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Statsguru: Sikkim floods turn the attention back on extreme weather events

About 100 instances of floods were reported during 2000-09 in India and 74 during 2010-19, according to EM-DAT, a database on international disasters

US regards Chinese military, security strategy as 'pacing challenge'

The 2022 National Defense Strategy identifies China as the only competitor to the US with the intent and capacity to reshape the international order, points out the first of a two-part series

How India's bankruptcy code framework is undergoing a quiet makeover

The insolvency regulator has in fact sought public comments on all the regulations it has notified under the code

Himachal govt lifts ban on export of safeda, poplar, bamboo, kuth

The National Transit Pass System is expected to bring greater convenience to permit processes, enhance transparency in the department's operations and improve departmental functioning, he said

Many faces of OMO

The OMO sale is quite an innovative way to address the concerns around currency

Govt may infuse capital in PSU general insurers in Q4 based on performance

Finance Ministry would consider capital infusion in three loss-making public sector general insurance companies based on their financial performance of nine months

Senior officials meet of WTO members to begin from tomorrow in Geneva

From India, senior officials, including Additional Secretary in the commerce ministry Peeyush Kumar, have reached the WTO headquarter in Geneva

Govt plans to register only India-made solar panels under ALMM: RK Singh

Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has also asked the concerned officers of his ministry to prepare a policy in this regard

50,000 sq ft of space freed under special campaign: Mines ministry

Revenue of Rs 1.47 crore has been generated from scrap disposal, the ministry added

Additional payments being approved for MGNREGS, no funds shortage: Minister

"The MGNREGS is a demand-driven scheme, everyone knows that," he said, adding: "The Union finance ministry has sanctioned additional funds for it."

Food should not become instrument in war, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister urged countries across the world to consider regional balance in sourcing their food supplies, especially staple, and essential products

Transparent policy anchored inflation expectations in Covid times: BIS

Further, exchange rate intervention also helped anchor expectations and facilitated the overarching objective of maintaining macroeconomic stability and market confidence

Forex reserves increase by $1.153 bn to $585.895 bn, shows RBI data

The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were up by $ 72 million to $ 17.995 billion, the apex bank said

India pushes back against Russia's demands to pay for oil imports in yuan

Indian Oil Corp., the biggest state refiner, had made a yuan payment for Russian crude in the past, although the government has since clamped down on that

Russia makes up 40% of Indian crude oil imports, dents OPEC's share

Lower purchases from the West Asia dragged the share of pec in India's overall imports to the lowest in 22 year

Will issue funds to West Bengal if satisfied with transparency: Centre

Top leaders of the Trinamool Congress held protests in the national capital on October 2 and 3, demanding that the Centre release the dues

Equity, debt markets helped outward remittance rebound in August

The overall remittances increased by 43 per cent from July

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cautions against large supply shocks

External member Goyal says increase risk weight, LTV rather interest rates to restrain over-enthusiasm

Fresh formal job creation slows to 5-month low in August, shows EPFO data

The net monthly payroll numbers are, however, provisional in nature and are often revised sharply the following month. That is why the new EPF subscriber figure has greater certitude than net addition

Miners race to realise graphite projects as China controls exports

To stay ahead in a fast-changing industry, carmakers have been investing directly in mining projects to ensure future supplies of battery inputs