DPDP Act 2023 Drafted with Clarity & Stakeholder Consultations, Says Centre

December 20, 2024 8:12 PM December 20, 2024 8:12 PM

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DPDP Act 2023 Drafted with Clarity & Stakeholder Consultations, Says Centre

The Centre today said that the provisions of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act) are in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force.   In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and Information and Tec...

Export of Ayurvedic Medicines Drops in Two Years: DGCI&S Data

December 20, 2024 8:02 PM December 20, 2024 8:02 PM

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Export of Ayurvedic Medicines Drops in Two Years: DGCI&S Data

The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics data shows that Ayurvedic medicines exported to other countries decreased from one crore thirty-six lakh twenty-three thousand US dollars in 2021-22 to one crore twenty-four lakh ninety-seven thousand US dollars in 2023-24.   Sim...

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav to release India State of Forest Report in FRI, Dehradun

December 20, 2024 7:35 PM December 20, 2024 7:35 PM

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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav to release India State of Forest Report in FRI, Dehradun

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav will release the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun tomorrow. The report is published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) and provides vital information on the forest and tree resource...

Share of gender budget in Union budget increased to 6.8% from 5.3% in 2023-24: Govt

December 20, 2024 7:28 PM December 20, 2024 7:28 PM

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Share of gender budget in Union budget increased to 6.8% from 5.3% in 2023-24: Govt

The government has allocated 3.27 lakh crore rupees for women and girls in the current financial year, which is an increase of over 37 percent over the allocation in the last financial year. Minister of State for Women and Child development, Savitri Thakur said this in a written reply to a question ...

Major Asian indices trade in Red today

December 20, 2024 6:19 PM December 20, 2024 6:19 PM

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Major Asian indices trade in Red today

Major Asian indices traded in Red today. South Korea's Kospi dipped 1.32 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index lost over 1 percent, Japan's Nikkei shed over 0.29 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slipped over 0.1 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.06 percent.   Europ...

Rupee appreciates 10 paise to close at 85.03 against US dollar

December 20, 2024 6:18 PM December 20, 2024 6:18 PM

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Rupee appreciates 10 paise to close at 85.03 against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee saw some recovery from its all-time low level and appreciated 10 paise to close at 85.03 against the US dollar today, on the softening of the US dollar index.   The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading curren...