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8% GDP growth required for 2047 Viksit Bharat goal

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- For India to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, it will need to sustain an average annual GDP growth rate of around 8% at constant prices for a decade o... Read More


Safety, STEM key for more women at work

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Women's participation in paid work is rising but science education, workplace safety, on-site childcare and affordable transport will improve both quality and quantity of such pa... Read More


Fiscal deficit on track as tax base broadens, spending rationalised

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The central government is well on track to achieve its fiscal deficit target of 4.4% in the current fiscal year, Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Thursday, allaying any concerns t... Read More


will resettle 40k displaced people in Manipur by March: chief secy

IMPHAL, Jan. 30 -- The Manipur government aims to resettle more than 10,000 families displaced by the ethnic violence in the state, consisting of more than 40,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) b... Read More


Climate finance still skewed towards solar, wind energy

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Although India has successfully reduced its emissions intensity by 36% since 2005 and achieved 50% non-fossil power capacity ahead of schedule, climate finance remains skewed tow... Read More


'Make infrastructure funding conditional on climatic plans'

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Economic Survey 2025-26 recommended that infrastructure funding should be conditional on city-climate plans, ensuring drains, pumping stations, roads, and public spaces are desig... Read More


World Heritage LIST: Meghalaya root bridges get nomination

new delhi, Jan. 30 -- India has formally submitted Meghalaya's living root bridges, known as Jingkieng Jri or Lyu Chrai, for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List for the 2026-27 cycle. Chief mi... Read More


Class 9 student gang raped, dies by suicide in Raj

BIKANER, Jan. 30 -- A Class 9 girl, who consumed a pesticide after she was abducted and gang-raped by two men in Rajasthan's Bikaner on January 22, died at the Prince Bijay Singh Memorial (PBM) Hospit... Read More


'Hand over acquired land to BSF for fencing by March 31'

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to hand over already acquired land in nine border districts to the Border Security Force (BSF) by March 31 f... Read More


UP moves HC against order to book cops in Sambhal violence case

MEERUT, Jan. 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has moved the Allahabad high court against a judicial order from earlier this month that directed lodging of an FIR against 22 police officers, includin... Read More