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India's Dec gold imports plunge 79%; fall by over a third in 2022: Report

The drop in imports could help in bringing down India's trade deficit and support the rupee

G-20 working on Disaster Risk Reduction under India's presidency: Report

The G20 is all set to establish a new working group on Disaster Risk Reduction under the presidency of India. The group will work towards achieving disaster risk reduction goals

India reports 197 fresh Covid-19 infections; active cases decline

India saw a single-day rise of 197 new coronavirus infections with active cases declining to 2,309, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,80,583). The overall death toll stands at 5,30,723 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity was recorded at 0.10 per cent while the Weekly positivity rate was pegged at 0.11 per cent. Active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website. A decrease of 33 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the infection surged to 4,41,47,551, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.15 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country s

India eyes overseas copper, lithium mines to meet domestic shortfall

"A team of experts has already studied the technical aspects of the one copper and two lithium mines in Argentina by visiting the sites"

Cut down on sugar

Multiple levers are available to improve public health

India-US Trade Policy Forum to boost bilateral trade and investment

The US is also the biggest FDI investor in India in terms of equity, as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) latest FDI data, with Rs 8.1 crore, accounting for 16.9 per cent share in 2022

India sees single-day rise of 171 new Covid-19 cases; tally at 4.46 crore

India saw a single-day rise of 171 fresh COVID-19 cases, while the active cases have increased to 2,342, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country's infection tally has reached 4,46,80,386, while the death toll stands at 5,30,722, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.09 and the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 0.11. The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website. An increase of 23 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease in the country surged to 4,41,47,322, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.15 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination

Top US diplomat Donald Lu to travel to India to attend bilateral forum

United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh from January 12-15

Big Tech's new reality in India: Stricter regulation, face-off with telcos

All of a sudden, global tech giants are grappling with the prospect of more stringent regulation and domestic telco's demands for a level playing field

India reports 121 Covid-19 cases, one death; active cases decline

India logged 121 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday and the number of active cases came down to 2,319, according to Union health ministry data. The total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,80,215). The death toll increased to 5,30,722 with one death reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.07 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent. The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website. A decrease of 52 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,47,174. The case fatality rate stood at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.14 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far under the nationwide

India can tap Switzerland's innovation with FTA, says Ralf Heckner

The objective of the Swiss government when it comes to the Swiss financial centre is twofold - sustainability and that all countries should adhere to the same international standards

India overtakes Japan to take third spot among largest vehicle markets

According to Siam, 4.13 million vehicles - including passenger and commercial - were sold in the country between January and November 2022

India does not believe in hierarchical concept of world order: Rajnath

India's national efforts towards 'Make in India' are neither isolationist nor are they just meant for the country alone, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday at a conclave of ambassadors. He also said that India does not believe in a hierarchical conception of a world order where a few countries are considered superior to others. "India's international relations are guided by the very essence of human equality and dignity," the minister said at the conclave to brief ambassadors about the upcoming Aero India, billed as Asia's biggest aerospace exhibition. It will be held in Bengaluru next month. "We do not believe in making or becoming a client or satellite state, and so, when we partner any nation, it is on the basis of sovereign equality and mutual respect," Singh added. The defence minister said India's self-reliance initiative is the beginning of a new paradigm of partnership with its partner countries. "Our national efforts towards 'Make in India' are neither ...

Credit worthiness of India, others in APAC to be stable, says Moody's

Most sovereigns have begun fiscal consolidation, but social pressures are slowing progress

India, Bangladesh unlikely to cut subsidy bill as elections near: Moody's

Average fiscal deficit to be 4% of GDP in 2023, says agency's Sovereigns--Asia-Pacific report

Energy of young minds motivates country to keep moving forward: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it is the energy of the young minds which motivates the country to keep moving forward. She also said the country now has a leadership that is not corrupt and works for the good of the people. "It is so invigorating. I am so touched by the presence of such young brains. It does give a lot of motivation when you have such energy. It is that energy that keeps India going forward," Sitharaman said. She was addressing a 'Yuva Shakti Samvad' here. The finance minister urged the youths to remember those who fought for the country as well as the armed forces who are standing tall to thwart any outside aggression. To become a member in the league of developed nations, corruption-free leadership is important, she said.

Experts predict India's emergence as third pole despite GDP growth worries

If any major middle-income country is truly outperforming in the coming decades, it's the world's soon-to-be third largest economy (and its largest democracy), India, Eurasia Group said in a report

India to host virtual summit to flag global South concerns in January

India will host a virtual summit on January 12 and 13 to bring together countries of the global South and share their common concerns, interests and perspectives relating to various global challenges including food and energy security triggered by the Ukraine conflict. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said more than 120 countries are being invited for the 'Voice of Global South' summit whose theme would be 'Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose'. At a media briefing, he said concerns and apprehensions of the developing countries often do not receive due attention at the global stage and the purpose of the summit would be to address these elements of "our concerns and priorities". Asked whether Pakistan, China and Ukraine have been invited, Kwatra did not give a direct reply and said names of the participating countries will be made public in due course. He cited food security, climate finance, fertiliser shortage, mounting debt and inflationary pressures as some of the burdens on th

India logs 228 new coronavirus infections, active cases decline to 2,503

India logged 228 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,503, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,547). The death toll stands at 5,30,714, with four deaths. Two deaths were reconciled by Kerala while one death each was reported from Bihar and Uttarakhand in last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity was recorded at 0.11 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.12 per cent. The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 51 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,46,330, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.12 crore doses of Covid vaccine

India-built public goods infra globally applicable: Satya Nadella

Microsoft chief praises country's digital public good infrastructure as 'great, important'