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Services employment share rises to 29.7%, adds 40 million jobs in six year
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's services sector has emerged as a key driver of job creation, with its employment share rising from 26.9 per cent in 2011-12 to 29.7 per cent in 2023-24, according to a new report released by NITI Aayog.
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Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU F
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security of the European Union, to discuss progress in the ongoing India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
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German State Secretary to visit India with business delegation, open Wind
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Saathoff, is set to travel to India with a business delegation for a series of talks and to open the country's largest international wind energy trade fair scheduled from Octob
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Kabul residents struggle as groundwater levels plunge
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Several Kabul residents have voiced alarm over the rapid drop in groundwater levels, urging the Islamic Emirate to address the worsening water crisis. Experts and officials cited drought, climate change, and unplanned urban growth as key causes, warning of severe social and economic impacts
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Despite US tariff challenges, MSMEs show resilience, sectoral indices rema
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Despite tariff challenges imposed by the United States, India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector demonstrated resilience in the July-September quarter, according to the latest MSME Outlook Survey released by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
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Uganda President Museveni commends India's entrepreneurial spirit at Diwal
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commended the entrepreneurial spirit of Indians, saying it has significantly contributed to Uganda's economic growth through job creation, skills development, and increased revenue for government services such as education.
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Israeli, Hungarian Foreign Ministers hold meeting with visiting Israeli bu
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and the Foreign Minister of Hungary participated in the main meeting of the senior economic-business delegation that joined the minister's visit in Hungary, which includes approximately 50 businessmen and heads of economic organisations in Israel.
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Devotees in southern plains of Nepal pray for end of disasters as they obs
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Arsiya Devi began preparations for Chhath Puja at her mud-thatched home in the southern plains of Nepal, arranging all the essentials to offer to the setting Sun and Chhath Maiya. Apart from praying for her family's well-being and prosperity, this year her prayers are focused on seeking r
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EAM Jaishankar meets Vietnamese FM Le Hoai Trung; discusses strategic part
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The EAM met with his Vietnamese counterpart on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, alongside other related summits, including the 20th East Asia Summit. Jaishankar shared the meeting details in a post on X.
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Nitin Gadkari highlights India's growing maritime strength
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, speaking at the Indian Maritime Week Programme, underlined the government's focus on developing robust port connectivity and maritime infrastructure to boost the nation's economic growth.
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India's economy poised for strong FY26 growth amid policy reforms and stab
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's economy continues to gather pace, with recent government reforms and monetary measures expected to sustain growth momentum while keeping inflation in check, according to the Monthly Economic Review for September 2025 released by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
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Despite higher tariffs in August, Indian economy gained momentum in Q2 FY2
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Despite United States imposing higher tariffs on India in August, the Indian economy gained momentum in the second quarter (July-September) of the current financial year, according to the Department of Economic Affairs' (DEA), finance ministry's monthly economic review.
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