The ministry of labour and employment said this increase was due to the increase in prices of medicine, doctor's fees, barber charges, bus fare, washing shops, cinema tickets, etc.
The Yogi Aditynath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to increase the grant given to farmers, especially marginal and small farmers, under the 'Har Khet Ko Paani' scheme as a mission to improve the condition and double the income of the farmers in the state. The grant has been increased
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India's Millet Mission will become a blessing for 2.5 crore marginal farmers. After independence, this is for the first time that a government is paying attention to the needs of millet-producing farmers, he added.
The rating agency opines that the transmission of monetary policy in the banking system could intensify in FY24 driven by the sharp rise in bank's marginal cost of funding.
Retail inflation in India fell marginally but remained above RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance band for the second straight month in February, with the Consumer Price Index pegged at 6.44 per cent, government data showed.
According to the New York Times report, Meena Kotwal, the founder of news portal 'The Mooknayak', wanted to start a news outlet that focussed on marginalised communities as "she knew there were millions who desperately needed their stories told,"
In the morning, shares of SBI surged about 0.45 per cent to Rs 563.30 apiece while in a span of five days, it had climbed about 7.56 per cent. On Friday, SBI shares gained 5 per cent and ended at Rs 561 apiece on Friday. Shares of Yes Bank had surged 2.73 per cent in a span of five days.
The secretary said that the scheme penetrated 28 states and six Union Territories of the country and that it caters to all the sections of the society including Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and other marginalised categories. Of the skilling target of 3.47 lakh beneficiaries
Domestic benchmark stock Indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- started the fresh week in the green as they rose marginally erasing some part of the losses from the previous session.
The domestic markets on Thursday ended almost flat while tracking global cues amid the country's declining trade deficit. Adani Group firms' slow recovery also helped investors gain confidence in the markets