Month: July 2024

India has moved from women’s development to women-led development: Economic Survey

July 22, 2024 admin

Women counting money at a garment sewing machine unit. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Observing that India is transitioning from women’s development to women-led development, the Chief Economic Advisor on July 22 said there has been a 218.8% increase in budgetary allocation for schemes for the welfare and empowerment of women even as it acknowledged…

Business

Watch: What do people think about Union Budget 2024?

July 22, 2024 admin

Watch: What do people think about Budget 2024? | Video Credit: Vishnoo Jotshi In this episode of Vox Pop, we go to people in Delhi to know their expectations or thoughts about the Union Budget 2024, which will be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Parliament budget session on July 23, 2024. …

Business

K Kavitha Involved In Tweaking Of Delhi Liquor Policy: CBI In Chargesheet

July 22, 2024 admin

The matter has been listed for scrutiny of documents on the next date of hearing. New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its chargesheet filed against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, has stated that she was involved in the manipulation and tweaking of the Delhi Excise Policy. During the investigation, the role…

Nation

“Expecting A Lot From Captain Harmanpreet Singh: Hockey India Chief Diliip Tirkey Ahead Of Paris Olympics

July 22, 2024 admin

Former captain and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey has high hopes from skipper Harmanpreet Singh at the Paris Olympics, saying if the star drag-flicker is on song there is no reason why the country cannot change the colour of the medal at the quadrennial showpiece event. India had defeated Germany to clinch the…

Sports

Primary healthcare registers rise in expenditure with reduction in out-of-pocket treatment cost: Economic Survey

July 22, 2024 admin

A pharmacist arranges stocked medicines at a Jan Aushadhi Pharmacy in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH The Economic Survey 2023-2024 highlights that the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates show an increase in the share of Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in the total GDP as well as the share of GHE in…

Business

‘India may gain more from Chinese FDI than import reliance in tapping China plus one strategy’

July 22, 2024 admin

Flags of China and India on a brick wall. Background on the topic of international conflict | Photo Credit: grynold Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran has suggested that India may stand to gain more by “replacing some well-chosen imports with investments from China” thus helping both boost Indian manufacturing and plugging India into…

Business

“Surprised…”: India Coach Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence On Reports Of BCCI Rejecting Support Staff Request

July 22, 2024 admin

New India head coach Gautam Gambhir has firmly denied reports and rumours that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rejected his requests for coaching staff personnel. Instead, Gambhir expressed that his requests to the BCCI were largely accepted. Gambhir also announced the names of two people who are set to…

Sports

Archery, Table Tennis, Hockey Players Among 49 Indian Athletes To Arrive In Paris Olympics Games Village

July 22, 2024 admin

India’s archery team© X (Twitter) A total of 49 Indian athletes, including the entire archery, table tennis and hockey teams, have arrived at the Games Village so far to participate in the Paris Olympics, beginning July 26. While 39 athletes, including the eight-member table tennis team and 19-member Indian men’s hockey team, have…

Sports

Kamala Harris Praises Biden’s Legacy As “Unmatched In Modern History”

July 22, 2024 admin

US Presidential Polls are slated to be held later this year (File) US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday hailed her boss’s legacy as “unmatched in modern history,” in her first remarks since Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed her candidacy. Biden’s record is “unmatched in modern history,” Harris said…

World

Randhir Singh Set To Become First Indian To Head Olympic Council of Asia After September Elections

July 22, 2024 admin

Former international shooter and veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh is set to become the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after emerging as the sole candidate for the top post for the September 8 elections. The 77-year-old Singh, a former member of the International Olympic Council (IOC) and ex…

Sports