7-Eleven is launching an array of cheese-inspired dishes and bites on the go with eight kinds of cheese used across the menu! The brand-new additions to its ready-to-eat menu include an Indian curry classic, a Japanese yakiniku beef bowl, an Italian-style sandwich, and more…all with a cheesy twist and affordably priced at $5.90 or less! SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 January 2023 – What’s not to […]
By Prabhat Patnaik India’s current account deficit for the second quarter (July-September) of 2022-23 has reached a massive $36.4 billion which is 4.4 per cent of the gross domestic product, higher than at any time in the last nine years. It is only in October-December 2012 that the absolute level of the current deficit had […]
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By Subrata Majumder Concerns have been looming large on the sanctions on Russian oil, which is heading for another major oil shock in the world. Russia is the second biggest exporter of oil in the world. EU is the biggest importer of oil from Russia. EU has prohibited maritime exports of Russian oil and levied […]
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By Krishna Jha In 1947, when we attained freedom, our dream was to build a country for ourselves without any inequality. There was to be fundamental rights ensured in the Constitution. Directive principles of the state policy in the Constitution promised us all that only a socialist democracy offers. Our preamble says that we, the […]
The post Going Hungry In Modi’s India: A Constitutional Fall From Grace first appeared on IPA Newspack.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with iShopChangi as you enjoy great savings all throughout January 2023 with a weekly themed set of deals to jump on. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 January 2023 – Spanning the months of January to February, hop on down to iShopChangi for amazing weekly deals as it welcomes the Year of the Rabbit. With exciting deals on wines & spirits, beauty, […]
Had a shark come into my bar the other night. He ordered a rusty nail. I handed him the drink and said, “that’ll be $12.50.” As he sipped the drink I couldn’t help but say, “Hope you don’t mind me saying so, but it isn’t every day a shark comes in and orders a drink.” The shark said, “At these prices, it’s no wonder!” Adblock test (Why?)
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Pledges made by countries in all climate crises summits are really angelic, but what is done is clear dichotomy and hypocrisy, which the world will see in full play in 2023 with rise in production and consumption of coal, the dirtiest of the three fossil fuels – coal, oil, and gas […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee It is a pity that the government could not think of a better “new year gift for the country’s poor” than continuing to feed 81.35 crore Indians with free food grains for another year till December 31, 2023, under a 10-year-old National Food Security Act (NFSA), at a cost of over Rs.200,000 […]
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By Dr. Nilanjan Banik 2022 was a good ‘growth’ year for India. India’s economy was among the fastest growing large economies. This was commendable, especially in a year marred by war and extreme climate events, rising commodity and energy prices, tightening global monetary policy, and slower global economic growth. India is poised to grow at […]
The post Indian Economy’s Main Problem Is Falling Industrial Growth And High Inflation first appeared on IPA Newspack.
By K Raveendran India is the world’s second largest steel producer after China. But in terms of per capita consumption of steel, India’s number is only about one-tenth of China’s. Steel consumption is considered a highly reliable index for a country’s development status. Yet, India is emerging as a source of hope for the global […]
The post World Steel Industry Gets Trapped In An Existential Crisis first appeared on IPA Newspack.
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India struggled for revival in 2022, gained a little momentum, but could not realise its full potential, due to a range of hurdles they faced, including in accessing public finance, rising prices and high inflation increasing input costs, hike in interest rates making the investment […]
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By Prakash Karat A look back at the year 2022, which is ending this Saturday, shows that it has been a year in which the Indian economy struggled to come out of the deep trough it was plunged into in the years 2020 and 2021. Rising inflation, growing unemployment, industrial stagnation and ever-widening inequalities in […]
The post 2022 Witnessed Modi Regime’s Desecularisation Of State And Attack On Federalism first appeared on IPA Newspack.
By Kalyani Shankar What is in store for the year 2023? Will it be good or bad? For the past three years, the world has faced an unprecedented pandemic – Covid – which has devastated the globe. Crystal ball gazers are hoping for a better scenario next year. They expect the economy’s health will be […]
The post 2023 Is The Year Of Rahul Gandhi To Prove His Mettle Through Nine State Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Universal health coverage (UHC) by 2022 has miserably failed in India. The year that is closing to an end, rather brought a costlier healthcare with price hike of even essential medicines, equipment and services. Deterioration of public healthcare system continued, and the country moved further toward privatization of district hospitals. Public […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Hunger in India remained a major concern throughout 2022 due to slow recovery from the economic downturn after the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. True, as PM Narendra Modi drumming up, India became the fifth largest economy of the world, but his jubilation conceals the pangs of hunger of 80 […]
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By K Raveendran India’s 2022 began with hopes of a rebound from covid-induced downturn, which materialized to a large extent as the year progressed, but is winding down to a close with dark clouds beginning to appear on the horizon over threats of a return to the pandemic environment. The government hasn’t yet enforced covid […]
The post 2022 That Began On Optimistic Note Ends With Ominous Signal Due To New Covid first appeared on IPA Newspack.
By Anjan Roy If any one thing defines 2022 it is Russia’s Ukraine war. Coming close on the heels of the covid pandemic, unleashed by China’s callus and lackadaisical handling of the initial outbreak, world’s woes are brimming over. Bad luck would not come alone, in the very closing days of the year, the wildfire […]
The post Global Economy Hit By Ukraine War In 2022 Is Entering Another Uncertain Phase In 2023 first appeared on IPA Newspack.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 December 2022 – Amid the city-wide COVID-19 outbreak peak in H1 along with the impact of the global economic recession, the luxury residential market has not been immune to the consequences of the macroeconomic environment, with a notable drop in sales transactions in 2022, with 49% fewer HK$10M+ sales in 2022 (pro-forma as of November 2022(1)). However, Hong Kong’s […]
By Dr Arun Mitra With the news that few cases of new Omicron variant which is said to have shorter incubation period and faster spread than the previous COVID infections is a matter of concern. However we have enough experience now from the past and should utilise that for prevention from COVID and promotion of […]
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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Workforce world over would face greater hardship in 2023. IMF has already sounded alarm over the grim global situation in their latest World Economic Outlook. More than a third of the global economy is expected to slip into recession in 2023, while the three large economies – the United States, the […]
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Join UK’s Top Residential Developer London Square’s Charity Giveaway to Help Raise Funds for the Homeless in Hong Kong HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 December 2022 – Just a few months after opening the doors to their first ever international headquarters in Hong Kong and in the spirit of Christmas, Top UK property developer London Square is hosting an online charity giveaway on their […]
By K Raveendran A relatively disappointing year-end and a possible less dramatic interplay between inflation and central bank intervention globally have India’s domestic gold trade keeping its fingers crossed over what could happen in 2023. November-December months have been less than reassuring for the domestic trade, with soft retail demand forcing discounting of prices, which […]
The post After A Disappointing Season Gold Trade Hopes For Better Luck Next Year first appeared on IPA Newspack.
In December, Amazon Singapore donated S$100,000 in cash to four local non-profits, supporting children in need Amazon Singapore built a Christmas tree from its iconic delivery boxes to showcase the volume and impact of donations from Singaporeans via the Amazon x Shop for Good wishlist initiative SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 December 2022 – Bringing cheer to the local community this holiday season, Amazon Singapore (NASDAQ: […]
Milenials are immune to the GOPs con game they saw through the “Elect us we will solve high prices and inflation” con game. The minute the GOP got their slim majority all of that talk about helping Americans with inflation went out the window and the revenge on Fauci and the Hunter Biden smear campaign began . Republicans will never hold meaningful power ever again until they […]
