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Govt leaves interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for April-June quarter | Australia India News
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (311+ words) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The government on Monday kept interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including public provident fund (PPF) and NSC, for the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, starting April 1. "The rates of interest on various…...
Bangladesh’s Family Card programme risks huge fiscal burden, social welfare cuts | Australia India News
1+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh's launch of the Family Card programme, promising 2,500 (in local currency) monthly allowance for vulnerable families risks serious fiscal strain and may doom its overburdened social'welfare system, a new report has said. Bangladesh's tax'to'GDP ratio, one…...
Household savings as percentage of GDP increased to 21.7 pc in 2024-25: Minister | Australia India News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (314+ words) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The household savings as a percentage of GDP have increased from 20 per cent in 2022-23 to 21.7 per cent in 2024-25, as per the new series of GDP estimates (Base Year 2022-23), the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of…...
Fitch raises India growth forecast to 7.5 pc despite geopolitical tensions | Australia India News
2+ week, 3+ day ago (349+ words) New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India's GDP is expected to grow 7.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2026 higher than 7.4 per cent forecasted earlier, due to resilient domestic demand even as activity showed tentative slowing in January and February, a…...
China’s citizens face hardship as jobs shrink and wages fall | Australia India News
3+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) China's citizens face hardship as jobs shrink and wages fall'indianews.com.au New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Chinese government and the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) have not taken any steps to solve the problem of limited employment opportunities…...
Pakistan’s fiscal policy squeezes the productive few to fund a ‘bloated’ bureaucracy | Australia India News
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (337+ words) New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Suffering from a profound identity crisis, Pakistan has thrown tax burden onto a population that receives the public services of a medieval fiefdom, according to a new report. A report in Business Recorder reveals that Pakistan's…...
Industrial sector on growth path, needs strategic resilience through diversification: Eco Survey | Australia India News
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (452+ words) New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India's industrial sector continues to display strong momentum despite an evolving and challenging global environment, supported by reforms in infrastructure, logistics, ease of doing business and innovation systems, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Thursday. The Survey…...
Quality is responsibility, strong competitive advantage: Pralhad Joshi
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (325+ words) New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that quality is not just a responsibility but also a strong competitive advantage, stressing that standards play a crucial role in excellence, consumer protection, ease of doing business, Make…...