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Less than 5% of the rice exported from India is destined for the European countries even as many depend on India for a significant share of their rice About 500 tonnes of broken rice imported from India were claimed to be genetically…

Results of NFHS-5 (2019-20) showed that in the majority of the States for which data were released, child stunting and child wasting increased compared to 2015-16 India was ranked 101 out of 116 countries in the recently released Global…

The number of salaried jobs in September were at the highest level in 20 months in rural areas In India, 8.5 million (mn) new jobs were gained in September 2021, increasing the total employment to 406.2 mn from 397.8 mn in August,…

The Centre has raked in nearly Rs.16 lakh crore through excise duty on petroleum products between FY15 and FY21 In India, crude oil prices have risen to a near three-year high. Subsequently, the retail prices of petrol and diesel, which…

Close to 66% of the CPSEs made profits in FY20 — the lowest share in the last five years Financial Year 2020, the one-year period just before the national lockdown was announced, was relatively worse for Central Public Sector…

He became the first ever Indian to top the qualification round in track and field events at the Olympic Games All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra when he takes the stage for the men's javelin throw final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday,…

About ₹1,50,000 crore is lying as unclaimed deposits/amounts with various Indian banks and insurance companies as of December 2020. This is a significant increase from about ₹1,30,000 crore two years ago. A deposit is classified as…