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EPFO Interest Rate Set At 8.25% For 2024-25: How It Affects Your Earnings And Who Benefits
However, in March 2022, the rate saw a sharp decline to 8.1% for 2021-22, marking the lowest in over four decades for more than seven crore subscribers. Read the full story here
India’s Q3 GDP Growth Rises To 6.2%, Driven By Rural Demand And Government Push
The GDP numbers for the quarters of April-June and July-September also grew at a slower pace than was estimated by the central bank. Read the full story here
Share Market Mayhem: Sensex Crashes Over 1,400 Points To Settle – Here’s How Leading Stocks Performed
On Friday, only 29 out of 30 Sensex constituents ended in the red, while only 1 Sensex stock closed in the red. Read the full story here
India Must Grow 7.8% Annually To Achieve Developed Nation Status By 2047: World Bank
"India can take advantage of its demographic dividend by investing in human capital, creating enabling conditions for more and better jobs and raising female labour force participation rates from 35.6% to 50% by 2047," said Emilia Skrok and Rangeet Ghosh, co-authors of the World Bank report. Read the full story here
US Economic Slowdown And Trade War Concerns Weigh On IT Stocks: TCS, Infosys See 4-6% Drop
India’s benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, witnesses massive decline during the trade on Friday, February 28, 2025. The Sensex (index with top 30 firms) tumble 1,452.82 points to 73,159.60 during Friday’s trade. Meanwhile, Nifty50 (index with top 50 firms) was down to 22,105.15 points. Read the full story here
Adani Green Energy Sets New Benchmark Surpassing 12,000 MW Renewable Energy Capacity, Strengthening Its Leadership Position
Adani Green Energy is developing the world’s largest renewable energy plant of 30,000 MW on the barren wasteland at Khavda in Kutch, Gujarat. Read the full story here
Share Market Bloodbath: Sensex Crashes Over 1,450 Points During Trade – What’s Behind The Drop?
Continuous selling by the foreign investors in Indian equities. Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 35,694 crore from Indian equities this month so far. Foreign investors have pulled out a total of Rs 1,13,721 crores from Indian share market. Read the full story here
Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000 For First Time In 3 Months – Here’s Why
Bitcoin's recent gains were in line with the upward trend in global markets, but the excitement has worn off lately. This is largely due to the US president's stance on trade, imposing tariffs on partners and threatening to ignite a global trade war. Read the full story here
Indian Toy Industry On A Strong Growth Trajectory; Exports Up 40%, Imports Down 79% Over 5 Years: Report
The Indian toy market, valued at around USD 1.5 billion in 2023, has witnessed significant policy support from the government. Read the full story here
UPI Has Potential For Other Countries To Learn: University of Cambridge Business School
Professor Montes is in India to participate in the inaugural NXT Conclave 2025, set for February 28th and March 1st at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. During January 2025 around 17 billion transaction has been made through UPI. Read the full story here
Who Is Tuhin Kanta Pandey? Set To Replace Madhabi Puri Buch As SEBI Chairperson
Tuhin Kanta Pandey became India’s finance secretary in September 2024. He has served as secretary in various key departments, including the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM), both under the Ministry of Finance. Read the full story here
Share Market Bloodbath: Sensex Crashes Over 1,000 Points – Investors Lose Rs 6 lakh Crore In Just 45 Minutes
The market is in decline trajectory because foreign portfolio investor (FPI) continued to pull off money. Additionally, muted earnings, and concerns over an economic slowdown also lead to the decline. Read the full story here
Reliance Jio Coin: What Are Its Latest Price And Market Capitalization? Check The Steps To Buy It
A report by “CoinDCX” said that the Jio Coin is the newest project of Reliance Industries and the company is bringing blockchain technology to India. Read the full story here
Rules Change: Indian Railways Update! No Sleeper Or AC Coach Travel On Waiting Tickets From March 1 – Details Inside
These changes have been made for the convenience of passengers. Once the rule is in place, the booking process is expected to become more efficient. Read the full story here
Pi Coin Surges 37% In A Day, 300% Since Launch – Check How And Where To Buy It
Looking forward to 2030, if Pi Coin becomes a widely used cryptocurrency with real-world uses, its price could exceed $500, predict analysts. Read the full story here
Gold Price On February 28: Good News! Rates Drop For 2nd Straight Day – Check Prices In Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai & Bengaluru
Gold prices in India aren't solely driven by physical gold demand and supply. Instead, they're significantly influenced by trading activities on major global markets, including the London OTC spot market and the COMEX gold futures market. Read the full story here
