New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India ranks fourth globally in public confidence that the country is headed in the right direction, with 81 per cent respondents showing optimism, compared to 48 per cent global average, a report showed on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the country’s vibrant startup ecosystem that is helping creators grow in an inclusive set up and pondered over innumerable opportunities for a Viksit Bharat.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, a flagship national programme implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has trained over 2 lakh workers across the country, the Ministry of Science & Technology said on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India’s digital public infrastructure and tech push laid the groundwork on which agentic AI can thrive on trusted data and integrated workflows, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India successfully met the maximum power demand of 242.49 GW during FY 2025-26, the government said on Friday, adding that due to significant additions in generation and transmission capacities, energy shortages at the national level have reduced to a mere 0.03 per cent in FY 2025-26, a major improvement from 4.2 per cent in FY 2013-14.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The World Bank on Friday approved a loan of $286 million for a new programme to enhance access to healthcare for over 90 million people in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) China, which banned the burning of coal for residential heating around Beijing to tackle the problem of air pollution in winter has left many villagers “vulnerable in dangerously cold weather,” a new report has revealed.
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Gold and silver prices fell on MCX and global markets on Friday as the US dollar strengthened, following weaker‑than‑expected weekly jobless claims.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen India’s e-commerce and MSME sectors, the government on Friday said it has extended export incentives to postal shipments, with effect from January 15.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The central government's fiscal deficit is expected to be set at 4.2 per cent of GDP for FY27 in the upcoming Union Budget (against the target of 4.4 per cent in FY26) — corresponding to moderation in debt to 55.1 per cent of GDP, a Morgan Stanley report said on Friday.
