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Unemployment rate across the country fell to 4.1% during 2021-22 from 4.8% in 2019-20, as the economy picked up pace following a slowdown during the pandemic, minister for labour and employment, Bhupender Yadav, said in the Parliament on Thursday. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Yadav in a written response said that the unemployment rate in the country as well as in rural areas has been declining over the years.

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₹500. Given that the unified payments interface (UPI) has transformed the digital payment ecosystem in India, RBI said, the addition of new features over time has enabled UPI to facilitate diverse payment needs of the economy.

NDTV on 10 August. According to the report, over ₹1.1 crore was paid to about 403 patients who were declared 'dead' in the database, the report added.

international trade, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last year in July allowed invoicing and payments for international trade in domestic currency. The move was largely seen as part of the effort to bring down India’s massive oil import bill by purchasing Russian oil in domestic currency.

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has invested Rs 1.88 lakh crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the last five fiscal years, starting from 2018-19, shows the official data. This is 8.7% of the total invested corpus of Rs 18.30 lakh crore till March 31, 2023 with the remaining 91.3% invested in debt instruments, minister of state for labour and employment Rameswar Teli said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. While the ETF investments in 2018-19 stood at Rs 27,974 crore, investments in 2019-20 stood at Rs 31,501 crore, Rs 32,071 crore in 2020-21, Rs 43,568 crore in 2021-22 and Rs 53,081 crore in 2022-23.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta recently unveiled its Llama 2 chatbot. Microsoft has been appointed as Meta's preferred partner on Llama 2, which will be available through the Windows operating system. Meta's approach with Llama 2 contrasts with that of the company OpenAI, which created the AI chatbot ChatGPT.

INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata will participate in Exercise MALABAR 2023, which is being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy from August 11 to 21. Other than India, US Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are also participating in the exercise, according to the statement released by the Ministry of Defence. It is pertinent to mention here that this is for the first time that the Royal Australian Navy is hosting the exercise.

document management, American tech giant Google is integrating eSignature support into its cloud-based productivity softwares, Docs and Drive. This new feature, currently in beta phase as per Google, marks a step toward bridging the gap between Google and its competitors' offerings like Dropbox and Adobe Acrobat. Google aims to provide a seamless experience in requesting and signing documents within its ecosystem, allowing users to integrate eSignatures without needing to switch between various applications. Users can request complete signatures, initials, and even set an auto-fill option for the «date signed» field. This permits multiple signature requests from a single template contract while including the ability to monitor the status of pending signatures. However, initial access will be limited to Gmail users, with a planned expansion to non-Gmail users later this year.

Telegram bot tokens are trending in the cryptocurrency market. These are crypto projects that offer specific products and services on the Telegram app, such as decentralized trading and AI-backed insights. 

Thursday, August 10, 2023 – The BTC20 price is primed to explode after more than 40% of its circulating supply was locked into the staking contract in its first 17 hours of operation. 

Samvardhana Motherson International on Thursday reported robust numbers for the June quarter, as consolidated net profit surged over four-fold year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 601 crore. Consolidated revenue from operations increased 27% YoY to Rs 22,462.20 crore. The operating profit, calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), soared 69% on year to Rs 1,940 crore, driven by operating efficiency, and softening of material and energy prices.

7.5 kg dumbbell sets are heavy enough to provide a challenge, but not so heavy that they are impossible to lift. They can be used for a variety of exercises and strength training. Read on to find our picks for 6 of the best 7.5 kg dumbbell sets in India.

₹ 5 lakh per family per year to over 10.741 crore families from the poor and vulnerable section of the population. PMJAY is an entitlement-based scheme which aims to improve affordability, accessibility, and quality of care for the poor and vulnerable section of the population. So far, 5,47,68,027 hospital admissions have been authorized and 24,42,78,276 Ayushman cards have been created under the scheme.

XUV300 lineup. The introduction of the W2 petrol variant, now priced at ₹7.99 lakh, has effectively lowered the starting cost of the range. Additionally, a new variant, the W4, has been introduced in the Petrol TurboSportTM series with a price tag of ₹9.29 lakh (both prices are ex-showroom).

New Delhi: The consumer affairs department has rolled out a fresh set of guidelines for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers who endorse health and wellness products to deal with misleading advertisements, unsubstantiated claims and ensure transparency. These new guidelines serve as an expansion to the existing “Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022" released on June 9, 2022, and the “Endorsement Know-hows!" guide booklet launched on January 20, 2023, the ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution said.

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India, had appointed Veera Babu as Managing Director, Tenant Representation, India. In his new role, Veera will drive strategic business growth to strengthen the firm’s leading position across cities.

Bihar government on Thursday directed officials to remain alert as water levels of several rivers in the state were rising. The situation was grim in north Bihar as a number of rivers, including the Sone, Gandak, Punpun, Bagmati and Ganga, were either flowing above their danger levels or were nearing the danger mark, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the situation near JP Setu in Patna where the water level of Ganga was rising.

Starting today (August 10), IELTS test takers applying through Canada's Student Direct Stream (SDS) for study permits are no longer obligated to attain a minimum score of 6.0 bands in each individual section. Instead, a cumulative band score of 6.0 is now sufficient for IELTS. The changes have been made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to make the process smoother for the aspirants.

A17 Bionic SoC. This new chip is reported to feature a configuration of six CPU cores along with six GPU cores. In comparison, the current A16 Bionic chip, which is utilized in the iPhone 14 Pro models, consists of six CPU cores and five GPU cores.