July 17, 2023 9:56 PM

NITI Aayog releases Export Preparedness Index 2022 report in New Delhi

NITI Aayog today released Export Preparedness Index 2022 report in New Delhi. According to the report, coastal states have performed well with states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat being the top performers. The report states that the higher average of coastal states represents th...

July 17, 2023 9:02 PM

Gujarat: All three BJP candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

All three BJP candidates were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat today. The leaders include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who has won a second term in the upper house, former MLA Babubhai Desai, and Kesaridev Singh Jhala.   No voting will take place for the three seats ...

July 17, 2023 8:58 PM

Thailand Buddhist monk's 32-day ‘Dhamma Padh Yatra’ culminates in Ladakh

The "Pad Yatra," undertaken by Buddhist monks of Thailand and other devotees of different parts of the world and India, culminated in Ladakh. The 32-day ‘Dhamma Padh Yatra’ that started on June 10 from Dharamsala was aimed at propagating the message of peace and harmony in the world. Upon ...

July 17, 2023 8:33 PM

Russia halts participation in Black Sea grain deal: Kremlin

Russia has announced today that it has halted participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the part of these Black Sea agreements concerning Russia has not been implemented so far, so its effect is term...

July 17, 2023 8:31 PM

More than 20 lakh new employees enrolled in ESI Scheme in May

A total of 20.23 lakh new employees have been added to the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme in May this year. As per the provisional payroll data of ESIC, around 24,886 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of the ESIC in the month of May.  The ...