NEW DELHI: India needs an additional 400 million women in the workforce by fiscal year 2047 to contribute $14 trillion to the economy, nearly doubling the current female labour force participation rate (LFPR) from 37 per cent to 70 per cent, according to a new report by The/Nudge Institute.According to The Labour Force Participation Distillation…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet committee on economic affairs Friday approved eight new rail line projects across seven states, including Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar and Andhra, with an estimated cost of Rs 24,657 crore to provide connectivity, facilitate ease of travelling, minimise logistical costs, reduce oil imports and cut carbon footprint. One of the projects will provide…
NEW DELHI: After Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Modi 3.0 budget on Tuesday, co founder of BharatPe Ashneer Grover weighed in on the Union Budget and labelled it as “boring, lifeless and meaningless”. The former panelist of Shark Tank India claiming that “another Ambani wedding function would be of more value,” insinuated that the Budget…
Gold prices edged lower on Friday but were headed for their third consecutive quarterly rise, while investors looked toward key U.S. inflation data due later in the day that could throw some light on the Federal Reserve‘s stance on interest rate cuts. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.3% at $2,321.39 per ounce, as of…
