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Government Achieves FY23 Target Of 6.4% Fiscal Deficit

The fiscal deficit was to be significantly reduced by Sitharaman to 5.9 per cent of GDP in 2023–2024, with a projected tapering off to 4.5 per cent of GDP by FY26

Center’s Fiscal Position Under Control In FY2024

BW Online Bureau

Economy

According to provisional estimates, the FY2023 gross tax revenue was at Rs 30.5 trillion (13 per cent higher than FY2022), led by 18 per cent growth in direct taxes

WHO Congratulates India For Regulate Anti-tobacco Warnings On OTT Platforms

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region congratulated India on becoming the first country in the world to regulate anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms and commended the country's strong leadership for this landmark step

India In Dire Need Of Stem Cell Donations, What Is The Need? Why Should You Donate? All You Need To Know

Shivam Tyagi

Economy

India is facing a tough challenge in sourcing donors for stem cell transplants that prove as a saviour for many patients suffering from various types of blood disorders like leukaemia, thalassemia and aplastic anaemia among others. As per reports, India registers over 1,00,000 patients every year who are tackling different blood disorders. Out of this, the doctors say, 10 to 15 per cent of patients end up requiring stem cell transplants which can save their lives in majority of the cases

SBI Projects GDP Growth For FY24 At 6.7% Amid Broadly Balanced Risks

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Despite some slowdown in demand, the overall economic strength of India remains intact, according to the SBI ecowrap report

FSSAI Teams With State Authorities To Crackdown On Those Indulge In Malpractices: Mandaviya

BW Online Bureau

Economy

He stated that large scale testing would be carried out across the country and action would be taken as per Food Safety and Standards (Act 2006) against those found guilty

India’s Exports Of Goods To Reach $773 Bn By 2030 At 7.5% Annual Growth: Report

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Exports of goods to Turkiye, Vietnam and Indonesia to be among the highest-growing export destinations, according to the report

$26 Billion To Be Set Aside For Childcare, More Debt May Follow: PM Japan

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to double such spending over the next three years to arrest the country's dwindling birth rate, even if that means further aggravating the government's fiscal position.

UK Govt Grants More Time To Convey Boris Johnson's Messages To Covid Inquiry

BW Online Bureau

Economy

The government ordered an inquiry in 2021 to look into the preparedness of the country as well as the public health and economic response after Britain recorded one of the world's highest total number of deaths from COVID-19.

India Helms Global Leadership By Regulating Anti-tobacco Warnings On OTT Platforms

BW Online Bureau

Economy

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. This notification mandates OTT platforms to carry anti-tobacco warning messages as we watch in theatres and TV programmes.

Canada To Put Health Warnings On Individual Cigarettes

BW Online Bureau

Economy

According to health officials, the labels on individual cigarettes will make it "virtually impossible" for smokers to escape warnings. "Tobacco smoke harms children." "Cigarettes are a cause of leukaemia." "Poison is in every puff." These are some of the messages that will soon appear on cigarettes in Canada, in both English and French.