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25th annual National HRD conference to begin in Hyderabad from Feb 2

The National Human Resource Development (NHRD) would be holding its 25th annual conference here from February 2-4, with over 1,000 delegates and 110 expert speakers taking part in it

Indian shares slip, tracking financials as Adani stocks extend slide

The Nifty 50 index was down 0.98% at 17,432.45 as of 1:58 p.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.91% to 58,792.16. Both indexes had gained 0.6% earlier in the session

Affordable housing demand down to 26% in 2022: Sector expects on budget

While the affordable housing segment, the backbone of the housing sector has witnessed a poor performance, the country's residential real estate sector looks to Budget 2023-24

Gati Shakti push: 18 road projects headed for the fast lane in FY24

62 critical projects to be awarded by FY25

Budget 2023-24: Centre to target higher capex but lower fiscal deficit

Budget 2023-24: The Centre is expected to peg the fiscal deficit target for FY24 below 6 per cent, and the capex is likely to jump 20-30 per cent

Union Budget likely to test govt's fiscal resolve ahead of 2024 elections

A review of budgets since Modi came to power shows he's been chipping away at subsidies, barring the pandemic years when assistance saw an increase

Ahead of Budget, FPIs take out Rs 17K crore from equities in January

Overall, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out Rs 1.21 trn from the Indian equity markets in 2022, following aggressive rate hikes by the central banks globally

Rural road construction far behind target in April-Sept: NSO data

Data shows that only 41% could be completed during the stipulated period

New competition law likely to open up settlement route for cartels

The proposed law however is not clear still on whether an application for settlements and commitments requires an admission of guilt

EoIs for ports: Experts sound Joshimath alarm for Great Nicobar Island

Both Joshimath and the Great Nicobar come under the high-risk seismic zone V category

Chennai gears up to host G20 Education Working Group meet on Feb 1-2

As part of summit, IIT Madras will hold a G20 Seminar on 'Role of Digital Technology in Education' at its Research Park on January 31

Indian electronics manufacturing to cross Rs 1.28 trn next fiscal: MoS IT

There has been a focus on mobile phones because it is the fastest-growing segment in electronics across the world, he added

Govt exploring legal options on pending CCI approval of 16 mergers

Seeks solutions within statutory framework of Competition Act to speed up approvals

Govt likely to launch social media grievance portal within a week

The idea is to create avenues for redressing user grievances against online platforms apart from courts

Time to spur Vizhinjam project to avoid Ever Alots giving India wide berth

Myriad issues like recent protests by the fisherfolk, back-to-back floods in Kerala, Cyclone Ockhi have taken wind out of Adani Group's sails, forcing its Rs 7,500-cr project to move at snail's pace

'Three deaths every day': Labour safety under construction in India

As many as 3,331 deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020, but only 14 people were imprisoned for offences under the Factories Act, 1948, during the same period, reveals data

Statsguru: Six charts show average variation in the Budget estimates

In the ten years between 2012-13 and 2021-22, the government has been able to meet its Budget Estimate (BE) only four times

G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting on Monday

Around 100 delegates from the G20 countries, invitee countries and international organisations will be participating in the two-day meeting

PowerMin asks utilities to not retire old thermal units till 2030

The move considers expected demand scenarios and availability of capacity in the near future

Jammu and Kashmir govt approves Rs 146-cr project for promoting niche crops

The main components of the project included establishment of 5,226 nurseries or seed villages, which will generate 7,750 job opportunities