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Three top American lawmakers have raised concerns about the FDA's foreign drug inspection program in India and China. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, they highlighted inconsistencies in inspection outcomes from January 2014 to April 2...

The new government announces assistance for 3 crore homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, reinforcing GoI's commitment to affordable housing and potentially boosting GDP by over $500 bn.

The new government announces assistance for 3 crore homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), potentially boosting GDP by over $500 billion.

In a significant move, President Putin's visit to North Korea showcased Russia's willingness to challenge Western interests, particularly in the context of the Ukraine crisis. The pact signed with Kim Jong Un includes mutual military assistance and ...

States presented demands for higher special assistance, increased allocations for rural schemes, and support for housing programmes to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the pre-budget meeting. Sitharaman highlighted the Centre's aid to states t...

According to an official press release, all Members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha have also been invited to the programme.

Naredco President G Haribabu regretted that the real estate sector still does not have as many women entrepreneurs as required for its potential because their participation is still about 8-10 per cent, whereas in other professions such as medical a...

The government plans to construct 30 million houses under PMAY and is focusing on addressing rural distress to boost growth in private consumption expenditure and household savings.

Now, the definition of affordable needs to be increased. There were certain incentive that have been rolled back. So, these are the demands which were unmet and I strongly believe that with this government coming back in power the focus will be ther...

Whether the thrust on railway, defence & environment for capex would pan is not clear at this point, and markets hate uncertainty & de-rating happens when growth is not certain

India's economy is thriving with 8.2% GDP growth, strong public investment, and tax revenues. However, weak consumer demand and private capex remain issues. To boost growth, the government should create more public sector jobs, increasing incomes an...

Portugal plans a 'solidarity visa' to allow wealthy foreigners to invest in affordable housing for locals or migrants, complementing the golden visa scheme attracting over 7.3 billion euros since 2012.

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has officially dissolved the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), a technical wing of the ministry responsible for providing technical and logistical support for community nutrition programmes. The FNB had a...

The Indian government is assessing the implementation of the e-Vidhan project, a mission mode project for state legislatures, under the Digital India Programme. The project aims to make all legislatures paperless, streamline information exchange, an...

If the Government of India decides to appoint a new National Security Adviser (NSA) in June, it should consider someone outside the traditional choices of diplomats or spymasters. The role of the NSA should be more like the American model, focusing ...

China announced significant measures to stabilize the struggling property sector. The measures included allowing local governments to purchase apartments, easing mortgage rules, and committing to finishing incomplete homes. These efforts aim to addr...

Household savings saw a third consecutive decline in FY24, dropping by Rs 9 lakh crore to Rs 14.16 lakh crore by FY23, per MoSPI data. ICRA's Aditi Nayar attributed this to a 73% rise in liabilities during 2022-23. Yet, there's optimism for FY25 as ...

Golden visa offers citizenship to wealthy Indians. Concerns over exploitation led to restrictions in EU countries. GIFT City in Gujarat provides an 'anti-golden visa' alternative. Mumbai branch proposal aims to attract businessmen back.

Election officials halted the 'Hosa Todaku' event at JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's farmhouse in Ramanagara, citing a violation of the model code of conduct. Kumaraswamy criticized the Congress for interfering with the tradition of hosting a non-veg...