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India into a developed country by 2047. Revamping the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) will focus on substantially expanding and upgrading the network of rural roads and linking them with nearby hubs and markets to bolster «productive capacity of the economy and ensure ease of living», said the people cited above. «Along with rural housing, rural roads will assume renewed focus in the next term (of the Modi government). The priority will not just be to have roads in every nook and corner of rural India but to go beyond that and link economic, educational, health, social or agriculture centres,» one of the persons said. «These steps are aimed at transforming rural India like never before,» he added.

The Liberal government’s 2024 federal budget tabled Tuesday held a clear focus on “fairness” among generations and efforts to make the housing market more affordable, particularly for younger Canadians feeling frustrated about their homebuying prospects.

Should corporate executives’ pay be tied to climate-related goals? More company boards think so, as awareness grows that climate change could have an impact on corporate bottom lines. Some 54% of S&P 500 companies incorporated climate-related metrics into their executives’ compensation plans in 2023—more than double the figure from two years earlier, according to a January report from the Conference Board and ESGauge, a data analytics firm. But experts say how a company ties pay to climate is crucial, with some methods more effective than others.

Though the entire crypto market is in the correction phase, traders and investors are not much tensed. Why? That’s because the BTC halving session is near, which will take the market to new heights, according to the historic data after past halvings. Due to this, traders and experts are looking for potential meme coins to invest in. Why? That’s because they are extremely volatile in nature and provide maximum returns as compared to altcoins. One such coin that is circulating the market is BEFE, the upcoming meme king.

Our markets are volatile with recent events of Iran-Israel tensions and the potential for a war-like scenario taking a toll. While we do not purport to be experts on geo-political event outcomes, recent history suggests that these events take some time to de-escalate as global leaders work towards limiting both direct and collateral political implications to countries involved in such attacks. History shows that such conflicts have nearly always created near-term volatility which in hindsight, also show up as long-term opportunities.

India's power consumption grew nearly 10 per cent year-on-year to 70.66 billion units (BU) in the first half of April this year, showing improvement in economic activities and consumption patterns, according to the power ministry data. According to the data, power consumption in the country rose to 70.66 BU during April 1-15 this year from 64.24 MU in the year-ago period. The peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day rose to about 218 GW in the first half of April compared to 206 GW in the same period a year ago. The highest supply in a day during the entire month of April last year was about 216 GW.

Also Read: US Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals delayed interest rate cuts amid high inflation While the recent U.S. retail sales also jumped 0.7% month-over-month in March 2024, surpassing forecasts of 0.3%, showing that consumers continued to spend at a faster pace than anticipated despite borrowing costs at a 23-year high. Since March 2022, the U.S.

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Also Read: Iran's crude oil output up 20% in 2 years at 3.3% of global supply: What does this mean for the Iran-Israel proxy war? The region comprises five of the top ten oil-producing countries. Saudi Arabia holds the top position as the largest producer in the region and ranks as the world's second-largest oil producer, contributing over 12% of the global crude output. Iran is another major producer in the region with a global share of 3.3% and home to vast oil resources.

credit reports from time to time, and make sure that there are no mistakes in them. For instance, 31-year-old Ajay Sharma while checking his credit report, discovered that it did not factor in a debt which he had retired last quarter. Subsequently, he wrote to the credit rating agency to request them to correct these mistakes.

EU cybersecurity label allowing Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft to bid for highly sensitive EU cloud computing contracts to May, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The European Union wants to introduce a cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) to vouch for the cybersecurity of cloud services and help governments and companies pick a secure and trusted vendor for their cloud computing business.

A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party

Tata Communications, ICICI Lombard, Angel One among others. The boards of Tata Communications and ICICI Lombard will also consider paying a final dividend to investors along with the fourth quarter results. Some other companies which will also declare their results later today include Just Dial, Hathway Cable, DRA Consultants, Hardcastle, Infomedia Press and KCL Infra.

In an interview with ANI, he noted that India, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, has witnessed consistent growth at 7 per cent plus. He predicted that India will have 8 per cent growth in the fourth quarter and called it «good» growth considering the current global economic situation. Asked where India stands amid the current global economy, he responded, «I think India will continue to be the driver for global growth in the foreseeable future. The maximum sort of contributor to global growth. I expect growth in India to be consistently above 7 per cent in this decade. You would recall back in September 2021, when I was with the government as well. I predicted that India will emerge out of COVID with 7 per cent plus growth. So I continue to maintain that assessment.»

Insurance companies are working to provide customers with greater choice and flexibility to tailor coverage, particularly benefiting mega-risk policies initially and later extending to retail products like motor own damage cover, following a recent notification from the regulator that allows them to change policy terms, conditions, clauses and wordings. The changes could be evident from July or October renewals, as it will take some time for insurance companies to implement these and come up with new and innovative policies, said industry experts. Insurance companies were previously not equipped to free up the policy wordings. By the second fiscal quarter, they will see curated policies coming into the marketplace. So far, insurers have followed a fixed format for their policies and couldn't make many changes, even though pricing had been freed up in 2006.

The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has opened registration for an education program aimed at cultivating next-gen leadership within the financial planning and wealth management space.

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ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has withdrawn its application from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that sought directions to Sony Group Corp-owned Culver Max Entertainment and Bangla Entertainment to implement the composite scheme of arrangement between the three companies. In an official statement issued late on Monday evening, the company said it has withdrawn the implementation application based on the advice received by the board after a detailed consultation with legal experts. Sony and Zee had signed definitive agreements on December 21, 2021 to merge their businesses. ZEEL had filed the application on January 24 after Culver Max and Bangla Entertainment---both India units of Sony Group--terminated the merger agreement on January 22 over an alleged breach of the merger cooperation agreement (MCA), putting an end to the multi-billion-dollar merger deal that had been in the making for more than two years.

Mint explains: These are platforms where foreign exchange transactions can take place. They are used by corporates and traders to hedge their foreign currency risks. These transactions can be on over-the-counter (OTC) spot or derivatives platforms authorized by the RBI.