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NEW DELHI: Strong domestic demand, supported by government spending on infrastructure, building and construction segments, is expected to keep India’s steel imports elevated around the 6 million tonne (MT) mark this financial year even as the global steel industry battles a slowdown, according to rating agency Crisil. Global steel demand, which has been subdued since […]

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NEW DELHI: The adoption of the National Pension System (NPS) by formal sector employees fell to a four-month low in October, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. This fall is primarily on account of the slowdown seen in the adoption by the corporate sector employees. Data shows the cumulative […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading the charge for a third consecutive win for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, set a target for a bigger victory than 2019. He said the saffron party needs to secure 50 percent of the vote next year. “This time, the BJP needs to secure at […]

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New Delhi: Retail inflation for farm workers rose to 7.37 per cent and that for rural labourers climbed to 7.13 per cent in November, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. Retail inflation in October was 7.08 per cent and 6.92 per cent for farm workers and rural labourers, respectively, according to an […]

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Energy storage is becoming the next disruptor in the renewable energy sector and the ESS (energy storage system) market will attract the highest investment among emerging sectors, according to a joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics. ESS, which is the missing link in India’s […]

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Reiterating India’s stand on the global climate stage for ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’ (CBDR-RC), the office of the chief economic advisor batted to put an onus on the developed world for climate finance and emission reduction. “Developing countries are expected to immediately and completely shift/transition away from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable […]

The post CEA Reiterates India’s Stand For More Climate Funds From Developed Nations first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava Passing legislation by resorting to suspensions is a kind of authoritarianism’. Knocking down the March 2 directive of the Supreme Court that said that the panel which picks election commissioners and their chief “shall” include the Chief Justice of India was clear manifestation of the autocratic mindset of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

The post Passing Important Legislations By Suspending Opposition MPs Is Authoritarianism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday evening, amid talk of yet more rifts in the INDIA bloc ahead of next year’s general election. Sources have told NDTV Gandhi could not speak to the Janata Dal (United) boss since he was in a meeting, but the two are expected […]

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By K R Sudhaman After the G20 flagged off the Global South at its New Delhi Summit earlier this year, hunger and poverty eradication will be back on the global centre-stage at the 2024 G20 Summit in Brazil. “Brazil’s presidency offers something new: social issues, the fight against poverty and the resolution of the hunger […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak AAP Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion in the December 19 INDIA Block Meet in Delhi about the need of either a Convener or PM face, and his impromptu support for TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to make Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as Prime Minister face for the […]

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By Satyaki Chakraborty The Narendra Modi Government’s decision to freeze the accounts of the news portal NewsClick through the actions of the Income Tax Department is nothing but the continuation of the organized attack by the central agencies on this leading news portal to make it dysfunctional before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.The latest […]

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By Roger McKenzie Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress (ANC) and vowed to vote for a new political formation in next year’s general election. Mr Zuma, who led the ANC from 2007 to 2017, said on Saturday that he was backing the newly formed Umkhonto we Sizwe party, […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports in 2023 would not buck the larger global trends and are set to contract 5.3%, according to an analysis by trade policy think tank. But the performance of electronics segment stands out, giving indications that support measures might work for other priority sectors too. According to the United Nations Conference […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Opposition INDIA Block is coming back on negotiation table on December 19, after a long gap of 80 days since Mumbai Meet on September 1, a crucial time that it has already lost, without moving forward on the resolution made, including launching joint rallies across the country and finalization of seat […]

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By Sushil Kutty Some of the politically powerful Reddys of Andhra Pradesh have a grouse with fellow Reddy and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who also faces anti-incumbency just like K Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana faced and lost. So, the YSR Congress Party is kind of vulnerable right now and the Congress […]

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By Dr Arun Mitra The Patanjli has been in the news not just for advertising its products and misleading claims in the media but also for criticising modern scientific medicine. This went on to the extent that the Hon’ble Supreme Court had to reprimand the Patanjli on 21st November 2023, for continuing to publish misleading […]

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By James M Dorsey Israel wasn’t slamming the door on renewed indirect prisoner swap negotiations with Hamas when it this week barred David Barnea, the head of Mossad, the country’s foreign intelligence agency, from travelling to Qatar to explore possibilities for renewed exchanges. Instead, it was manoeuvring for greater leverage in potential talks and expressing […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports slipped back into contraction in November, recording a fall of 2.83% to $33.9 billion, but a sharp drop in imports narrowed the trade deficit to a three-month low of $20.58 billion, official data showed. Trade deficit had touched an all-time high of $31.5 billion in October on the back of […]

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MUMBAI: Bucking the overall positive market trend, life insurance stocks declined by up to 8 per cent on Friday after the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) proposed a higher surrender value for life insurance companies. In the last two days, the stock of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) slipped by 1 per cent […]

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said a high-level probe is on in the Parliament security breach incident, as opposition MPs continued with their protest, demanding a statement on the issue from Home Minister Amit Shah and a discussion in both Houses. Asked about the opposition’s allegation that the Centre is trying to suppress […]

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NEW DELHI: The Centre’s dividend receipts from the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have crossed Rs 39,000 crore so far, which is over 90% of the target for the current financial year, boosting its non-tax receipts. The dividend receipts of Rs 39,086 crore so far in FY24 were over 11% higher than the corresponding period […]

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