disaggregated approach with each ministry setting its targets. However, this time the government aims to

20, which should be a cause for celebration. Sorely, the disaggregated data for Q2 FY2022 does not offer

LONDON( REUTERS)-The Covid-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy last yearby the largest amount since World War II, according to a study published on Monday( Sept 27) by Oxford University, with the life expectancy of American men dropping by more than two years. Life expectancy fell by more than six months compared with 2019 in 22 of the 29 countries analysed in the study, which spanned Europe, the United States and Chile.... There were reductions in life expectancy in 27 of the 29 countries over

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will escape soaring energy bills this spring due to a “ cap ” on contributions to their grace and favour homes. Energy bills are expected to rise by about ￡600 a year when energy price cap changes come into force in April. The changes will force households to spend a greater proportion of their budgets on gas and electricity. Low and middle income families are set to be hit hardest, with energy bills rising sharply in recent months.In Downing Street, both the Prime

President Donald Trump took executive action Thursday to expand the type of admissions data given to the federal government from colleges and universities — a move aimed at boosting transparency regarding race-based admissions, a senior White House official said.In a presidential memorandum, Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to revamp a longtime US higher education database called the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, which conducts surveys reviewing trends in areas

The ministry will work with relevant stakeholders to achieve this target, he said.“ Highest-ever merchandise export in a quarter of$ 95 billion has been achieved in the April to June in 2021 despite the severity of the second wave of Covid-19.... “ The exports in the engineering goods sector rose by$ 5.2 billion over Q1FY20.... During the quarter ended June, imports more than doubled to$ 126.14 billion as compared to Apri-June 2020....

India’s services trade surplus fell to$ 36.4 billion in the April-June quarter of 2023-24, the lowest in three quarters, as services export growth slowed down amid the economic downturn in developed economies.... India rose to the seventh position in the ranking of services traders in 2022, boosted by exports of computer services, according to the World Trade Organization( WTO) data.... India’s services exports range from information technology to services provided by doctors and nurses abroad

Growth in the output of eight key infrastructure industries — known as the core sector — recovered to 2 per cent Y-o-Y in September, from the contraction recorded in the preceding month.... For the first time in 42 months, the output of the core sector had contracted(-1.6 per cent) during August.... “ The production of cement, refinery products, coal, fertilisers, and steel recorded positive growth in September 2024, ” said the commerce ministry in a statement....

As she continues her visit to the US, the Home Secretary gave a speech to the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Friday.... Although she did not name them, Priti Patel was understood to be referring to China in her speech which referenced a modernisation of the official secret laws. The Home Secretary said: “ Governments continue to spy on each other, but spying now has a much further reach, including into our universities and businesses.“ It is not inherently impr

WASHINGTON: The World Bank warned of a significant 12% rise in the debt burden of the world’s low-income countries to a record US$ 860bil( RM3.59 trillion) in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and called for urgent efforts to reduce debt levels. World Bank president David Malpass told reporters the bank’s International Debt Statistics 2022 report showed a dramatic increase in the debt vulnerabilities facing low and middle-income countries; he also urged for comprehensive efforts to help