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followed by kitchen staples, household care products and food and beverages, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) along with industry body CII said in a report. The report said that the price increase has led to pressure on volumes of fast-moving consumer goods, or FMCG, as the quantum of price hikes remains firm. FMCG volumes reported a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% between 2007 and 2023 and 1.5% in the 12 months ended July 2023, as factors such as the covid-19 pandemic, high inflation and lower emphasis on innovation as well as category development weighed heavily on volume growth.

NEW DELHI : The government has released about Rs60,104 crore in interest-free, capital expenditure loans to states, out of the Rs80,000 crore earmarked for this fiscal year, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. The loans fall under a Union government scheme called ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment’, which was introduced during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak.

PTI quoted a State govt official as saying. According to details, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, and other leaders of the party are expected to be presented at the ceremony. The former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vishnu Deo Sai was chosen as the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh by the party.

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Airports and highways are expected to be busier this Christmas season than they were a year ago

High-net-worth individuals and families across North America are leaving themselves at risk by not taking some simple steps to protect their possessions, personal information, and reputation, according to a new report from Hub International.

Demand for alternative asset classes is rising among advisors ahead of expected continuation of public market volatility.

Citigroup economists believe that Jerome Powell faces a “major” decision at Wednesday's FOMC meeting: whether to accept the loosening of financial conditions or resist it.

By Harry Robertson and Rae Wee

Oppenheimer Asset Management predicts that strong earnings growth and a resilient economy will drive the S&P 500 to a record high of 5,200 by the end of 2024, representing approximately 13% upside from the current level.

By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and David Stanway

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve's upcoming two-day policy meeting later this week.

Investors are still digesting the Friday economic data, including a hotter-than-expected jobs report, while also preparing for the busy calendar of macro catalysts, including the release of U.S. inflation data and FOMC decision.

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Shejaiya district of Gaza City, while also conducting airstrikes on Rafah, a town on the southern border with Egypt where the Israeli army has told people in Gaza to take shelter. Haaretz published an analysis by Yagil Levy, a sociology professor at the Open University of Israel, which found that in three earlier campaigns in Gaza, in the period from 2012-22, the ratio of civilian deaths to the total of those killed in airstrikes hovered at about 40%.

Mohan Yadav as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. After the announcement, outgoing CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan blessed the newly designated CM and extended his wishes to him. The party appointed Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda as the deputy CMs of the state.

Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday said a recent study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has warned that exposure to chemical fertilisers and pesticides will affect the next generation's ability to reproduce. Addressing a gathering of vice-chancellors and academicians at Raj Bhavan as part of the 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Voice of Youth' event, Devvrat urged the guests to spread awareness among the youth about the benefits of natural farming techniques to overcome side-effects of chemicals. Notably, the governor has been running a state-wide campaign to spread awareness about the benefits of natural farming and he claimed that nearly 9 lakh farmers have adopted natural farming in Gujarat in the last four years.

air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai has improved but continues to be moderate and not satisfactory, the Bombay High Court said on Monday, while asking the Maharashtra government to come up with a comprehensive plan to find a final solution to the issue. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice G S Kulkarni asked the government to take the issue seriously, as lakhs of people continue to suffer because of the air pollution in the city.

Endgame," insights into Meghan Markle's early days in the royal fold have surfaced, shedding light on the unusual offer of assistance extended to her by the late Queen Elizabeth II. The book discloses that the palace proposed Lieutenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, a Ghanaian-born household cavalry officer, to aid Markle in adjusting to her royal responsibilities due to her biracial background. However, this suggestion reportedly didn't sit well with Markle and her circle. Scobie’s book highlights the discomfort Markle felt with this proposal. “Though a charming and intelligent man, it stood out like a sore thumb to Meghan and her friends,” he writes. The suggestion of «the Queen’s attendant» assisting her was perceived as an insult, especially considering the apparent lack of diversity in senior positions within the palace.

The regulator told the bean-counting authority that it had dealt with more than 1,400 cases relating to unauthorised crypto-asset activity. In 2020, more than 3,150 crypto-asset scams were reported, rising to over 6,300 in 2021, and more than 3,900 in the first half of 2022.The NAO report found that there can be a significant delay between the FCA identifying an issue and it taking action.