New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Households in India’s South region showed the highest multi‑service digital financial services adoption at over 70 per cent, while stark regional differences in access, trust and usage metrics pointed to a need for products that match irregular incomes, a report said on Wednesday.The report from PwC India and Dvara Research Foundation found that combining digital channels with physical touchpoints — a “phygital” model — produces the strongest enrolment and su…
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people across the country to take all possible precautions as several parts of India continue to witness soaring temperatures. He also encouraged people to offer a glass of water to others, saying that such kindness goes a long way in extreme weather conditions. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi said, “Different parts of India are witnessing soaring temperatures and the challenges that come with it. This heat…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Residents of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) are expected to face severe heatwave conditions over the next two days, with the maximum temperature likely touching 45 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, while the minimum temperature is expected to hover around 28 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department. The Meteorological Department has issued an explicit warning for a “heatwave.” In addition, strong surface winds are likely to prevail during the …
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India’s logistics sector is projected to touch $362 billion by FY30 from $246 billion in FY25, growing at a CAGR of 8 per cent over rising consumption, expanding trade, as well as cost optimisation and efficiency gains from key government schemes, a report said on Friday.The report from Brickwork Ratings projected freight volume to exceed 7,100 million tonnes by FY30 from roughly 5,000 tonnes in FY24, at a CAGR of 6.1 per cent.“Manufacturing, construction, e-commer…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Above-normal number of heatwave days are likely over most parts of east and east-central India, many parts of southeast Peninsula and some parts of the northwest and west-central India during March to May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast outlook for the hot weather season. Above-normal heatwave days are likely over isolated regions of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh during March 2026, it said.The IMD forecast said that during the…