India registers rise in employment in June

IANS | July 15, 2026 5:20 PM

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the country registered an increase in June over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year increase in employment, the data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday showed.

India's electronics production grows seven-fold in a decade, creates 25 lakh jobs: MeitY

IANS | July 15, 2026 5:00 PM

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India's electronics manufacturing sector has created nearly 25 lakh jobs over the past decade, while production has increased almost seven-fold, underscoring the country's emergence as a global manufacturing hub driven by the Make in India initiative, the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) said on Wednesday.

India and Belgium discuss cooperation in ports, maritime, semiconductors and supply chain de-risking

IANS | July 15, 2026 4:42 PM

Brussels, July 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his counterpart from Belgium, Maxime Prevot, on Wednesday reviewed bilateral cooperation, including in political, economic, investments, clean energy, defence, mobility and pharmaceutical domains. The two leaders focused on opportunities in ports, maritime, semiconductors and broader cooperation for supply chain de-risking.

Cabinet approves Rs 14,447 crore new 6-lane elevated corridor along Ganga in Varanasi

IANS | July 15, 2026 3:56 PM

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the development of a link corridor between National Highway-19 (NH-19) and the Varanasi Ring Road with riverbank connectivity along the River Ganga for the decongestion of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city at a total capital cost of Rs 14,447.64 crore, which will include a civil construction cost of Rs 6,037.85 crore and a land acquisition cost of Rs 541.11 crore under NH(O).