The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Friday said subscriber base under its flagship pension schemes rose by 24 per cent in August this year to over 4.53 crore.
About 50 crore people need to be skilled in the next few years and for that there is a need of lakhs of trainers, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary Ravi Mital said in Friday.
The Centre has urged Odisha and its neighbouring states to explore untapped mineral resources in order to cater to rising demand and reduce import bills.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a "useful discussion" with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
The Railways will train 50,000 youths in the age group of 18 to 35 years over the next three years as part of the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
The government budgeted Rs 1.33 trillion as non-tax revenues from the telecom sector in 2020-21, but only Rs 34,000 crore could be realised
Stressed assets of about Rs 2 trillion to be acquired in phases
But construction work on some stretches in Gujarat hits a speed bump
Those in the pipeline can get a fillip from deferred work, increasing overall thrust to private investment
NITI Aayog said the Central sector scheme for building 500 healthy cities in the next five years will have to be worked out by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in consultation with states and
The glide path should take inflation down to 5.7% in 2021-22; below 5% in 2022-23, and closer to 4% by 2023-24, said DG Patra
The Centre is likely to convey that GST revenues would do better than expected this year and a compensation cess of Rs 1 trillion would be released to states
Industry wise seat occupancy in August stood at 70.2 per cent
PLI scheme for drones will not only boost domestic manufacturing of drone and drone components but also bring in new use cases and applications across various sectors, industry experts said
Delhi-Mumbai and Chambal Expressways will serve as growth engines for Madhya Pradesh once they are completed and accelerate the state's development besides creating jobs, Nitin Gadkari said
The uptick in the credit growth in the recent months notwithstanding the second COVID-19 wave augurs well for the economy, said an article published in the RBI's latest bulletin.
Gold jewellery retailers are expected to witness 12-14 per cent growth in revenue during 2021-22, driven by stable gold prices and recovery in discretionary spending
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Around 67.01 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in August, 33.83 per cent higher than 50.07 lakh who travelled in July, the country's aviation regulator said on Thursday.
Kerala on Thursday said it will vehemently oppose any move to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime as that will further reduce revenue generation for the state