-Hindustan Times The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) began in Beijing on October 16. While the run-up to the 20th congress has been dominated by talks of Xi Jinping getting elected as the highest leader for an unprecedented third consecutive time, the gathering will also have to confront serious and somewhat new questions as far as the Chinese economy is concerned. The 20th National Congress of the...
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Contact intensive firms to lead India’s recovery: RBI
-The Telegraph Document says country is poised to consolidate and accelerate its revival over the rest of the year A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) document on Monday said contact-intensive sectors will lead India’s recovery. Besides, elevated inflation will cool from September ``albeit stubbornly’’ on the back of easing momentum and favourable base effects, according to a paper on the state of the economy co-authored by deputy governor Michael Patra, that is part...
More »Chhattisgarh government to procure pulses at Minimum Support Price -Ritesh Mishra
-Hindustan Times Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said the procurement of the pulses at support price will boost income of farmers RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday launched the procurement drive of pulses, urad, arhar, and moong at Minimum Support Price (MSP) at 20 procurement centres across the state, underlining that the move will encourage farmers to grow pulses and promote the cultivation of pulses in the state. “The procurement of...
More »Govt should pause rate hikes as growth fears loom: RBI MPC member Jayanth Varma -Swati Bhat
-Reuters/ Livemint.com In spite of unacceptably high inflation, the Indian central bank should hold off on raising interest rates, according to Jayant Varma, a member of the monetary policy committee India's central bank should pause interest rate hikes, despite unacceptably high inflation, to avoid stalling a recovery in economic growth, monetary policy committee member Jayant Varma told Reuters on Monday. The Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee has raised its key repo...
More »Mind matters: Editorial on the world’s burden of suicide mortality
-The Telegraph The report prepared by the United Nations states that more men die by suicide, although more women attempt to take their own lives Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death globally. According to the Human Development Report 2021/22, more than seven lakh people die by suicide every year. Worryingly, the world’s burden of suicide mortality is borne by low and middle-income countries — over 77 per cent —...
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