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Pakistan score's on Global Hunger Index (GHI) has dropped from 38.1 in 2006 to 26.1 in 2022, revealing the extent of the crisis that the gripped the country and its people, Dawn reported. The Pakistan chapter of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) released the data on Tuesday. The GHI ranked Pakistan at 99th position out of 121 countries surveyed.

ITR filing 2023: The number of ITRs filed has increased year-on-year since FY 2019-20. According to data shared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 24), the number of ITRs filed in FY 2019-20 was around 6.48 crore, which increase to 6.72 crore in FY 2020-21. In FY 2021-22, more than 6.94 crore returns were filed by taxpayers. However, in FY 2022-23, all previous records were broken as more than 7.4 crore returns were filed.

Income Tax Return Due Date AY 2023-24 Latest News: With just 6 days left before the July 31 deadline for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) for Assessment Year 2023-24, ‘IncomeTaxReturn’ topic has started trending on social media.

Small business financier Finstro’s future is in doubt after its major backer, a US regional bank, pushed to oust its chief executive, Brad Prout, and demanded cost savings.

income tax return (ITR) filing deadline. This is because they essentially get 45 days to file their income tax returns even though the ITR forms are generally notified at the start of the financial year. There is a need to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns permanently to provide individuals sufficient time to file correctly.

AIIMS, the national capital is reporting about 100 cases per day. As per Dr Titiyal, “We are getting at least 100 cases of conjunctivitis per day. There is usually a seasonal increase in conjunctivitis cases, which coincides with the flu season.

Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation is likely to raise up to ₹5,000 crore through the issuance of bonds in early August, people aware of the development said. «They are likely to carry out the bond sale around August 10.

Tata Group is set to make one of the most visible changes to Air India since the conglomerate took control of the airline last year — the iconic Maharajah mascot will no longer be central to its brand identity. The change is part of a wider brand refurbishment strategy which has been in process since last year. «Air India wants to become the carrier of choice for people flying in and out of India.

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Vidarbha Industries Power will hold a Swiss challenge auction on August 8 among the three shortlisted asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), said people aware of the development. Lenders have shortlisted Aditya Birla ARC, Avenue Capital-backed Asset Reconstruction Company of India (Arcil) and Reliance ARC as eligible candidates to submit counter offers for the sale of the distressed power company, the people said. Banks have preferred CFM Asset Reconstruction Company, an anchor bidder, to the promoter Anil Ambani group, for the proposed loan auction under a Swiss challenge mechanism, as first reported by ET.

NEW DELHI : The government’s plan to implement a GPS-based tolling system on highways to ensure smooth payments and vehicle movement on national highways has triggered privacy concerns, delaying its launch. Officials at the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) are discussing ways to tackle privacy concerns surrounding the proposed tolling system and are seeking legal advice on potential amendments to existing legislation, including the Motor Vehicles Act, to enable technology-based tolling, two people aware of the development said.

Opposition parties on Tuesday favoured the option of moving a no-confidence motion against the Modi government in the Lok Sabha after the ruling side continuously rejected their demand for the PM's statement on Manipur in Parliament. They decided to take a formal decision about it on Wednesday since Trinamool members requested for a day's time to get back after consulting their leader Mamata Banerjee.

Mint has reviewed the data, which is updated daily. PMJAY offers free health cover of up to ₹5 lakh to over 107.4 million poor and vulnerable families (about 500 million beneficiaries), with free and cashless treatment through a network of private (15,000) and government (12,000) empanelled hospitals across the country. National Health Authority (NHA) is implementing and executing the scheme under the Union health ministry.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi is exploring the possibility of trilateral cooperation with France and Australia in the strategic Pacific Islands, according to persons aware of the matter. While France and Australia have been key players in the Pacific Islands for some time, India has stepped up its outreach to these small island countries over the last decade. The three countries launched their trilateral partnership forum in 2021, focused on the Indo-Pacific, with a focus on maritime development and connectivity.

New Delhi: The Union agriculture ministry is in talks with the food processing industries ministry to take over a scheme aimed for the integrated development of the tomato, onion and potato (TOP) value chain, a government official aware of the matter said. The TOP scheme is part of Operation Greens, announced for 22 crops in the FY19 Union Budget. If finalized, the agriculture ministry will be able to support growers by purchasing these three perishable crops when their prices crash.

government is closely monitoring the prices as well as the demand-supply situation of all essential food items, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary on Tuesday said while asserting that it is committed to balancing the interest of both consumers and farmers. The government has formed a panel to regularly monitor the prices and availability situation, he added. «The government is monitoring the prices and availability of food items. It takes measures to boost domestic availability and keep prices under check,» Choudhary said as he was replying to a question about food inflation and the recent export ban on non-basmati white rice. He was speaking at an event to launch ITC's postal stamp on millets in collaboration with India Post. Based on the demand-supply situation and retail price, he said the government decides on imposing export duty or putting restrictions on exports. The minister said there is no problem on the supply front of food items in the country.

The dentist, Umesh Bobale, was found guilty of brutally stabbing his 36-year-old accountant wife, Tanuja Bobale, in 2016, leaving her with 37 injuries. The tragic incident unfolded on December 11, 2016, and Umesh Bobale surrendered to the police after committing the heinous act. In the trial court, the young child, now in class 2, bravely answered 54 questions posed by the prosecution and the defense.

Opposition parties are likely to move a vote of no confidence against the Narendra Modi government amid growing calls for a discussion about ethnic violence in Manipur. Members of the newly named Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance have called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the matter and sought a suspension of regular proceedings to discuss the issue.

New Delhi: India may need a minimum of 1.32 million charging stations by 2030 to facilitate the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), according to a report released by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on ‘Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicle’. The report said the fervent support for electric vehicles from both the central and state governments has led to increased consumer options and awareness, contributing to an exponential surge in EV uptake during 2022, showing a remarkable threefold increase compared to the preceding year.

Santosh Sarangi, IAS, Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, Government of India, today said that currently India's export is USD 450 billion, and to reach USD one trillion mark, the country needs to grow at year-on-year rate of 12%. «Similarly, in service sector we need to grow at 16.6 percent on an average every year,» Sarangi said at the World Trade Day 2023 programme in Bhubaneswar organised jointly by World Trade Centers in four cities, viz. Mumbai, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Goa.

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