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Assessing Maneka Sanjay Gandhi’s performance as Sultanpur’s MP

09 Jan 2024 04:43 AM IST

The recent report card for Member of Parliament Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, representing Sultanpur Lok Sabha, unveils positive sentiments and satisfaction among the public. The comprehensive assessment covered various aspects such as parliamentary performance, ground-level impact, social media presence, and insights from an extensive India News survey. Sultanpur Lok Sabha, renowned

Covid surge in India: New variant and weather change drive 774 new cases

08 Jan 2024 09:09 AM IST

As winter sets in and cold wave intensifies, health experts are highlighting a sudden surge in viral infections, influenza, and COVID-19 cases. Dr Nikhil Modi, a senior pulmonologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, pointed out that the declining temperature leads to increased moisture in the air, low wind speed, and a

India’s GDP to grow 7.3% in 2023-24: NSO

08 Jan 2024 09:07 AM IST

The Indian economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent in the current financial year 2023-24, remaining the fastest-growing major economy, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Friday. However, these are early projections for 2023-24. Improved data coverage, actual tax collections, expenditures incurred on subsidies, and data revisions made

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, second highest in Asia

08 Jan 2024 09:06 AM IST

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal. Researchers found that India, along with China and

Indian poultry sector anticipates strong 8-10% revenue surgea in FY24

06 Jan 2024 03:43 AM IST

The Indian poultry industry’s revenue is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in 2023-24, mainly driven by healthy volume growth and improvement in realisations, a report said. The revenue growth expectations of the domestic poultry industry are likely to be at 8-10 per cent in FY24, which will be

NHSRCL breaks new ground with commencement of undersea tunnel work for bullet train

06 Jan 2024 03:40 AM IST

The commencement of work for India’s first 7-km undersea rail passage, and completion of a mountain tunnel running up to 350 metres in just 10 months were among the milestones achieved for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project during 2023, officials said. According to the project implementing authority National High Speed

Assessing Mahesh Sharma’s performance as Gautam Buddh Nagar’s MP

06 Jan 2024 03:37 AM IST

A ground-level survey of the Gautam Buddh Nagar parliamentary constituency was conducted by India News to analyse the performance of Mahesh Sharma, the Member of Parliament from Gautam Buddh Nagar, and to gather voters’ feedback about him. Mahesh Sharma is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and

Work-from-home, part-time job frauds dominate cyber-crimes, says I4C

05 Jan 2024 06:42 AM IST

Work from Home (WFH) or Part-time job scams contribute to the highest number of cyber-crimes reported in the country followed by illegal lending apps in the year 2023, as per the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of I4C

Amit Shah urges farmers for self-reliant pulse production by Dec 2027

05 Jan 2024 06:39 AM IST

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has appealed to the farmers to focus on the production of pulses to make India self-reliant in this sector before December 2027. Taking another step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India), Shah launched the ‘e-samridhi portal’

Assessing V.K. Singh’s performance as Ghaziabad’s MP

05 Jan 2024 06:37 AM IST

A ground-level survey of the Ghaziabad parliamentary constituency was conducted by India News to analyse the performance of V.K. Singh, the Member of Parliament from Ghaziabad, and to gather voters’ feedback about him. Gateway of Uttar Pradesh, adjoining Delhi, Ghaziabad faced an image crisis a decade ago. Issues were rampant,

Govt advocates use of urban solid waste in road construction

04 Jan 2024 05:53 AM IST

The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has proposed to use inorganic solid waste in construction of highway road projects, following the success of pilot projects. According to an official memorandum, to resolve the problem of disposal of urban solid waste and limited land availability for construction of embankment,

India aims for a record-breaking wheat yield of 114 million tonnes in 2023-24

04 Jan 2024 05:47 AM IST

Wheat production is expected to touch a new record of 114 million tonnes in the ongoing 2023-24 crop year on higher coverage and provided weather conditions remain normal, a top food ministry official said on Wednesday. The last leg of sowing of wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, is underway