New Delhi: The Indian economy needs to generate an average of nearly 78.5 lakh jobs annually until 2030 in the non-farm sector to cater to the rising workforce, according to the Economic Survey for 2023-24. The Survey tabled in Parliament Monday provided a broad estimate...
New Delhi: The government has decided to allocate 5 per cent of Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) for research and development of telecommunications technology, said the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament Monday. At present, the government has a corpus of around Rs 80,000 crore...
New Delhi: Remittances to India -- the second largest source of external financing after service exports -- are projected to grow at 3.7 per cent to $124 billion in 2024 and at 4 per cent to reach $129 billion in 2025, the Economic Survey said...
New Delhi: Raising concerns over growing obesity and increase of consumption of highly processed foods laden with sugars and fat, the Economic Survey said 54 per cent of the total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diets. Obesity presents a "concerning situation" and...
New Delhi: The government's steps such as mandatory quality norms and increase in customs duties have significantly helped the domestic toy players to boost exports and reduce dependence on Chinese imports, Economic Survey said Monday. It said that India's emergence as a toy exporting nation...
New Delhi: Following are the highlights of the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday. The Survey is authored by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran and his team. * Projects economic growth at 6.5-7 per cent in FY25 versus...
New Delhi: Coal is expected to continue to be the backbone of the Indian energy system for the next two decades and the phase-down of the dry fuel will be heavily dependent on the import of critical minerals required for clean energy and battery storage,...
New Delhi: The pre-budget Economic Survey Monday underscored the pressing need for comprehensive reforms in India's agricultural sector, citing structural issues that could impede the country's overall economic growth trajectory. The Survey, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, identifies several key challenges facing...
New Delhi: The Centre Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2023-2024 in the Lok Sabha. The survey presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and prepared by the Economic Division under the Ministry of Finance provides a detailed analysis of the economic performance for the fiscal year...
Balasore: A significant development took place recently in Fakir Mohan University here as Bazarside Pvt Ltd, a user-friendly retail automation app company, joined forces with the FMU-TBI by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This collaboration signifies a strong commitment to fostering a vibrant startup...
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