by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 7:03 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) The World Economic Forum's 2022 annual meeting in Swiss ski resort town Davos next month is expected to be attended by over 300 public figures, including heads of state and government from across the globe, while nearly 100 business and political leaders from India are also likely to be present [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 6:12 pm | Economy, News
Kolkata, Apr 10 (PTI) The Centre has further reduced raw jute stock limit for balers and traders in a bid to increase supply of the raw material to mills at a time when major foodgrain producing states are facing a shortage for the environment-friendly packaging material, industry stakeholders said on Sunday.In a recent notification issued [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 5:39 pm | Economy, News
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (PTI) In a rare move, the Nepal government has suspended the country’s Central Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari over disagreements with Finance Minister Janardhan Sharma and for not doing enough to pull the economy from doldrums. Adhikari, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor, was suspended on Friday after the government formed a [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 4:01 pm | Commodities, Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Stressing that reforms are necessary for the agriculture sector, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the repeal of three farm laws has come as a 'setback' to higher price realisation by cultivators and could be a factor in achieving the goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022. He [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 3:10 pm | Economy, News
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (PTI) Nepal’s central bank has announced a ban on the import of vehicles and other luxury items, citing liquidity crunch and declining foreign exchange reserves, despite government assurances that the economy will not go into a tailspin like Sri Lanka. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country’s central bank, issued this directive last [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 2:02 pm | Economy, News
Sydney, Apr 10 (The Conversation) The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which one of us (Arunima) contributed to — has emphasised the need for enormous change if we are to keep within the 1.5 degree Celsius warming limit.This Paris Agreement goal is currently beyond our reach. Achieving it would [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 1:43 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Stressing that reforms are necessary for the agriculture sector, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the repeal of three farm laws has come as a 'setback' to higher price realisation by cultivators and could be a factor in achieving the goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022. He [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 1:09 pm | Economy, News
Shillong, Apr 10 (PTI) Over 350 mobile towers will be set up in Meghalaya to ensure that all villages come under mobile network, officials said on Sunday. Meghalaya has 6,839 villages of which 1,164 villages are not covered by any mobile network, they said. The chief secretary recently reviewed implementation of the Universal Service Obligation [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 12:05 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) India is among one of the "priority markets" for the direct selling Swedish beauty brand Oriflame, where it expects to continue its double-digit growth over the next 3-5 years, a top company official has said. The company which sells cosmetic and wellness products in India also expects a double-digit growth [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 11:14 am | Economy, News
Aurangabad, Apr 10 (PTI) Maharashtra has recorded an all-time high sugar production of 132 lakh tonnes this year, state sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad has claimed. But, despite the high production, there is less possibility of the sugar prices coming down, the official told PTI on Saturday while speaking about issues related to excess sugarcane production [...]
