India ranks 2nd in providing social security coverage to citizens

India ranks 2nd in providing social security coverage to citizens

The present figure, pointed out the Ministry, reflects only Phase I of the data pooling exercise which focused on beneficiary data of Central sector schemes and women-centric schemes in 8 selected States India now ranks second in the world in...
Political backlash builds over J&K’s reservation-based recruitment process

Political backlash builds over J&K’s reservation-based recruitment process

Candidates outside the examination centre in Chanapora area, Srinagar on December 01, 2024. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR A recruitment drive by the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue Department has rekindled political debate over the region’s contentious reservation policy, as opposition...
Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’

Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’

Musk bankrolled a large part of Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, spending nearly $300 million in last year’s US elections and taking credit for Republicans retaining a majority of seats in the House and retaking a majority in the Senate. |...
Prestige Estates bets on booming entertainment market to revamp mall blueprint

Prestige Estates bets on booming entertainment market to revamp mall blueprint

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd, which ranks among India’s top five real estate developers by market value, is looking to sell more entertainment and dining spaces in malls while cutting back on apparel retailers, a top official said.“Shopping can be done...
BL Explainer: Electricity derivatives may deepen India’s power market

BL Explainer: Electricity derivatives may deepen India’s power market

The Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the launch of electricity derivatives on the MCX, a development that will help deepen and mature the power markets, besides hedging against price volatility.What are electricity derivatives?Electricity derivatives are a...
Challenging times for global trade, but India will certainly cross 5 billion exports this fiscal: Goyal

Challenging times for global trade, but India will certainly cross $825 billion exports this fiscal: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal The world trade is facing severe geo-political challenges, but India has consistently emerged as a winner in such times, and the country's exports of goods and services will certainly cross $825 billion in 2025-26,...
Natural Gas Futures: Lost 7% this week, hovering around ₹303 per mmBtu

Natural Gas Futures: Lost 7% this week, hovering around ₹303 per mmBtu

Natural gas futures has lost about 7 per cent so far this week and is currently hovering around ₹303 per mmBtu. That said, the chart shows that it has been charting a horizontal trend recently.The June natural gas futures has...
Rupee rises 6 paise to 85.51 against US dollar in early trade

Rupee rises 6 paise to 85.51 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee rose 6 paise to 85.51 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, aided by strong FII inflows and a decline in global crude oil prices. The rupee could move within a range of 85.40-90 during the...
India’s rice exports plunge in April-May on slack demand

India’s rice exports plunge in April-May on slack demand

India’s rice exports have dropped by nearly 60 per cent in the first two months of the current fiscal on slack demand. In the global rice market, prices continue to rule at multi-year lows, with some of the buyers still...
Nationwide protests erupt in US over immigration raids; ICE crackdown faces public backlash

Nationwide protests erupt in US over immigration raids; ICE crackdown faces public backlash

Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids and prompted President Donald Trump to mobilise National Guard troops and Marines have begun to spread across the country, with more planned into the weekend.From Seattle and Austin to...
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