-PTI/ Newsclick.in Globally, over 1.5 million people in 45 high-burden countries missed or delayed tuberculosis diagnosis in the first year of the pandemic, says study. New Delhi: Over five lakh people in India are estimated to have had a missed or delayed tuberculosis diagnosis in 2020 due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study. The researchers found that over 1.5 million people in 45 high-burden countries had a...
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India’s Urban Infrastructure Needs to Cross $840 Billion Over Next 15 Years: New World Bank Report -
-Press release by World Bank dated November 14, 2022 NEW DELHI: A new World Bank report estimates that India will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15 years—or an average of $55 billion per annum—into urban infrastructure if it is to effectively meet the needs of its fast-growing urban population. The report, titled “Financing India’s Urban Infrastructure Needs: Constraints to Commercial Financing and Prospects for Policy Action” underlines the...
More »Wholesale PRIce Inflation Eases To 8.39% In October, Lowest Since March 2021
-NDTV.com Wholesale PRIce-based inflation (WPI) eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, the lowest since March 2021. Wholesale PRIce-based inflation eased in October to 8.39 per cent year-on-year, compared to 10.70 per cent in September, helped by a fall in commodity PRIces, government data showed on Monday. Declining for the fifth consecutive month, that Wholesale PRIce Index (WPI) reading is the lowest since March 2021 and below a double-digit rise for the...
More »PRIme Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G20 summit in Bali
-Deccan Chronicle NEW DELHI: PRIme Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bali from November 14-16 to attend the 17th G-20 summit. He will attend three key sessions on food and energy security, digital transformation and health at the Bali summit, in addition to around 20 other engagements during his nearly 45-hour stay. The PRIme Minister, who will leave on Monday, is attending the summit at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo....
More »Data: Why Indian firms are reluctant to invest despite tax cut and high profits -Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Jasmin Nihalani
-The Hindu Consumer demand started to decline before the pandemic and worsened after outbreak In September, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was anguished that industry was holding back from investing in manufacturing despite a significant cut in corporate tax rates in 2019. The slowdown in corporate investment did not happen because companies were making losses. In fact, PRIvate companies, boosted by considerable tax cuts, made windfall profits. A State Bank of India analysis shows...
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