Lok Sabha polls | Modi failed to ensure economic development of India: Dayanidhi Maran

Lok Sabha polls | Modi failed to ensure economic development of India: Dayanidhi Maran

DMK’s candidate for the Chennai Central Lok Sabha seat and sitting MP Dayanidhi Maran filed his nomination papers with Returning Officer K. J. Praveen Kumar on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has failed to ensure the economic development of India, claimed DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, on … Read more

WeLead to Credible India: Indian lounges dominate World Economic Forum in Davos

WeLead to Credible India: Indian lounges dominate World Economic Forum in Davos

A logo is pictured in the Congress Center ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters About a dozen Indian lounges have dominated the main Promenade street of Davos as the snowcapped resort town readies for the five-day World Economic Forum Annual … Read more

After GIM 2024, Industries Minister heads to World Economic Forum

After GIM 2024, Industries Minister heads to World Economic Forum

Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce T.R.B. Rajaa. | Photo Credit: BIJOY GHOSH A delegation led by Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce T.R.B. Rajaa will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held at Davos, Switzerland. The delegation will showcase Tamil Nadu as the ideal global investment destination, share … Read more

October 2023 records outstanding personal loans at Rs 45.51 lakh crore: Report

October 2023 records outstanding personal loans at Rs 45.51 lakh crore: Report

As global economies grapple with exponential growth and development, India’s banking sector has seen a significant surge in credit operations. The destination of these funds, amounting to trillions of rupees, has now become a topic of interest and study. Where is the enormous volume of bank credits, specifically personal loans, absorbed in the country’s financial … Read more

Modi vows to ‘make India the third largest economic superpower in the world’ in his third term

Modi vows to ‘make India the third largest economic superpower in the world’ in his third term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the foundation stone laying and inauguration of various projects, in Varanasi on Dec. 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to make India the third largest economy of the world in his third straight term. “When Kashi develops, U.P. develops, and when U.P. … Read more

Huddle Global: start-ups play key role in fulfilling India’s development goals, says Chief Economic Advisor

Huddle Global: start-ups play key role in fulfilling India’s development goals, says Chief Economic Advisor

Stressing on the paramount role of start-ups in India achieving its ambitious developmental aspirations, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to Government of India, said that tier-2 and tier-3 cities of the country, including Kerala’s capital, are emerging as start-up powerhouses leveraging the improvement in infrastructure and government’s supportive policies. He was delivering the leadership … Read more

Morning Digest | Finance Ministry says wrong to assess economic activity on GDP alone, number of Nipah virus cases rises to six in Kozhikode, and more

Morning Digest | Finance Ministry says wrong to assess economic activity on GDP alone, number of Nipah virus cases rises to six in Kozhikode, and more

Nipah outbreak | Number of cases rises to six in Kozhikode One more person tested positive for the Nipah infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons to six now. Meanwhile, lab tests have proved that E. Mohammedali, the first patient who died on August 30, too was … Read more

India is not ‘extractive economy’ and is not pursuing ‘narrow economic activities’ in Africa: Jaishankar

India is not ‘extractive economy’ and is not pursuing ‘narrow economic activities’ in Africa: Jaishankar

In a veiled attack on China, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that, unlike some other countries, India is not “an extractive economy” and it was not pursuing “narrow economic activities” in the resource-rich African continent. Mr. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday after visiting Zanzibar, made these remarks while addressing the Indian community … Read more

Gadkari calls for economic viability, efficiency, investment in infrastructure sector

Gadkari calls for economic viability, efficiency, investment in infrastructure sector

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and IIM-K Director Debashis Chatterjee during the virtual inauguration of management development programme on ‘Infrastructure development at IIM-Kozhikode on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that innovation, research, and technology were to shape the future of infrastructure sector and help … Read more

World Bank approves $391 million for Assam, Tripura to boost healthcare, economic opportunities

World Bank approves $391 million for Assam, Tripura to boost healthcare, economic opportunities

The project will upgrade up to 10 lower-level facilities to district hospitals in essential districts and strengthen the capacity of nurses. Representational File image. | Photo Credit: AP The World Bank on June 26 approved $391 million in financing to improve access to high-quality healthcare services and to economic opportunities for people in Assam and … Read more