Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday asserted that India can become a five trillion dollar economy much before 2028 and said the country's energy transition needs to be done in an orderly manner to safeguard the interests of its large population. Puri, the minister for petroleum and natural gas as well as housing and urban affairs, said India is aware of its commitments towards sustainability goals and will meet all the targets in time while meeting the requirements of a growing economy. He was speaking at a CII-EY breakfast session on 'accelerating India's energy transition towards sustainable economic growth' on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024. "I don't think we need to wait till 2028 to become a five trillion dollar economy, and if you look at what is happening, it should happen much before 2028," he said while listing various macroeconomic parameters. "I also think that the transition has to be orderly because transition by nature has to ha

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 15.92 lakh new members in November 2023, according to provisional payroll data released on Tuesday. Around 20,830 new establishments were registered and brought under the social security umbrella of ESIC in November ensuring more coverage, the labour ministry said in a statement. The data shows that more jobs were generated for the youth during the month as out of the total 15.92 lakh employees added, 7.47 lakh, which constituted 47 per cent of the total registrations, were up to the age group of 25 years. Net enrolment of female members was 3.17 lakh in November 2023, according to the data. A total of 58 transgender employees were registered under ESI Scheme in November. It shows that ESIC is committed to delivering its benefits to every section of the society, the ministry stated. The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.

Move seeks to ensure adequate quantities for ethanol blending and keep inflation in check

44% of global business leaders expressed a similar opinion about the economy in their countries or territories

Imports from the US grew by 33 per cent, followed by Germany at 27 per cent and the Netherlands at 20 per cent

On Jan. 2, the government had lifted the windfall tax on petroleum crude oil to 2,300 rupees a tonne from 1,300 rupees a tonne