India’s score on SDG index shoots up as poverty level dips, economy grows

IANS | July 12, 2024 9:23 PM

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India's overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score has shot up to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21 on the back of significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land, according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index released on Friday.

India’s CPI inflation edges up to 5.08 pc in June

IANS | July 12, 2024 6:05 PM

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India’s consumer price inflation edged up to 5.08 per cent in June this year compared to the same month of the previous year as high prices of vegetables and pulses pushed up food inflation during the month, figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday showed.

Indian Railways achieves record coal loading of 728 million tons in 2023-24

IANS | July 12, 2024 5:25 PM

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Indian Railways has recorded a 59.6 million tons increase in its coal loading during the financial year 2023-24 to reach a record 787.58 million tons from the corresponding figure of 727.98 million tons in 2022-23, according to figures released by the Ministry of Railways.

Govt e-Marketplace turnover more than doubles in April-June quarter

IANS | July 11, 2024 7:20 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has clocked a gross merchandise value (GMV) of Rs 1.25 lakh crore at the end of first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year (2024-25), representing a quarter-on-quarter growth of 136 per cent over last year’s GMV of Rs 52,670 crore in the same quarter.

12.5 crore jobs created in last 10 years: Union Minister

IANS | July 11, 2024 5:40 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday that while 12.5 crore jobs have been created in the Indian economy during the last 10 years only 2.9 crore jobs were created in the 10 years before 2014.

Banking sector witnessing a decade-high performance: RBI

IANS | July 11, 2024 2:40 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) As India aims to become the world's third largest economy soon, the banking sector is undergoing a decade-high performance in financial metrics, according to Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).