India's rural poverty ratio has registered a dramatic decline to 4.86 per cent in the financial year 2023-24 from 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 while urban poverty has fallen to 4.09 per cent from 4.6 per cent during this period, according to a report.

Andhra Pradesh will initiate major projects worth ₹4.8 lakh crore on January 8. This includes NTPC's Green Hydrogen Park, ArcelorMittal/Nippon Steel's integrated steel project, Bharat Petroleum's refinery, a new railway zone in Visakhapatnam, and the first…

An eight-month-old child in Bengaluru has tested positive for the Human Metapneu...

After initial resistance, the plywood and MDF board industry has agreed to implement the mandatory quality control norms as they have recognised the long-term benefits of adhering to high-quality standards, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has…

Union Shipping Ministry proposes high-end tourism initiatives in Great Nicobar Island, facing challenges over security and strategic concerns.

Government-owned container handling port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) saw an 11.99 per cent year-on-year rise in container traffic at 7.05 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in 2024.

Air India has launched its A350-900 aircraft for direct flights between Delhi and Newark's Liberty International Airport, complementing its Delhi-New York route. This new service features upgraded interiors, private suites, and enhanced in-flight entertainment…

From 2021 to 2024, Hyundai cumulatively transported 5,37,499 units via rail, preventing 63,452 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The ministry, in a biennial report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has said India has continued to decouple economic growth from its GHG emissions, with the emissions intensity of its gross domestic product reducing by 36 per cent between…