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India Gives Hope For Future, Bill Gates Meets RBI Governor

Bill Gates is currently on a trip to India to witness the progress made in various areas including climate change

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Centre Launches Appellate Panel For Social Media Platforms

The chairpersons and other members of the three GACs constituted by the government will not have any office and not conduct any physical hearings

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India To Witness 100% 5G Coverage By December 2024, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The communication minister had said that locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack has drawn interest from over 9 countries, making India a potential telecom technology exporter

Entrepreneurs

Ethical Practices Will Always Attract Investments, BluSapphire CEO On Layoffs

BluSapphire CEO Kiran Vangaveti advised that being cyber aware is imperative for citizens of a company or country as it impacts all of us

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EPFO Members Can Apply For Higher Pension Till May 3

The deadline accordingly should have been around March 3, 2023, but the EPFO only last week came out with the procedure for opting for higher pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme

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FTA With EU May Take Longer To Conclude, Says Piyush Goyal

As per reports, currently EU is India's third largest trading partner, accounting for $88 billion worth of trade in goods in 2021, whereas India is the EU's 10th largest trading partner accounting for 2.1% of EU total trade in goods in 2021

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Nirmala Sitharaman Meets Counterparts Ahead Of G20 To Discuss Crypto Regulation

The other key factors that were discussed in the meeting were preparedness for future pandemics, strengthening multilateral development banks and so on

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Indian Economy Will Contribute 15% Of Global Growth In 2023, Says IMF MD

Kristalina Georgieva further noted that India continues to be a shining light at a time when the IMF expects 2023 to be challenging due to a slowdown in global GDP from 3.4% last year to 2.9% in 2023

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MeitY Invites Proposals To Estimate India's Digital Economy: Report

In 2019, the Centre released a report which stated the digital transformation could empower un-served and under-served segments and create $1 trillion economic value in 2025

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Take the Products To World Level, Piyush Goyal To Electronic Manufacturers

The minister further highlighted about the opportunity for the sector from across the world especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and exhorted the industry to seize it

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Eight Crore Youngsters Became Entrepreneurs With Mudra Scheme, Says Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister has also said that Mudra Yojana is helping a lot in boosting employment and self-employment in tourism

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B V R Subrahmanyam To Be New NITI Aayog CEO

Subrahmanyam will take over from current CEO Parameswaran Iyer who will join World Bank as executive director in Washington DC

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Ola Electric To Invest $920 Million In Tamil Nadu: Report

The reports stated that Ola will invest $920 million through its subsidiaries Ola Electric Technologies and Ola Cell Technologies, drawn to the growing demand for EVs in India

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India To Set Up $4 Billion Fund To Backstop Corporate Debt Market: Report

According to the report, the government will provide 90% of the money for the fund, and other asset managers would contribute the rest

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RBI Updates Rules For Foreign Donations Via NEFT, RTGS

As per the new regulations, under the FCRA, foreign contributions must be received only in the 'FCRA account' of State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch