SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has called for a financial stimulus package for Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming Union budget. With the NDA government’s third term beginning in June, the annual budget is set to be presented in Parliament next week. KTA President Aijaz Shahdhar in a statement issued here expressed high expectations […]
BANDIPORA: Dryland Agriculture Research Station, SKUAST-K in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra Gurez organized programme for Tribal farmers under AICRP TSP-Maize on Improved Technologies for Higher Maize Production sponsored by Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana. The event co-hosted by Programme Coordinator KVK -Gurez was attended by more than 40 tribal farmers across Gurez Valley […]
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today undertook a comprehensive tour of Kupwara district and took stock of the agriculture scenerio in the district. The Director inspected the agriculture crop fields including paddy fields, vegetable fields in many areas of the district and held interactions with the concerned farmers. On his visit to […]
Only for group C and D employees BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private sector for Group C and D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Monday. “The Cabinet meeting held yesterday (Monday) approved a bill […]
NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent projected earlier on the back of “improving private consumption, particularly in rural India”. “The forecast for growth in India has also been revised upward, to 7 per cent, this year, with […]
NEW DELHI: Global PC shipments grew 3.1 per cent in the second quarter this year to reach 62.5 million PC device units, the second consecutive quarterly growth in shipments (year-on-year), a report said. AI PCs remain the most popular topic in the PC industry. Laptops with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X platform have begun to trigger the […]
NEW DELHI: India needs to increase its annual addition of EV-ready workers from 15,000 to 30,000 to achieve full localization of EV components by 2030, as per a study by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. SIAM’s ‘EV Skill Gap Study’, which was released on Tuesday, stated direct job creation due to the advent of […]
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JKRERA) on Tuesday launched its official portal, a significant milestone in regulation of the real estate sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The portal, rera.jk.gov.in, which is developed and hosted by National Informatics Centre, J&K, aims to promote transparency, accountability and efficiency in the real estate industry. […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre informed that electronic goods exports increased by 16.91 per cent in the month of June (year-on-year), bolstered by the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. The exports increased from $2.42 billion in June 2023 to $2.82 billion last month, according to data shared by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In April, the […]
NEW DELHI: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has signed an agreement with QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in Qatar, to launch QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across the Gulf nation. This will enable UPI payment […]