NEW DELHI: The upcoming festive season in India is likely to see the creation of up to 10 lakh jobs with a notable surge in gig and female workforce participation, a report showed on Thursday. The festive season is expected to bring a significant boost in job opportunities, with a 35 per cent increase in […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose by 4.8 per cent in the month of July, improving its performance from 4.7 per cent in June, Ministry of Statistics data showed. The growth rates of three sectors — mining, manufacturing and electricity — were 3.7 per cent, 4.6 per cent and 7.9 per cent, […]
Scientists say that while most fires are set by humans, the recent hot and dry conditions being driven by climate change are helping the fires spread more quickly. SAO PAULO: South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record […]
WASHINGTON: The third edition of the INDUS-X Summit concluded in the United States, marking a progress in the advancement of a joint defence innovation ecosystem in the two countries. Held on 9-10 September, the summit was a landmark event jointly organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Stanford University. During the summit, a […]
WARSAW: A group of Hungarian lawmakers and representatives of NGOs met on Wednesday on a dried-out sandbank of the country’s second river after the Danube to highlight the severe impact of a drought in July and August that damaged key crops. Water levels in the Tisza river dropped sharply after repeated heatwaves which also hit […]
NEW DELHI: A growing number of Indian parents are sending their children to study overseas potentially compromising their financial futures to fund their children’s international education, HSBC’s latest Quality of Life Report 2024 reveals. The Quality of Life report, based on feedback from over 11,000 respondents across 11 global markets, reveals key concerns regarding rising […]
NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog has released a new report that provides a blueprint of a rapid response system in the event of a public health emergency or pandemic. The report titled ‘Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response – A Framework for Action’ was prepared by an Expert Group constituted by the government think tank. After […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the country’s Paris Paralympic Games champions that they had lived up to the expectations of countrymen who had wished them all success when they left for the Games. In an interaction with the champions, he told them they knew the country wanted them to perform and therefore […]
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan “barely play a Test or two” a year. On top of that, there has been no play on the first four days of their one-off Test against New Zealand at the Greater Noida Sports Complex ground because of persistent rain and poor ground conditions. Such a situation, though, would not have arisen […]