600 districts in India provided palliative care till October: Nadda
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A total of 600 districts in the country have been providing palliative care to patients suffering from chronic life-limiting illnesses, the Union Health Minister informed the Parliament on Tuesday. The government launched the National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC) in 2012 to provide pain relief and symptom management for patients […]
Geospatial technology vital for evidence-based governance: Arunachal Guv
Itanagar, Dec 2 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) said on Tuesday that geospatial technology, including GIS, GPS, drones, satellite imagery, and digital maps, has become an essential tool for smart and evidence-based governance. Addressing the GeoSmart India 2025 conclave at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the Governor said that geospatial technology […]
No unusual surge of influenza, well-prepared to handle spikes: Govt
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Surveillance on respiratory illnesses shows no unusual surge of influenza in the country, the government said on Tuesday. Union Health Minister JP Nadda chaired a high-level review meeting in the national capital, where he was informed that the country is well-prepared to handle respiratory illnesses. Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava […]
Auto sector shines in festive quarter; PV sales up 12 pc, two-wheelers 18 pc
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian automobile sector witnessed a robust festive season (September+October+November) as passenger vehicle (PV) wholesale was up 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and retail was up 15 per cent, while two-wheeler (2W) wholesale was up 9 per cent YoY and retail up 18 per cent YoY, a report said on […]
Credit card spends ease in October as point‑of‑sale transactions grow 22pc
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Credit card spending eased by Rs 2.5 billion in October to Rs 2,142 billion, a moderation of 1.1 per cent month‑on‑month but an increase of 6.1 per cent year‑on‑year, driven by a sharp shift toward point‑of‑sale transactions, a report said on Tuesday. “The strong POS growth can likely be attributed […]
RBI retains SBI, HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank in ‘Systemically Important’ category
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India announced on Tuesday that State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank will continue to be classified as the country’s systemically important banks. The RBI had announced the SBI and the ICICI Bank as domestic systemically important banks (D-SIB) in 2015 and 2016. In […]
Manufacturing sector accounts for 78 per cent of foreign technical collaborations: RBI
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The foreign technical collaboration (FTCs) in the manufacturing sector entities accounted for 78.4 per cent of the total reported FTCs, of which, machinery and motor vehicles together accounted for 30.6 per cent, while FTCs in the services sector constituted 16.6 per cent between financial year 2023-2025 (FY23-25), data from Reserve […]
India to remain world’s fastest growing economy in FY26: OECD
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy with an expected growth of 6.7 per cent in 2025-26, driven by higher private consumption and buoyant government expenditure on infrastructure projects, according to the economic outlook report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday. “India’s real GDP […]
Odisha CM directs departments to submit DMF audit and annual reports
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday directed the secretaries of different departments to submit the annual report along with the audit report of each District Mineral Foundation (DMF). Majhi chaired an important high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar egarding the DMFs. According to an official statement, a […]
Indian Railways records 4.2 per cent increase in freight loading in November
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Railways recorded a 4.2 per cent increase in freight loading to 135.7 million tonnes in November this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 130.2 million tonnes in the same month last year, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The growth has been primarily driven by significant […]
