New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves, in the recently concluded financial year 2023-24, increased the highest among major reserves-holding countries globally, asserted the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Monday. During the financial year, the foreign exchange kitty had increased by USD 68 billion. A moderation in the current account deficit (CAD) amidst large capital inflows into Ind
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 22 (ANI): The lives of people in Surat have been disrupted after the rains lashed the city on Monday. The heavy rains have led to severe waterlogging on the roads in many areas of the city. Visuals showed several vehicles stuck on the road due to excessive waterlogging. The city also witnessed a heavy downpour on Sunday. Earlier today, Porbandar, Junagadh and Devbhumi Dwarka districts have be
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2023-24 tabled in the Parliament on Monday has identified six key policy focus areas for the government to achieve a sustained economic growth. Those six areas where the government would focus are generating productive employment; skill gap, tapping the full potential of the agriculture sector, easing the compliance requirements and financing bottlenecks confrontin
HONG KONG, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Monday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.25 percent to close at 17,635.88 points.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Indian economy has recovered and expanded in an orderly fashion post-pandemic and the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023-24 was 20 per cent higher than its level in pre-pandemic 2019-20, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled on Monday in the Parliament. This, as per the Survey document, is a feat that only a very few major economies had achieved. "Prospects for contin
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday cut the market-based benchmark lending rate, in line with market expectations, as authorities stepped up monetary support to shore up the economy.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2024, tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Monday stated that despite the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, the Central Government's timely policy interventions and the Reserve Bank of India's price stability measures helped maintain retail inflation at 5.4 per cent. During FY22 and FY23, the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tension
© Provided by Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows the wind power equipment at a low (zero) carbon-dioxide emission industrial park in Sheyang, Yancheng
NANJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- In the coastal county of Rudong in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, the fan blades of low-wind-speed turbines atop towers over 70 meters high were slowly rotating, harnessing the power of the wind.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Indian economy is on a strong wicket and stable footing, demonstrating resilience in the face of geopolitical challenges, as per the Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Monday. The Indian economy has consolidated its post-Covid recovery with policymakers - fiscal and monetary - ensuring economic and financial stability, the 476-page E
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce announced Monday that it will launch an expiry review of anti-dumping measures aimed at stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates and coils imported from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Indonesia starting from July 23, 2024.
Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Extending his support to the Uttar Pradesh government over its directive for food shops to display their owners' names along the Kanwar Yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Arun Govil on Monday said that he does not find anything wrong with the order. "I don't find anything wrong in this order. Whatever has happened is right. Displaying names on the shops is not wrong. The person
The recent CrowdStrike outage brought systems crashing down worldwide and has reminded us that a more resilient global digital infrastructure is imperative, writes Paul Budde.
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Following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the conservative media has engaged in a campaign of misinformation and blame, with non-partisan media failing to do much better. Dr Victoria Fielding reports.
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BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank lowered the interest rates on its standing lending facility (SLF) on Monday.
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© Provided by Xinhua This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the cruise ship Adora Magic City in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
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Читать дальше...New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Brokerage firms Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Bernstein, and Dolat Capital have collectively voiced optimism about the growth and recovery trajectory of Paytm, a leading payments and financial services distribution company and pioneer of QR and mobile payments, following its first-quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings report on Friday. Dolat Capital echoes this sentiment, citing Paytm's strategy
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 22 (ANI): Speaking on the attack on a Village Development Committee (VDC) member in Gunda village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, defence expert Anil Gaur said on Monday that the terrorists were directed by ISIS to carry out the attack. "This action is again what ISIS has directed the terrorists to do: to create mayhem over here so that people don't come out and don't report about t
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China's cruise economy is witnessing a steady recovery, bolstered by the visa-free policy for international tourists and the resurgence of the global cruise market.
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BEIJING, 22nd July, 2024 (WAM) -- China's central bank on Monday lowered the interest rate on seven-day reverse repos from 1.8 percent to 1.7 percent, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Читать дальше...Beijing [China], July 22 (ANI): At least 15 fatalities have been confirmed following a bridge collapse in China's Shaanxi province, as rescue operations continued into Sunday evening, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The incident occurred in Zhashui County, Shangluo city, on Friday evening, triggered by heavy rains and flash floods. According to CCTV, approximately 25 vehicles plunged from the bridge due to the co
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 22 (ANI): Indian markets started the week with a decline following global market weakness after U.S. President Joe Biden opted out of the presidential race. Indian markets are also facing selling pressure ahead of the Union Budget announcement by the government. The Nifty 50 index declined by 100 points to 24,430, while the BSE Sensex lost 250 points to 80,391 during early trade on Monda
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning on Monday in isolated areas of Delhi-NCR, Yamunanagar, and Kurukshetra. Areas of Delhi-NCR expected to receive rainfall today include Seemapuri, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, and Manes
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday cut the market-based benchmark lending rate, in line with market expectations as authorities stepped up monetary support to shore up the economy.
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