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Statsguru: Six charts explain increasing defence production in India

The rise in exports comes even as India remains among the world's biggest arms importers, with others such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar topping the list between 2018 and 2023

'India, Eurasian Economic Union finalizing broad contours for proposed FTA'

The five members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia

WPI rises for fourth consecutive month to 3.36% in June on costlier veggies

The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 2.61 per cent in May. It was (-) 4.18 per cent in June 2023

Govt may cut borrowings by Rs 50-75K cr in FY25 Budget: Axis Bank treasurer

In the interim budget, the government announced a gross borrowing of Rs 14.13 trillion, with a fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent of the gross domestic product

Growth or decline? Understanding non-agricultural informal enterprises

Efforts at providing robust data for unorganised sector, which plays an important role in livelihood and survival of the poor, has so far been half-hearted, producing no comparable evidence over time

Finances of municipalities need overhaul as amenities crumble due to rains

Indivjal Dhasmana looks at finances of major civic bodies to analyse why they are underprepared perennially

Drought-like conditions spur crop loan distribution in Chhattisgarh

The government is ensuring the distribution of short-term loans to the maximum number of farmers across the state

Budget 2024-25: Here are key challenges in artificial intelligence infra

Increased funding for AI research through a greater thrust on R&D, such as academic institutions, innovation centres, and a thriving startup ecosystem

Commercial banks in India step up their control to check 'mule' fraud

0.5-1% of new accounts opened by mules

Non-tariff barriers: Centre readies steps to ease exporters' woes

Sets up panel, identifies challenges, to launch portal soon

More instructions on FTA-COO for claiming exemptions

For availing exemptions under FTAs, the importers have to obtain certificates of origin (COO) from the sellers

Centre plans to expand area limits to boost critical minerals mining

Shift aims to address challenges associated with mining critical minerals

Railways looks to get monetisation proceeds on track with Rs 17K cr goal

Ministry may generate revenue by leasing out land parcels belonging to Indian Railways

Exports positive in April-June quarter despite challenges: Piyush Goyal

He also said that growth in the services sector is helping the country's outbound shipments to register positive growth rates

Piyush Goyal to hold meetings with G7 trade ministers in Italy next week

Reggio Calabria is a coastal city in southern Italy. The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US

Direct tax mop-up rises 20% to Rs 5.74 trn on higher corporate advance tax

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) contributed Rs 16,634 crore to the direct tax collection

Costlier veggies: Eating out to get pricier as restaurants mull price hikes

The continuous heavy rainfall in key tomato-producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka has disrupted transportation, leading to a shortage in supply and subsequent price hikes

Kerala retains top ranking in NITI's SDG index; Bihar worst performer

Among states, Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as joint top performing states with a score of 79, followed by Tamil Nadu (78) and Goa (77)

India's retail inflation rises to 5.08% in June; IIP grows 5.9% in May

Earlier, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that with retail inflation still above the 4 per cent target, any talks about cuts in interest rates would be too premature

Union Budget 2024-25: Here are the key challenges in health care sector

Public healthcare expenditure is estimated at 2.1% of GDP as of FY23, which is lower than that of many developing nations