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After a bi-lateral meeting with India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, Yellen said the two nations have been collaborating across a range of economic issues, including commercial and technological collaboration and strengthening supply chains. «In particular, we look forward to working with India on an investment platform to deliver a lower cost of capital and increased private investment to speed India's energy transition,» she said in a statement while attending the G20 in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, one of India's most industrialised states.

Europeans are facing a new economic reality, one they haven’t experienced in decades. They are becoming poorer. Life on a continent long envied by outsiders for its art de vivre is rapidly losing its shine as Europeans see their purchasing power melt away.

₹60 per kg for a 1-kg pack and ₹55/kg for a 30kg pack. The initiative, aimed at providing pulses to consumers at reasonable rates, involves converting the government’s chana stock into chana dal.

Rajasthan government Monday said it will form women's cooperative societies in 351 blocks and bear the contribution amount of over Rs 10 crore. The state government is taking various steps for women's empowerment and upliftment across Rajasthan, it said in an official statement.

A video showing a group of trekkers punished to do situps at Dudhsagar Falls on the Goa-Karnataka border is going viral on social media. According to tweets and several media reports, the trekkers were reportedly punished by the Railway Police Force (RPF) for disembarking the train before the scheduled station and crossing the railways tracks to reach the falls, which is prohibited and punishable under Railways Act. Dudhsagar Falls is a famous tourist destination, and during the monsoon season the cascading waterfall amidst lush greenery creates a picturesque scene.

S Jaishankar on Monday met his counterparts from Nepal and Bangladesh here and agreed to work closely to implement the agenda of cooperation set out by the leaderships and exchanged views on regional issues. Jaishankar is here in the capital of Thailand and participated in the BIMSTEC retreat. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping that comprises India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan.

Reuters. "These players can no longer argue there is a lack of regulatory clarity, as our framework makes clear the standards that should apply." Schindler said.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international organization that monitors the global financial system, has come up with a global regulatory framework for crypto. The guidelines, recommended to the 20 leading economies of the world (G-20) are crafted upon the principle of “same activity, same risk, same regulation.”

The Financial Stability Board has published a set of high-level standards, calling for regulators to foster cross-border cooperation and information sharing when overseeing digital assets.

tomatoes. Reflecting on his years of hard work, Gayakar emphasised that his success did not come overnight. Cultivating tomatoes on his 12-acre farm for the past six to seven years, he encountered setbacks and losses but remained resolute in his efforts.

United Arab Emirates to promote local currencies, India has reportedly struck a similar deal with Indonesia, with both countries working on a real-time payment mechanism and local currency trade. A TOI report says that the governments are also looking to expand the scope of digital payments between the countries, bringing the use of UPI and similar tools to the forefront.

earning of more than ₹2.8 crore by selling tomatoes amid the soaring tomato prices across the country. Ishwar Gayakar, along with his wife, aims to reach an even higher target of ₹3.5 crore with around 4000 crates of tomatoes still available on their farm. Sharing his journey of hard work and determination, Ishwar Gaikar said, "This is not something I have earned in one day.

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Ganesha says stay away from social and political activities today. Nothing will be gained except the timing is bad. Any money borrowed can be recovered.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday made a case for further strengthening of global architecture to combat financial crimes, money laundering and sharing of information about different asset classes including crypto currencies. Addressing a 'G20 High-Level Tax Symposium on Combating Tax Evasion, Corruption and Money Laundering', the minister exuded confidence that G20 will continue to assist the jurisdictions in enhancing their law enforcement capacity.

India's G20 presidency intends to preserve the grouping's identity and ethos as a forum for growth that brings together developed and emerging economies on a common platform. This is stated in an official statement released on Sunday at the end of a three-day Sherpas' meeting that was chaired by India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant in the historic city of Hampi.

Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India's vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy. In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the lower Mekong region holds immense significance for India both in a historic sense and a contemporary one. «We represent the ancient river civilizations of this continent,» he said. The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries — India and five ASEAN countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam — for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. «Peace and prosperity in the region also play a pivotal role in realising Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's vision of security and growth for all in the region under India's Act East policy,» he said. «The Mekong Ganga Cooperation holds a special place in this region as the oldest sub-regional cooperation rooted in the rich historical, geographical and cultural ties among our six member countries,» Jaishankar said.

BJP on Sunday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visits to France and the UAE «successful» and said they were not just «high on optics» but also «high on substantive outcomes». Prime Minister Modi on Saturday returned after «successful» visits to France and the United Arab Emirates.

The Indo-France defence cooperation has reached new heights with the recent announcement by Indian and French authorities regarding the extension of their partnership in submarine building.

World leaders are all too familiar with the global community’s challenges: loss of progress in our fight against poverty, an existential climate crisis, a fledgling pandemic recovery, and a crippling war on the borders of Europe. But beneath the surface, a deep mistrust is quietly pulling the Global North and South apart at a time when we need to be uniting if we are to have any hope of overcoming these intertwined crises. The Global South’s frustration is understandable.

India for negotiating bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) to boost economic ties, the commerce ministry is looking at ways to increase its bandwidth for undertaking these time and human resource consuming talks, a senior official said. The commerce ministry officials at present are negotiating several FTAs with countries including the UK, Canada and European Union. «Negotiations are really time consuming and energy consuming and human resource consuming.