As China is at peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s manufacturing and services sectors have witnessed a downfall in the month of March, an official survey showed on Thursday. The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.5 from 50.2 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) […]
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Chandigarh administration hikes water tariff after 11 years
After a gap of 11 years, the Chandigarh administration on Wednesday hiked the water tariff in the range of Rs 3 per kilo litre to Rs 20 across various slabs, which will come in force from Friday. According to the new tariff rates, on a slab of 0-15 Kilo litres […]
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Tirumurti briefs Climate Advisory Group about Infrastructure for Resilient Island States
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti attended the Climate Advisory Group meeting and briefed about the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and also about the Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS). Taking to Twitter, Tirumurti tweeted, “At UN Advisory Group on ClimateChange, said Coalition for […]
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Tamil Nadu : Two-year-old spotted deer rescued from deep well in Coimbatore
Forest Department officials managed to rescue a fawn that had fallen inside a deep well near Coimbatore. A two-year-old spotted deer was found in an open well on a private farm in Peedampalli village in Sulur district of Coimbatore. A team of forest officials reached the spot on Wednesday […]
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9th fuel price spike in 10 days, petrol, diesel dearer by Rs 6.40 a litre
Fuel prices continue to rise with petrol and diesel rates rising by another 80 paise per litre each on Thursday, netting an increase of about Rs 6.40 a litre in nine revisions in 10 days so far. In the national capital, petrol now costs Rs 101.81 per litre, while diesel […]
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Rahul Gandhi to begin two-day visit to Karnataka today
With the Karnataka Assembly elections scheduled to be held in 2023, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day visit beginning today with an aim to strengthen the party, for which many meetings are scheduled, according to the sources. Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun […]
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World Bank puts on hold four projects in Afghanistan worth USD 600 mn over ban on girls attending school
The World Bank has announced that they have put on hold four projects in Afghanistan worth USD 600 million following the Taliban’s decision to ban girls from attending school above the sixth grade in the country. The projects that were funded by Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) concentrated on agriculture, education, health, and livelihood, […]
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Amit Shah-led High-level Committee approves Rs 1,887 cr to 5 States for floods, landslides
The High-Level Committee (HLC) under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance of Rs 1,887.23 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five States, which were affected by floods/ landslides/ hailstorm during 2021. The funds were approved for Bihar (Rs 1,038.96 crore), […]
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IPL 2022: RCB beat KKR by three wickets to register their first win of season
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets to register their first win of the season here at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Defending a modest 129-run target Kolkata Knight Riders needed some early wickets and Umesh Yadav did exactly that dismissing […]
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Cabinet approves USD 808 million for “Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance” scheme
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved USD 808 million (Rs 6,062.45 crore) for a World Bank assisted programme on Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP). According to an official statement, RAMP is a new scheme and would commence in Financial Year 2022-23. Out of […]
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Russian Foreign Minister to visit India from March 31 to April 1
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to New Delhi from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. This visit comes amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. This will be Lavrov’s first visit to India since Moscow began its “special military operation” in […]
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Assam signs 8 petroleum mining lease with OIL
The Assam government on Tuesday signed eight Petroleum mining lease blocks with Oil India Ltd. (OIL). The eight PML blocks are Dibrugarh, Dibrugarh Extension, Hugrijan Extension, Borhapjan, Borhat, Moran, Dumduma Extension and Mechaki Extension. Assam government is expected to receive more than Rs 2000 crore from Oil India Limited annually. Assam Mines and […]
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Rahul Gandhi to meet Telangana Congress leaders in Delhi today
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet senior party leaders from Telangana at his residence on Wednesday. A discussion is likely to take place on the political situation in the state and also about digital membership in the state, said sources. Telangana Congress leaders including state party chief Revanth Reddy, MPs […]
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India to lead security pillar of BIMSTEC grouping
India will lead the security pillar of the South Asia regional grouping BIMSTEC and the fifth summit has adopted a charter to expand its overall cooperation and announced a master plan for transport connectivity and highlighted cooperation activities standing on seven pillars at a virtual summit. In a special briefing […]
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Delhi HC allows Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to travel abroad
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to travel abroad from March 31, 2022, to April 6, 2022. The Congress leader was granted bail in 2019 by Delhi High Court, in a money laundering case on the condition that he shall take prior permission of the court before travelling abroad. […]