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NSE to route 10% of CSR spending through Social Stock Exchange after regulatory green lightNSE will channel 10% of its annual CSR corpus through the Social Stock Exchange, becoming an early institutional adopter of the platform. T...
War, debt and cuts: The price of Israel's security pushIsrael faces a steep economic challenge. A massive defence budget, driven by ongoing conflicts and Netanyahu's vision for a militarised nat...
West Bengal will work with Centre to ensure state receives all benefits of double-engine govt: CM Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari pledged close collaboration with the Centre to secure benefits of a 'double-engine government' ...
Indian sailors risk work at sea, as Iran war grinds onIndian sailors are increasingly finding themselves caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with thousands of seafarers stranded in conflic...
Who gets what in Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Cabinet as Congress, VCK, IUML join power tableTamil Nadu's political landscape has shifted with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay forming a 35-member coalition ministry. This new government...
Tamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: CM Vijay adds 23 more ministers to TVK-led govt, shuffles some portfoliosT.N. Cabinet Expansion Updates: Tamil Nadu's new government has expanded its cabinet. Twenty-three more MLAs joined the State Cabinet. This...
'Vibrant Democracy': India trashes allegations on declining minority rights, media freedomIndia has strongly refuted claims of diminishing media freedom and minority rights. Officials state the nation is a thriving democracy ensu...
India, IFAD launch new programme to strengthen rural economyIndia has teamed up with the International Fund for Agricultural Development to introduce a transformative eight-year program, slated for 2...
PM's economic advisory panel flags demand surge for caregivers, seeks policy overhaul for sectorIndia's Prime Minister's economic advisory panel recommends a major revamp of the care sector. Demand for caregivers is expected to surge p...
Care economy in India: EAC-PM working paper lays out a roadmapThe paper, Re-imagining the Care Economy: From Private Burden to Social and Economic Infrastructure and co-authored by Shamika Ravi, member...
Quote of the Day by Martin Luther King Jr.: 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only...'—Inspiring quotes by American civil rights activist and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world historyQuote of the day: Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful message that light overcomes darkness and love conquers hate remains relevant. His life...
Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
TMC counters PM Modi's Bengal speech with '7-point reality check'Derek O'Brien challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements on India's progress and West Bengal's economy. O'Brien highlights widesp...
- Parliamentary panel for joint mechanism to estimate poverty
Expressing concern over the latest poverty figures, a Parliamentary panel has asked the government to set up of a joint mechanism comprisin...
- Parliamentary Committee questions move to introduce Food Bill
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on finance has questioned the government's move to introduce a right to food bill when it did not have...
- Census 2011 stalls BPL headcount
Census 2011 has unintentionally stalled the below-poverty-line (BPL) headcount for the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
- Poor flow of funds to poverty schemes
Eradication of poverty, a prime focus for the UPA government, seems to have been given the short shrift. Housing and poverty alleviation mi...