the chief economist at International Monetary Fund is all set to succeed Okamoto as IMF's First Deputy Managing Director.

Dec 3, 2021

India 2027 to have 500 million or 39% of 5G mobile subscriptions, says report

The 5G technology will represent around 39 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India at the end of 2027, estimated at about 500 million subscriptions, a new Ericsson report said on Tuesday.

Dec 1, 2021

Sensex, Nifty rise in early trade but remain flat amid Omicron concerns

On Tuesday,Sensex traded at 57,620 points, up 0.62 per cent.Till now it has touched a low of 57,252 points.It traded at 17,170 points, up 0.67 per cent during the early-morning trade session.

Nov 30, 2021

After Srinagar, NMA to get Kashmiri monuments into UNESCO world heritage list; extensive survey done

A tentative list of ancient sites will be jointly prepared by the J&K government, NMA, and ASI to pursue inclusion into UNESCO sites.

Nov 27, 2021

Jet, Set and No Go: These places are banning international travel due to new COVID variant in SA

The new Covid-19 variant discovered in South Africa on Thursday has got the global aviation sector on tenterhooks with several countries banning or contemplating on ban on air travel.

Nov 26, 2021

Centre to spend ₹1 lakh crore to expand J&K's road network; boon for tourism, industrial sector [details]

J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha secures inclusion of more road projects for J&K; says developmental activities gain momentum after the abrogation of Article 370.

Nov 25, 2021

'Taliban continues providing required facilities to aid agencies'

Taliban assures aid agencies of continuation of all help needed

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has continued to provide all required facilities and convenience to local and international aid agencies cross the government, a senior official said.

Nov 24, 2021

Goldman Sachs expects India's GDP to grow at 9.1%, CPI at 5.8% for 2022

India's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to rise to 9.1 per cent in calendar year 2022, as compared to an estimated 8 per cent in 2021, Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday.