Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) The state government on Thursday released the Economic Survey 2025-26, showcasing strong growth, rising per capita income, and significant strides in agriculture, industry, services and social development.According to the annual economic survey, the per capita income in the state has risen by 9.2 per cent to Rs 1,86,761, reflecting faster convergence of per capita income with the national level.“The Per Capita Income of Odisha has increased by 9.2 per cent to reach R…
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Kalyani, Feb 17 (IANS) Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has praised Mohammed Shami after the right-arm pacer took 8 wicket haul, playing for Bengal against Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 semi-final played at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground.Shami has been consistently performing well in the domestic circuit, producing match-winning spells for his team, Bengal. Shami first dismantled both the openers with the help of swing and pace with the new ball. He completed his…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Union Budget 2026–27 reinforces fiscal discipline while supporting sustained economic growth, with industry partnership playing a key role in India’s progress, Anuradha Thakur, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, said on Monday. Addressing a post-Budget interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, she said India’s economy has shown strong resilience despite global uncertainties, supported by a stable financial system t…
Gwalior, Feb 2 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Monday that the Budget for financial year 2026-27 fulfills the aspirations of the people and takes decisive steps towards realising the national resolve of a developed India (‘Viksit Bharat’) at the grassroots level. Scindia, who is a BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Guna, made this statement while addressing a press conference during a visit to Ashok Nagar (under Gwalior di…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) India is in a sweet spot today, and the Union Budget for a ‘Future Ready Bharat’ covers a multitude of sectors, both traditional and modern, giving impetus to services with a major focus on tech, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.In a meeting on the holistic benefits of the Budget at the NSE here, along with investors and captains from the mutual funds and asset management industry, the minister said the Budget addresses specific areas which will…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Trade in goods and services between Finland and India currently stands at around 3 billion euros and could double by 2032, driven by the benefits of the recently concluded EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Finland’s Ambassador to India, Kimmo Lahdevirta, said on Monday.Speaking to IANS, Ambassador Lahdevirta described the EU-India FTA as a historic milestone, calling it the largest trade deal ever concluded by either the European Union or India.“Trade in goods and …
Rohtak, Jan 30 (IANS) Pacer Akash Deep and left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed picked five wickets each to bowl out Haryana for 100 and put Bengal firmly in control of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli on Friday.Akash returned with figures of 5-40 off 15 uninterrupted overs, his seventh five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, while Shahbaz picked 5-42, also his seventh five-wicket haul in the format, as Haryana folded inside 32 overs….
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) reflect a strategic shift from defensive trade policy toward a targeted, growth-driven approach, which is focused on partners where trade complementarities are already strong, logistics are efficient, and economic interests are aligned, an Australian media article said.In a decisive departure from earlier trade strategies, India is increasingly choosing partners where bilateral trade was already expanding and where agreements…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) reflects a shared assessment that “more is at stake than trade alone” and signalled openness on negotiated terms in an era of “weaponised interdependence”, a report has said.The report from Euronews said the deal goes far beyond tariffs when “great powers are increasingly weaponising tariffs and exploiting supply-chain dependencies”.The agreement reflects the logic that “middle powers must build resilience together with…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company set a quarterly revenue record during the October-December period in India — a market which has seen Apple production and exports touching new highs with each quarter.For the December quarter, Apple set all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and rest of Asia Pacific, and grew in the vast majority of markets we track.“We continued to gain momentum in emerging markets, which includes India, where we saw str…