[ad_1] When will India’s first bullet train project be completed? The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), responsible for constructing the 508 km-long bullet train corridor between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, has stated in an RTI reply that the completion date for the entire project can only be determined after all work tenders have been awarded. […]
[ad_1] Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. File | Photo Credit: AP “India in 2023 showcased itself as a global leader as it demonstrated a greater willingness to counter China’s activity throughout the Indo-Pacific region and took steps to modernise its military and reduce its dependency on Russian origin-equipment,” the top […]
[ad_1] Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s stocks have commanded an unprecedented premium to emerging-market peers. As he seeks a third successive term, investors are betting that the performance can continue.Modi is likely to spend heavily on manufacturing and infrastructure should he win, continuing a strategy that wooed money managers during his decade in power.The […]
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives Mohamed Muizzu. File. | Photo Credit: PTI In an apparent bid to woo Indian tourists back to the Maldives, a major tourism body has announced that it will hold road shows across key Indian cities. As the number of Indian tourists to the Maldives continues to decline, the […]
[ad_1] Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, Indian benchmark equity indices, opened in green on Wednesday. BSE Sensex surged over 250 points and Nifty50 was above 22,650. At 9:20 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 74,824.42, up 141 points or 0.19%. Nifty50 was at 22,681.30, up 39 points or 0.17%.Equity markets opened at fresh […]
[ad_1] Cattle grazing the dried bed of Kerala’s longest river Bharathapuzha near Ottapalam, Palakkad | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK This year’s February was the hottest February ever. So was this year’s January. This is in continuation of a streak: the last seven months of 2023 also marked record highs for those months. Records have been […]
[ad_1] War of Words! Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund has said that the IMF’s GDP growth forecasts for India have been consistently ‘INACCURATE’. In contrast, he claimed that his predictions of India’s GDP growth have been accurate. The issue stems from IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack recently stating that Krishnamurthy Subramanian’s […]
[ad_1] Saudi Aramco, Coal India and Gazprom did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | Photo Credit: AP “The vast majority of planet-warming carbondioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of just 57 fossil fuels and cement producers,” researchers said on April 4. “From 2016 to 2022, the 57 entities including […]
[ad_1] ANKARA: The Turkish Central Bank‘s net reserves rose around $1 billion last week, bankers said on Tuesday, with recent declines halting after last month’s interest rate hike. According to four bankers’ calculations, net reserves climbed $0.8-1 billion in the week to March 29 from $15.21 billion a week earlier to reach more than $16 […]
[ad_1] Factory workers are seen on an assembly line at a manufacturing plant for automobile air conditioners in China. File | Photo Credit: AP Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months, according to an official survey of factory managers released on March 31, suggesting a rebound in industrial activities following […]
