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India added 1.88 million new workers in December

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- About 1.88 million new employees joined India's workforce in December, as per provisional payroll data from the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), marking an increase... Read More


Gold demand in India may hit 900 tonnes this year

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The demand for gold in India, which has been in the range of 700-800 tonnes annually since 2019, is expected to increase to 800-900 tonnes in the calendar year 2024 on the back o... Read More


Gold demand in India can go up to 900 tonnes this year

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The demand for gold in India, which has been in the range of 700-800 tonnes annually since 2019, is expected to increase to 800-900 tonnes in the calendar year 2024 on the back o... Read More


India, Peru resume trade talks after nearly 5 years

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- India has resumed trade talks with Peru after a long gap, with the sixth round of India-Peru negotiations for a trade agreement held in the South American country from 12 to 14 F... Read More


WPI inflation eases to 0.27% in Jan as food prices moderate

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to 0.27% in January as prices of essential commodities like food, fuel and power softened, according to data released by... Read More


Urban unemployment rate drops in Oct-Dec

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The unemployment rate in urban areas fell to 6.5% in the three months to December, down from 7.2% in the same period of 2022, the ministry of statistics and programme implementat... Read More


Govt used 68% of revised budget allocation till Dec

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- A large number of Union ministries had utilised only about two-thirds of their revised budgetary allocations for 2023-24 in the first nine months of the financial year. The actu... Read More


Twin boost for economy as factory output powers up, retail inflation cools

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Indian economy showed signs of resilience during the beginning of the year as industrial output rose and inflation fell, data released on Monday showed. While industrial out... Read More


Union ministries have used up only 68% of revised budgetary allocation for FY24

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- A large number of Union ministries had utilised only about two-thirds of their revised budgetary allocations for 2023-24 in the first nine months of the financial year. The actu... Read More


Modi govt measures helped improve banking sector's health: FM

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented a slew of measures to improve the health of the banking sector, including the recapitalising of public s... Read More