Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) India's digital payments ecosystem witnessed continued growth, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes rising 24 per cent year-on-year to 23.20 billion and transaction value nearing the Rs 30 lakh crore mark in May, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday.
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks started the month on a strong note on Monday, trading higher in early deals despite elevated oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions, with both indices gaining almost 1 per cent.
Seoul, June 1 (IANS) South Korea's aviation sector output fell at the sharpest pace in 52 months in April, mainly due to a spike in fuel surcharges stemming from the prolonged Middle East conflict, government data showed on Monday.
Washington, June 1 (IANS) Intel Corporation and 3D Glass Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odisha government to explore establishing an advanced semiconductor glass core packaging substrate manufacturing facility, a move that could strengthen India's ambitions to become a global semiconductor hub.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) offering zero duty access to a range of Indian labour-intensive exports, will kick in from Monday.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Centre's Department of Consumer Affairs held a meeting with the northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Territories (UTs) of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to review the implementation of reforms introduced under the Legal Metrology Act, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The latest proposal from Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeks to tax YouTubers based on the number of views they receive, a move that has triggered a major controversy over its coherence, legality, and alignment with the realities of online monetisation, according to a report in Maldives Insight.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday gave a clarion call for launching the 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' from Monday to enlighten farmers across the country on the harm that excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides causes to the health of the soil.
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) China's manufacturing activity slowed further in May as new export orders contracted and input costs kept rising, according to a survey by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Sunday.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which was projected for close to a decade as being a game changer for the Pakistani economy has instead turned out to be “a heavily securitised network of incomplete infrastructure, mounting debt obligations, stalled industrial zones, and growing frustration on both sides,” a report has said.
