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Agriculture “most problematic” area in India-EU free trade talks, German minister says

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Agriculture is the “most problematic” area in talks to secure a free trade deal between India and the European Union, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday, suggesting that it would be better to focus on the industrial sector first. Habeck is in India for a regional business conference and is part of a high-level delegation that aims to build better trade and business relations between two of the world’s biggest economies. Agriculture is a problematic area as there is a huge variation in the number of people working in the farm sector

Uttarakhand govt signs MOUs with different banks to provide benefits to govt employees

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 16 (ANI): In the presence of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank and District Cooperative Bank signed an MoU with the Uttarakhand government for corporate salary package and other benefits for government personnel at the Secretariat on Wednesday. Currently, about 64 per cent of the state’s government personnel who have salary accounts in these banks will benefit from this contract. The state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, decided on this contract keeping in mind

Kashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status

SRINAGAR, India, October 16, 2024 (AP) — Leaders of the biggest political party of Kashmir were sworn into office Wednesday to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah will be the region’s chief minister after his party won the most seats in the three-phased election. It has support from India’s main opposition Congress party, although Congress decided not to be a part of the new government for now. The vote was Kashmir’s first in a decade and the first

Cabinet approves 3% hike in DA/DR for Central Govt employees, pensioners ahead of Diwali; now stands at 53%

New Delhi, October 16, 2024 : The Union Cabinet has cleared a 3% hike in DA on Wednesday, benefitting 49.18 lakh central government employees and 64.89 lakh pensioners, ahead of the Diwali festive season this year. The raise takes the DA now to 53% of the basic salary with effect from July 1, 2024. During a press briefing after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Dearness Allowance (DA) hike was effective from July 1, 2024. The Dearness Relief for pensioners has also been revised by 3 per cent, Vaishnaw said. “The Union Cabinet, chaired

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