-The New Indian Express Tamil Nadu (Rs 15,44,935 cr), Karnataka (Rs 13,40,350 cr), West Bengal (Rs 11,04,866 cr) are ahead of Telangana in that order. HYDERABAD: Telangana is the fourth largest contributor to the country’s economy. According to the “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2020-21” released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, the Net State Value Added (NSVA) by the State at current prices to the country...
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World Bank to discontinue ‘Doing Business’ reports after irregularities found in data -Kunal Gaurav
-Hindustan Times The irregularities in Doing Business reports had affected four countries: China; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; and Azerbaijan. World Bank Group has decided to discontinue ‘Doing Business’ reports that used to assess investment climate in countries after data irregularities were found in 2018 and 2020, reported news agency Reuters. In August 2020, World Bank paused the publication of Doing Business reports following a number of irregularities were reported regarding changes...
More »"May Rob Media's Independence": 2nd High Court Setback For New IT Rules -Arvind Gunasekar
-NDTV The same clauses 1 and 3 of Rule 9 of the new Information Technology rules had been put on hold on August 16 by the Bombay High Court. New Delhi: Key sections of the country's new Information Technology rules that seek to regulate digital media outlets were put on hold on Thursday by the Madras High Court, which became the second court to do so after the Bombay High Court last...
More »Wall of Grief: Internet memorial for Covid victims -Pheroze L Vincent
-The Telegraph Reporters’ Collective started the online initiative for ‘demanding answers’ in terms of how the system worked for some and failed others Till now, burning pyres on sprawling grounds and riverbeds and overflowing crematoriums had borne testimony to the enormity of the tragedy. Now, those who died during the pandemic in India are being immortalised on an online “Wall of Grief”. “Our goal is not to criticise. We want people to come...
More »Village action plans prepared for Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan
-The Hindu The scheme envisages supply of safe drinking water through tap connections Jaipur: The mandatory action plans for bringing safe drinking water through individual tap connections to all rural households under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) have been prepared for about 23,000 villages in Rajasthan. The action plans for other villages will be presented and approved in the Gram Sabhas to be held on October 2. The action plans, to be implemented...
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