As per the latest estimates of National Income released by National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), real GDP is projected to grow by 9.1 per cent in 2021-22 (1st RE) and 7 per cent in 2022-23 (2nd AE). This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. The Minister further stated that the annual data, which provides a stable basis for assessment, shows that the growth momentum of the Indian economy continues after completing full recovery. The IMF and the World…
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By Nava J Thakuria RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale inaugurated the three-day annual meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by paying floral tributes to a portrait of Bharat Mata at Panipat in Haryana on Sunday. RSS chief Bhagwat adored a Gamocha, the pride of Assam, while sitting on dais of the important annual event. As many as 1,474 Pratinidhis from 34 RSS-inspired organizations across the country participated in the ABPS meeting, which will conclude on 14 March. Speaking to media persons after the inauguration, RSS Sah-Sarkaryavah Dr Manmohan Vaidya informed that the Sangh…
In a proud moment for India, ‘Naatu Naatu’ from RRR bagged the Oscar for Best Original Song, making it the first Indian song to do so. ‘Naatu Naatu’, composed by M.M. Keeravani, had swept the award season, already bagging the Golden Globe award in the category. The 95th Academy Awards are being held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The song received a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre as it was performed shortly before the award was announced. Deepika Padukone took to the stage to introduce the ‘Naatu Naatu’ musical performance by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj. The…
Packers Sanitation Services, a leading cleaning company in the meatpacking industry, has come under scrutiny following a comprehensive investigation which uncovered the presence of 102 underage workers between the ages of 13 and 17 in its slaughterhouses across several states. Migrant children working these jobs are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking as they fall under the radar of authorities. According to the Washington Post, the rise of labor shortages coupled with an influx of unaccompanied migrant minors from Central America has contributed to a surge in child labor violations, with figures from the U.S. Labor Department showing that such…
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh lamented that “criminals” in Telangana are conducting themselves as “satygrahis”. He said it was clearly demonstrated in Smt. Kavita’s episode. The artificial protest for the women’s reservation bill in New Delhi on March 10 and the drama that BRS leaders created while Mrs Kavita was summoned for her deposition before the ED on March 11, are pointers to the systematic attack being unleashed by a nexus of leaders facing serious charges of corruption, he added. He said BJP takes strong exception to the way a section of opposition parties has been trying to malign…
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest vendor in the startup ecosystem, is likely to adversely impact the Indian startup scenario as well as it has injected a lot of uncertainty in the sector overnight, industry experts say. “Hopefully the matter will get resolved, but I think it is a big hit for Indian startups,” Ashu Garg, a prominent Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist and early-stage investor for over two decades, told PTI in an interview. California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th largest bank in the United States, was closed on Friday by the California Department of Financial Protection…
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday questioned BRS MLC K. Kavitha for nearly nine hours in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy of the Delhi government. Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, arrived at the agency headquarters around 11 am and left the office by 8 pm. The agency recorded her statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and has summoned her again on March 16. The ED wanted to confront Kavitha with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai who was arrested earlier this week.…
Encouraged by support for a new mandate to be established by the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) of a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy (UNRoD) ahead of the Summit for Democracy in 2021, Democracy Without Borders (DWB) performed extensive research on the possibility of such a rapporteur which is combined in this report. Among other things, an expert round table was held in January 2023, the first of its kind to focus on this proposal. A variety of UN resolutions and international instruments express democratic rights This assessment demonstrates the long standing relationship between the UN and democracy, and shows…
Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, the US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo said that that the bilateral goods and services trade has almost doubled since 2014, surpassing $191 billion recorded in 2022. Participating at the India -US Commercial Dialogue meeting, held on Friday at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, both sides welcomed further steps to enhance their commercial collaboration and tap into market potential across multiple sectors, and also enable an environment for investment by small and medium-sized industries (MSME) and startups. Secretary Raimondo applauded the steps undertaken under the National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti National Master…
Prime Minister Narendra Momdi stressed the need to evolve local models of housing and town planning as per new technologies. “Enriching local technology and material with the new technology is the need of the hour. When we link the examples of local resilience with future technology, only then we will be able to do better in the direction of disaster resilience”, he added. Inaugurating the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in New Delhi, he underlined that the lifestyle of yesteryears was very comfortable and it was experience that taught us how to deal with…