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February, 2023 - - Part 53_3.1

Pakistan’s Inflation Rises To 48 Year High as IMF Officials Visit For Talk

Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on February 1 by the country’s statistics bureau. Year-on-year inflation in January 2023 was recorded at 27.55 percent, the highest since May 1975, with thousands of containers of imports held …

Railways in Union Budget 2023

Union Budget 2023: Railways gets Rs 2.40 lakh crore capital outlay

2.40 Trillion Rupees to Railways in Union Budget 2023 FM Sitharaman allocated 2.40 trillion rupees to Indian Railways in the Union budget 2023-24. This is the largest capital expenditure for the railroads to date and is nine times the amount given to the railroads in 2013–2014. In 2016, the Railway Budget was combined into the …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_5.1

IIRF releases MBA Ranking 2023, IIM Ahmedabad, Bengaluru in top 3

Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranking (2023) According to the latest Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranking (2023), the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), is the top government college in India for pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) course. IIM Bengaluru (Karnataka) and IIM Kolkata (West Bengal) are ranked second and third, …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_6.1

Adani Group Enters Israel with Haifa Port Acquisition For 1.2 Billion $

The Adani Group acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion and vowed to transform the skyline of this Mediterranean city as part of its decision to invest more in the Jewish nation, including opening an artificial intelligence lab in Tel Aviv.  Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, whose business empire was rocked …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_7.1

RBI’s Digital Payments Index Jumps to 377.46 in Sept from 349.30 in March

Digital payments across the country registered a growth of 24.13 per cent in a year through September 2022, as per the RBI’s Digital Payments Index which measures the adoption of online transactions. The newly-constituted RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) stood at 377.46 in September 2022 against 349.30 in March 2022 and 304.06 in September 2021. …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_8.1

Former PM Manmohan Singh conferred Lifetime Achievement Honour by UK

Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life. The India-UK Achievers Honours by NISAU UK, in partnership with the British Council in India and the UK’s Department for …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_9.1

US Offers Critical Technologies to India under iCET, elevates strategic partnership

India and the United States launched a program to enhance their strategic partnership with delegations led by the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his American counterpart, Jake Sullivan at their meeting in Washington for the inaugural dialogue of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, …

February, 2023 - - Part 53_10.1

Puma India named Indian Captain Harmanpreet Kaur as its brand ambassador

Sports brand Puma India announced roping in women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur as its latest brand ambassador. As part of the partnership terms, Harmanpreet will endorse the brand’s footwear, apparel and accessories throughout the year. With this, Harmanpreet joins PUMA’s roster of brand ambassadors that include Virat Kohli, football stars Neymar Jr and Sunil …

Union Budget 2023-24 Live Updates

Union Budget 2023-24: All About the Union Budget 2023-24 Presentation

Union Budget 2023-24 Live Updates Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister, unveiled the Union Budget 2023 on Wednesday. She made adjustments to the income tax system and emphasised projects related to agriculture and tourism, introducing a new agriculture accelerator fund and putting tourism promotion on “mission mode.” This is Sitharaman’s sixth budget address and the last …