India’s cotton exports saw a 61 percent decline in September 2022, report shows. Cotton exports in India have been declining since the last few months of 2022 and have gone down by 61 percent. Study by The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) shows that decreasing global demand and less production have contributed to this decline., […]
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While minority communities like the Tamils and the Muslims want provincial autonomy, political parties in the country are against it. The Sri Lankan government has decided to indefinitely postpone provincial elections that were supposed to be held in early 2022. The 13th amendment which guarantees autonomy to the provinces has also not yet been implemented. […]
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Report from the language learning app, Duolingo, suggests that Korean is the fastest growing language in India. “Annyeonghaseyo” is quite a familiar phrase among the Indian youths of today. It is the basics of the language that has reached out to the millions of young minds round the globe, building the largest music fan base […]
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Areca nut production has increased by 2.4 lakh hectares last year. Thejappa, an areca nut plantation farmer in Shivamogga will have to wait longer to build his new house. Last year, the the market price for areca nuts went down by 50 percent. Thejappa has been growing arecanut for more than a decade now. He […]
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Trade between India and Iran has dropped by 88 percent in the last five years after the U.S. imposed sanctions in 2019. India imported $0.46 billion worth of goods from Iran in the Financial year (FY) 2021-22, a 96 percent decrease from FY 2018-19, according to the Department of Commerce of India. The major imports […]
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The increasing package costs for Umrah have made it inaccessible for many Muslims across the country. Yakub Ali, a resident of a small town called Sankrail, about 22 kilometres away from West Bengal’s capital city Kolkata, decided to take his family of four, on a 15-day Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca in late December. It was […]
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Citizens now have to pay higher taxes on foreign payments due to the proposed four-fold hike on TCS. If you are finally planning that foreign trip you missed due to the pandemic or looking to support your children’s living expenses abroad, you ought to book the travel package or complete your transactions within the coming […]
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Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee has limited the entry of Indians into the country, for tourism. Travel companies have registered a decrease in footfall of up to 67 percent since the Himalayan country reopened its borders to tourists. Bhutan’s ‘Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)’ was introduced in September 2022 for tourists across India, Maldives, and Bangladesh. “Before […]
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India freelancers earning in USD are seeing an increase in their income with the weakening of the Rupee by 11 percent in 2022. The rupee’s depreciation against the dollar throughout 2022 has been an unexpected bonus for freelancers. “I received about USD 1100 monthly, which at the beginning of 2022 was around Rs. 82,000 and […]
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Karnataka leaders, Japanese partners mourn the death of Vikram Kirloskar Toyota top brass flew in from Japan to pay final respects to vice president of Toyota Kirloskar Pvt Ltd, Vikram Kirloskar. Takayuki Ueda, Toyota Tusho Insurance Broker India said, “His death was very sudden and we did not expect it. My team and I flew […]
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