NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people associated with cooperative institutions to open their bank accounts in the District Cooperative Banks, so that a strong economic structure can be built in the cooperative sector. “If the mantra of “Cooperation Amongst Cooperatives” is successful, then India does […]
NEW DELHI: The gross addition of new subscribers to the retirement fund body – EPFO – declined by over 4% to 10.9 million in 2023-24 compared to a year ago, a report by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said. The report titled ‘Payroll Reporting in India: An Employment Perspective January to April, […]
NEW DELHI: Indian stock indices gave a stellar performance in the June quarter of FY 2024-25. During the April- June period, Indian stock market capitalisation increased by 13.8 per cent, the highest among the top 10 stock markets. Currently, the Indian equity market is the fifth largest stock market in the world with a market […]
NEW DELHI: During the last week, nine of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 2,89,699.42 crore in market valuation. Among them, Reliance Industries emerged as the biggest gainer in line with a rally in equities. The BSE benchmark also jumped 1,822.83 points or 2.36 per cent last week. In terms of the market […]
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce, Vikram Jeet Singh on Saturday inaugurated a unique craft exhibition, titled ‘Raising the Bar’, at Government Arts Emporium. The exhibition, organised in association with the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, was aimed to showcase the skills of our young generation in art and craft. This event is being […]
BARAMULLA: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Saturday visited the proposed land for the establishment of Agro-forestry Nursery at Khadniyar Baramulla. Speaking on the occasion, the Director highlighted the importance of different projects under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). He said that the effective implementation of different projects could be achieved only when […]
NEW DELHI: Going forward, the Indian economy is expected to sustain its high growth trajectory in FY 2024-25 driven by strong momentum in fixed investments and a pickup in private consumption on the back of moderation in inflation, improvement in agri terms of trade, a good Rabi harvest and normal monsoon, as per ITC annual […]
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Friday visited different areas of Pulwama district including Kakpora, Tral, Noorpora, Dadsar, Padgampora, etc and took stock of the agriculture scenario in the district. He also inaugurated hi-tech polyhouses under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) at Kakpora. While expressing his views on the occasion, Director Agriculture marked […]
MUMBAI: A case has been registered against a 38-year-old man after he smoked inside the lavatory of a Mumbai-bound flight from Delhi, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Wednesday evening on an IndiGo flight from the country’s national capital to the financial capital, the official said. The flight, carrying 176 passengers, took […]
NEW DELHI: The digital lending market in India grew at 33 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from FY19 till FY23 — reaching Rs 2,905 thousand crore in FY23 from Rs 913 thousand crore in FY19, a report showed. In the same time period, digital transactions surged by 44 per cent (year-on-year) — from […]