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Svamitva scheme: Giving property ownership rights to India's villagers

The first of a two-part series looks at how the Centre's Svamitva scheme is empowering India's villagers

Focus on stable power grid, renewables, not on green hydrogen, says GTRI

Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that global private investments in green hydrogen are low, with rich countries providing substantial subsidies

Centre approves Rs 56,415 cr to 16 states as special assistance for capex

The highest amount of assistance totalling Rs 9,640 crore will be given to Bihar

Amid tepid utilisation of funds, govt to review PLI scheme on Tuesday

Progress has been slow in the case of the remaining six sectors - steel, textiles, battery, white goods, solar PV and automobiles

Flexible office space is the most preferred option for corporates in India

The survey pointed out that 56 per cent of the respondents intended to have more than 10% of the total office portfolio as flexible spaces by 2025

MSMEs to face headwinds due to economic slowdown in US, Europe: CRISIL

A fifth of the MSME sector by value is expected to witness an increase in working capital requirement this fiscal, the report said

Statsguru: Adequate groundwater buffers can help reduce pain of drought

India had 398 billion cubic metres of extractable groundwater resources in 2022, recharged largely by the monsoons. The usage continued to go up even after 2011, but moderated after 2013

India, Egypt elevate ties to 'strategic partnership' during PM Modi's visit

PM Modi & Egypt's President discussed ways to further deepen partnership between two nations, including in trade, investment, defence, security, renewable energy, cultural, & people-to-people ties

Central govt created employment-generating economy: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the BJP-led government has created an employment-generating economy in the country.

US market share in apples, almonds, and walnuts plunged in five years

Similarly, the US-dominated as the source of shelled walnuts for India at 70% share in FY18 with Chile at a distant second with a 29.7% share

PSBs have a human capital problem: Do their top execs need a pay overhaul?

Nearly two decades after the Nayak committee's report, the competitive landscape in the financial world has completely changed

Growth in APY enrolments driven by minimum assured pension of Rs 1k

Higher slabs of Rs 2K, Rs 3K, Rs 4K & Rs 5K have seen a decline in FY23

PM Modi's Egypt visit: Expanding ties in trade, renewables, IT discussed

PM Modi meets Egypt's 'India Unit' focussed on forging closer relations with India

India to remove retaliatory customs duties on eight US-origin products

The duties on these eight US-origin products would revert to the current applied most-favoured-nation (MFN) rate after India notifies the rescinding of additional duties

US-India defence cooperation: Fighter jet engines to ship repairs

HAL-GE's India plant could eventually produce close to a 1,000 F414 engines

PM Narendra Modi's US visit: Why Amazon, Google raised their India bet

While Amazon will be investing $2 billion a year for the next 7 years, Google looking to build on UPI-powered GPay for the platform's global expansion

Balasore aftermath: Railways eases execution of Kavach and safety works

Signalling and telecom projects would no longer need economic justification

G20 infra summit: Yoga retreat to Ganga aarti, Rishikesh gets a makeover

From Dinner Gala to Ganga Aarti, and a visit to a 'model town, Rishikesh is setting the tone for the last G20 meet in the state

India to start FTA talks with African Customs union in next 3-4 months

Deal to focus on wider market access for goods and services

India's Superman stature in world order by 2075 to be US' kryptonite

Off the back of superior economic growth, EMs and the Indian capital market are expected to grow in stature over the decades to come