Month: July 2024

Proposed EU carbon tax protectionist, says Economic Survey

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Proposed EU carbon tax protectionist, says Economic Survey

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Echoing the Centre’s concerns on “protectionism”, the Economic Survey has noted that the forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Tax (CBAT) mooted by the European Union “went against the spirit of the Paris Agreement.” The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as it is called, are tariffs that…

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Economic Survey Identifies Areas For Further Growth: PM Modi

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Economic Survey Identifies Areas For Further Growth: PM Modi

File: The Economic Survey an overview of the short-to-medium-term prospects of the economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Economic Survey highlights the prevailing strengths of the economy and identifies areas for further growth and progress as “we move towards building a Viksit Bharat”. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic…

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INS Brahmaputra Severely Damaged In Fire, Lying On Its Side; Sailor Missing

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INS Brahmaputra Severely Damaged In Fire, Lying On Its Side; Sailor Missing

INS Brahmaputra was undergoing refit when the fire broke out Mumbai/New Delhi: An Indian Navy warship which was undergoing maintenance at the naval dockyard in Mumbai caught fire today. The navy said a junior sailor is missing and rescue teams are looking for him. All other personnel have been accounted for, the navy said. The…

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Union Budget 2024-25: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget for a record seventh time in a row

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Union Budget 2024-25: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget for a record seventh time in a row

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Pankaj Chaudhary and full budget team during giving final touches to the Union Budget, in New Delhi, on July 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, 2024. It will be a record seventh consecutive Budget…

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What Varanasi Small Traders Expect From Union Budget 2024

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What Varanasi Small Traders Expect From Union Budget 2024

Varanasi: Common people have high hopes from the Union Budget 2024-25 which will be presented in the Parliament on Tuesday. Speaking to IANS, small traders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi have shared their thoughts on the Union Budget. Chandanlal, who runs a Banarasi saree business, said, “We have a lot of…

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Noida Cops Bust Inter-State Gang That Stole Cars In 10 Minutes

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Noida Cops Bust Inter-State Gang That Stole Cars In 10 Minutes

All six arrested members had a different role in the gang’s work. Noida: Noida Police have arrested six members of a notorious tech-savvy inter-state gang involved in the theft of four-wheel vehicles, officials said on Monday. The police revealed that the gang employed sophisticated methods to carry out the thefts and used key programming pads…

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Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained

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Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained

Story so far: Paris is gearing up to host the 2024 Olympic Games from July 22 to August 11, when 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries will participate in 32 sports. Two nations – Russia and Belarus – will not be represented due to a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Russia’s…

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Supreme Court Judge Amid Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order Row

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Supreme Court Judge Amid Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order Row

New Delhi: Batting for hygiene at eateries, Supreme Court judge SVN Bhatti said on Monday he used to frequent a vegetarian restaurant run by a Muslim while posted in Kerala as it maintained international standards of hygiene. Justice Bhatti shared his experience when he was with Justice Hrishikesh Roy on a bench hearing pleas against…

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Bill For Greater Bengaluru Governance In Monsoon Session: Sources

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Bill For Greater Bengaluru Governance In Monsoon Session: Sources

Bengaluru: The ambitious and controversial plan to restructure the civic administration of Karnataka capital Bengaluru is likely to be tabled in the state assembly in the monsoon session, sources said. The Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, aims to revamp the administration with a three-tier multiple-corporation set up — a move that the state’s Opposition BJP…

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