Month: July 2024

Budget 2024: What is taxonomy for climate finance? | Explained

July 23, 2024 admin

The story so far: The 2024 Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, includes developing a taxonomy for climate finance to enhance the availability of capital for climate adaptation and mitigation. “This will support achievement of the country’s climate commitments and green transition,” Ms. Sitharaman said in her speech. What is taxonomy…

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Revised income tax slab rates, Budget 2024: Salaried individuals stand to save up to ₹17,500, standard deductions hiked

July 23, 2024 admin

The Finance Minister had stated in her address that more than two-thirds of the taxpayers had availed the new regime in the previous fiscal year. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Altering the structure for taxation of income under the new regime, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday revised the tax slabs whilst retaining the erstwhile corresponding…

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Bangladesh Student Group Leader Suspends Protests For 2 More Days

July 23, 2024 admin

“During the 48 hours we will not hold any protests”: Nahid Islam (File) Dhaka: The leader of student demonstrations in Bangladesh that spiralled into widespread violence extended a suspension of protests for 48 more hours on Tuesday. “During the 48 hours we will not hold any protests. Our demand is the government restore the internet,…

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FIFPRO, European Leagues To File Joint Complaint Against FIFA Over ‘Unsustainable’ Match Calendar

July 23, 2024 admin

File image of Kylian Mbappe.© Reuters FIFPRO Europe and European Leagues have released a joint statement stating their intentions to file a complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over the match calendar. “The international match calendar is now beyond saturation and has become unsustainable for national leagues and a risk for the…

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Young Pilot, Living Her Dream, Killed In Crash Shortly After Skydivers Exit Aircraft

July 23, 2024 admin

The victim was employed by Skydive the Falls in Youngstown, New York A young pilot died in a “fluke” accident shortly after a group of skydivers exited her plane in upstate New York. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Melanie Georger, 26, was killed while flying her single-engine Cessna, which crashed on the Niagara…

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Budget 2024: What is in store for labour? | Watch

July 23, 2024 admin

Watch: Budget 2024 | What is in store for labour? In her seventh budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three new employee-linked incentive schemes in the Union Budget for 2024-25. The three schemes, which are part of the Prime Minister’s package, will align with enrolment in the Employee Provident Fund Organisation and focus on…

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Olympics 2024: Aiming For First Olympic Medal, India Archer Deepika Kumari Reveals Chances

July 23, 2024 admin

India’s ace archer Deepika Kumari is confident of the team’s chances in the Paris Olympics. She said clear communication in tough situations will benefit them in the quadrennial event. Indian archers will compete in all five medal events in Paris: men’s and women’s teams, individual, and mixed categories. The women’s team boasts exceptional…

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Budget 2024-25: Infrastructure – The Hindu

July 23, 2024 admin

The construction of Coastal Road Project is underway, at Haji Ali, Worli, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, 2024, stressing on her government’s nine priorities. Click here for The Hindu’s live coverage of the Union Budget 2024-25 Ms. Sitharaman said that…

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Budget 2024: Nitish Kumar hails Budget as Bihar gets ₹58,900 crore

July 23, 2024 admin

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File Photo | Photo Credit: ANI Giving importance to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key alliance partner of the Narendra Modi government, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced to sanction ₹58,900 crore to Bihar in the 2024 Union Budget. This includes ₹26,000 crore for road projects, a…

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George Clooney Backs Kamala Harris, Hails Biden For “Saving Democracy”

July 23, 2024 admin

“I love Joe Biden,” George Clooney wrote in The New York Times. (File) Washington: Hollywood star George Clooney — one of the first high-profile Democratic activists to urge Joe Biden not to seek reelection — on Tuesday announced his backing for Kamala Harris, while hailing Biden’s exit. “President Biden has shown what true leadership is….

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