Tag: UN
Poverty Headcount Ratio Falls To 8.5 Pc From 21 Pc In Last 10 Years: NCAER
The level of poverty in India is estimated to have decreased to 8.5 per cent of the population in 2023-24 from 21 per cent in 2011-12, according to a new study by economic think tank NCAER.....
Doda Encounter: Policeman Succumbs, Death Toll Of Security Men Rises To 5
The Jammu & Kashmir policeman injured in the encounter with terrorists in Jammu's Doda district succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. The number of security personnel killed in this gunfight is now five. ....
UP CM Launches Tree Plantation Campaign
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched 'Ped Lagao Ped Bachao Jan Abhiyan 2024' by planting a tree at Soumitra Van and stressed the goal of planting 36.50 crore trees with a "Sanatan bhaav" (spirit of Sanatan). ....
Retail Inflation At 5.4 Pc In FY24, Lowest Since Pandemic: Economic Survey 2023-24
Timely policy interventions by the government and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) price stability measures helped retail inflation stand at 5.4 per cent -- the lowest since the pandemic, the Economic Survey 2023-2024 said on Monday. ....
Union Budget: Health Experts Hail Centre's Move To Exempt Customs Duty On Cancer Drugs
Calling it a welcome step, oncologists on Tuesday hailed the Central government’s move to exempt customs duty on three more cancer drugs. ....
Bengal School Job Case: ED Detects Fund Diversion Through Agricultural Firms
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal has tracked multiple small agricultural procurements-cum-marketing entities through which a portion of the proceeds were diverted in smaller amounts. ....
SC Grants Bail To Ex-Maha Minister Nawab Malik In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail on medical grounds to former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, an accused in a money laundering case, valid till the Bombay High Court decides his plea for regular bail. ....
Manish Sisodia Pays Visit To Hunaman Temple, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia paid obeisance at Lord Hanuman Temple in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Saturday, along with his friends and party workers and sought blessings.....
CNMCH Students, Junior Doctors Protest Against Sandip Ghosh's Appointment
With the erstwhile head of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh scheduled to take charge as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital from Tuesday, the students and junior doctors of CNMCH protested and were determined not to allow him to occupy the chair. ....
TMC In Firefighting Mode As Durga Puja Committee Refuses Govt Donation Over RG Kar Tragedy
The Trinamool Congress has gone into firefighting mode as one Durga Puja committee in West Bengal has announced its decision to refuse the annual Puja donation by the state government as a token of protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. ....
