New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Exports from operational special economic zones (SEZs) totalled over Rs. 11.70 lakh crore in 2025‑26 (till December 2025), marking a 32.02 per cent increase from 2024, the government said on Saturday.There are 368 notified SEZs in India (as of February end) and the total investment in those areas stand at Rs 7.86 lakh crore, the official statement said.SEZs employed over 31.73 lakh people (as of December 2025), it added.The Union Budget 2026‑27 proposed a special o…
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday emphasised the critical role of the Central Power Engineering Service (CPES) and the Indian Economic Service (IES) in shaping India’s development trajectory and ensuring that economic policies translate into tangible benefits for citizens.Addressing the officers of both services as they called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President said they stand at the forefront of India’s growth story and will play a decisive role in b…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) More than 74.52 lakh new jobs were created in India’s unorganised sector during January–December 2025, which represents an increase of 6.18 per cent compared to the 12-month period from October 2023–September 2024, according to the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) released on Tuesday.The estimated number of establishments increased to 7.92 crore during January–December 2025 from 7.34 crore in ASUSE 2023–24 (October 2023–September 2…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) As Pakistan faces a deepening poverty crisis as per the latest government data, the country is actually facing “institutional poverty” — the absence of strong, predictable and resilient institutions that protect incomes, enable opportunity and absorb shocks, a new report has said.The Planning Commission of Pakistan revealed that monetary poverty has risen from 21.9 percent in 2018–19 to 28.9 percent in 2024–25, but the country is not only facing monetary pove…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) While Pakistan has enacted important legal protections for women in the workplace, the real challenge is enforcing those laws, with many organisations failing to establish functional inquiry committees or treating them as formalities, a new report has said.At an event organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) on occasion of International Women’s Day, participants highlighted that fear of retaliation, social stigma and lack of trust …
Kochi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around Rs 10,800 crore in Kochi, marking a major push to infrastructure, energy and industrial growth in Kerala.Speaking after inaugurating the projects in Ernakulam, the Prime Minister said the initiatives together valued at nearly Rs 11,000 crore were being offered “with humility” to the people of Kerala and would help a…
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a slew of development projects covering petroleum, natural gas, roads, railways and other infrastructure sectors in Tiruchirappalli tomorrow (March 11). Sharing details of the upcoming initiatives on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi wrote: “In Tiruchirappalli tomorrow, I will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects covering petroleum, natu…
Guwahati, March 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government is making substantial investments in infrastructure to lay the foundation for long-term economic growth and development. In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the government is focusing on building durable public assets that will benefit Assam for decades to come.”Building assets today for a brighter tomorrow! In Assam, we are investing a large chunk of money into creating in…
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has emphasised that constructive plans should be envisaged to invite investments from the leading global companies and promote Telangana as a manufacturing hub. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister at the latter’s residence here on WednesdayShantanu Narayen, who is also a member of Telangana Rising-2047 Vision Board, and the Chief Minister discussed the steps to be taken by the state government on…
Windhoek, Feb 24 (IANS) Namibia is positioning salmon farming as a new driver of industrialisation and sustainable blue economy growth, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform Ruthy Masake said on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference titled ‘Unlocking Namibia’s Salmon Industry: An Opportunity for Industrialisation’, Masake said the country is seeking to move beyond traditional wild-catch fishing toward high-value aquaculture and agro-processing industries.”Unlocking the po…