Due to heavy rains in Nepal, the water level of Narayani (also known as Gandaki) river has increased to 5.71 cusecs at Dev Ghat in Nepal, hence water has been released from there. After this it has affected Gandak. The result was that the Water Resources Department discharged 4.28 lakh cusecs of...
New Delhi: About 450 cubic kilometers of groundwater was lost in northern India between 2002 and 2021, according to a new study, and climate change will further accelerate its depletion in the coming years.This is about 37 times the amount of water that the Indira Sagar Dam, India's largest...
New Delhi: Eight of the top 10 most valued companies added Rs 1,83,290.36 crore to market valuation last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerging as the biggest gainers in line with the rally in equities.Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 963.87 points or 1.21...
New Delhi, According to an official order, Delhi University (DU) has doubled the fees for those seeking any correction in their degree certificate or marksheet.It said the cost was increased following recommendations made by a committee constituted by university vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh...
Mumbai, Rio Games bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik feels that winning an Olympic medal not only transforms the life of an athlete but also impacts the society, creating numerous opportunities for children.Sakshi became the first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal, winning a bronze at...
A new report by real estate consultancy Knight Frank titled "India Real Estate: Residential and Office (January - June 2024)", says that luxury residential sales increased in the first half of 2024.Home sales above Rs 1 million accounted for 41 per cent of total sales in the first half of...
Thermal power generated mainly from coal and gas based plants contributed 127.87 billion units, showing a growth of 14.67 per cent over the same month last year.Electricity demand reached a record high of 250GW on 30 May, as a prolonged heat wave across northern India kept electricity demand...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the rates for telecom services are decided by market forces within a regulatory framework notified by an independent regulator.“The government does not interfere in free market decisions as the functionality is within the domain of TRAI and...
Islamabad [Pakistan], Following the introduction of the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, Pakistan has witnessed a notable rise in inflation, with the weekly inflation rate rising by 1.28 percent, as reported by ARY News.According to the latest weekly report of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)...
Patna (Bihar) [India], Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said RJD is the only party which has neither "compromised nor surrendered" to the Bharatiya Janata Party.As RJD celebrated its 28th foundation day on Friday, Tejashwi Yadav said that the party's fight is for those who...
New Delhi, Gross Value Added (GVA) of unincorporated sector enterprises grew by 9.83 per cent at current price between October 2022 and September 2023 compared to the period April 2021 to March 2022 , according to a government survey.According to the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector...
New Delhi: Retail prices of tomatoes in Delhi have increased to around Rs 70-80 per kg due to short supply due to recent heat conditions.Mother Dairy, a leading supplier of fruits and vegetables in Delhi-NCR, is selling tomatoes at Rs 75 per kg through its retail 'Safal' stores. Local sellers...
Patna (Bihar) [India], Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is against reservation, adding that it was the Grand Alliance government which had increased the reservation quota to 75 per cent.Speaking at RJD's foundation day programme...
New Delhi [India], With the government's push for the Make in India initiative, defense production has increased to historic levels. This increase in defense manufacturing has also generated substantial returns for investors in major defense manufacturing PSUs over the past year.According to...
New Delhi [India], The cost of preparing a homemade vegetarian thali increased by 10 percent in June compared to the same period last year, while the cost of a non-vegetarian thali decreased by 4 percent, according to the latest report . estimates from the CRISIL report.This divergence in food...
The number of workers employed in registered MSMEs has increased by 66 percent from the figure of 12.1 crore jobs in July last year. Of the total workers employed in these enterprises, 4.54 crore are women employees.Currently there are 4.68 crore MSMEs registered with Udayam, of which 4.6...
The cost of the vegetarian thali increased due to an increase of 30 per cent, 46 per cent and 59 per cent in prices of tomatoes, onions and potatoes respectively, mainly due to the low base of the previous financial year.“Tomatoes, onions and potatoes have been major contributors to this...
At 9:50 am, Sensex was down 510 points or 0.64 per cent at 79,538 and Nifty was at 24,214, down 88 points or 0.36 per cent.Broader markets are in a bullish trend. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1213 shares are in green and 1001 shares are in red.Buying is being seen in smallcap and...
According to official data, the first half of 2024 has seen an unprecedented growth in temple earnings compared to the same period last year.As the data shows, the income (from prasad and donations) of Kashi Vishwanath Dham increased by 24.66 percent while the number of devotees increased by...
The protest has been called after the government has constituted a committee to hold a public hearing on the issue and it will begin its work from July 19.The decision to increase these fees was taken by the Pinarayi Vijayan government and the BCK in a circular has asked practicing advocates...