Books

From fiscal policy to fixing India's steel frame, here is a summary of book reviews from the pages of Business Standard this week

Kerala Health Minister Veena George

She noted that Kerala's progress is deeply rooted in empowering society and, more specifically, women

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Business Standard tries to demystify gender budgeting, its history, and the road ahead

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While India's gender budgets have succeeded in drawing attention to gender issues, experts say ministries and departments consider them as an aggregation exercise only

Women entrepreneurs at S4S

Gender budgeting is the formulation of policies and plans, allocation of resources, impact assessment and corrective follow-up action aimed at addressing gender disparities

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Gender budgeting, an approach encouraged internationally since 2001, allows governments to take a fiscal path to address persistent gender inequalities that compromise health and development of nation

Time-bound goals needed for female school enrolment, gender-based violence, and health

Indovative Products, a Delhi-based start-up that manufactures currency packaging products, submitted its bids but was rejected on the technical ground that it lacked "past experience"

Bank Note Paper Mill

Discount brokers have sustained the rise of the equity cult and gained market share. Now the old guard looks to strike back

Industry players say the number of demat accounts will continue to grow. However, the pace of addition may moderate.

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Half of India's population between the age of 30-55 years believes 59 years should be the age of retirement and thirty-two years is when one should ideally start retirement planning,

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He pointed out that the year-on-year growth in September appeared somewhat "muted", primarily attributed to the substantial base effect

Auto sales continue to slide in Dec, likely to remain subdued for some time

Gross GST collection rose 10 per cent to over Rs 1.62 lakh crore in September, crossing the Rs 1.6 lakh crore mark for the fourth time during current financial year.
Gross GST revenue collected last month was Rs 1,62,712 crore. Of this, Central GST was Rs 29,818 crore, State GST was Rs 37,657 crore, Integrated GST was Rs 83,623 crore (including Rs 41,145 crore collected on import of goods) and cess was Rs 11,613 crore (including Rs 881 crore collected on import of goods).
The revenue in September 2023 was 10 per cent higher than the GST revenue of Rs 1.47 lakh crore in the same month last year, the finance ministry said in a statement.
"During the month, revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 14 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year. It is for the fourth time that gross GST collection has crossed Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark in FY 2023-24," it said.

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Pressure will be on Mirabai Chanu to nail the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift for a shot at that elusive Asian Games medal when the weightlifting competitions gets underway here on Saturday.
But it will not be an easy task for the Manipuri to find the podium at the continental event, which features lifters from weightlifting powerhouses like China, North Korea and Thailand.
Chanu has been a frontrunner in the 49kg event for sometime but the Indian now finds herself outside the 90kg elite club, playing catch up with her rivals.
While she's still among the top three in the clean and jerk section, her personal best standing at 119kg, Chanu's continuous below par performance in snatch has started hurting her total weight.
As many as seven lifters have breached the 90kg mark and four of them -- China's two-time world champion Jiang Huihua, North Korean Ri Song Gum and the Thai duo of Thanyathon Sukcharoen and Surodchana Khambao -- will be competing to stand on top of the podium at the ...

Mirabai Chanu

Your CIBIL score plays a key role when you go for loan requests as it will help you get loans at easy interest rates and along with other benefits. Here are the six tips to improve your credit score

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The reforms, carried out through an update of ADB's Capital Adequacy Framework (CAF), would expand the bank's annual new commitments capacity to more than $36 billion

ADB, GoI sign $300-mn loan to improve primary healthcare in urban areas

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The amount of loan being financed will be determined based on the credit profile of the customer of Ather Energy

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The company will offer a coupon of 12%, payable on a quarterly basis to investors of the issue, which is unrated, bankers said, adding that the coupon on an annualised basis works out to be around 13%

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Cotton, PV-dyed yarn and ready-to-stitch fabric producer Sangam India expects to achieve a revenue of around Rs 4,000 crore by 2024-25, following capacity expansion at its seven production units in Bhilwara in Rajasthan, a top company executive has said.
"We recorded Rs 2,730 crore revenue in FY23, and this financial year we are expecting to touch Rs 3,000 crore. With our capacity expansion in various product categories, we are targeting close to Rs 4,000 crore revenue by 2024-25," Sangam India Managing Director and CEO S N Modani told PTI over phone.
However, in this financial year the company's profit will be impacted as the market is under pressure following global economic conditions, he added.
The long-term debt of the company, which employs over 1,200 people, is Rs 600 crore.
The company has seven production units in Bhilwara with over 2,36,000 spindles and 3,000 rotors. It manufactures 35 million metres of PV (polyester viscose) fabric and 48 million metres of denim fabric .

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The Delhi government's control centre to monitor air pollution and redress complaints -- 'Green War Room' -- will start functioning round-the-clock from October 3, officials said on Monday.
Launched in 2020, the Green War Room has state-of-the-art air quality monitoring equipment and a team of experts, including scientists and data analysts, which keeps an eye on all sources contributing to Delhi's air pollution and helps the city administration implement its action plan.
Though the Green War Room functions round-the-year, the 24X7 monitoring will start Tuesday onwards, an official said.
The Delhi government on Friday launched a 15-point action plan to mitigate air pollution in the capital during the winter season, with a strong emphasis on addressing dust pollution, vehicular emissions and the open burning of garbage.
During a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that separate and specific action plans have been designed for each of the 13 air pollution hotsp

A view of Rajpath road engulfed in haze, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violence is the biggest strength of democracy as he paid tribute to the 'Father of the Nation' on his birth anniversary here on Monday.
Adityanath paid floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Town Hall and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's statue at Shastri Chowk on the occasion of their birth anniversaries.  During a visit to Gandhi Ashram in Golghar, he spoke to people engaged in yarn spinning there, and also bought some Khadi clothes.
The chief minister said Gandhi showed the strength of non-violence to the world, and described it as the biggest strength of democracy.
"Bapu showed the path of truth and non-violence to the world. We can win over the biggest powers of the world by following democratic principles. Following swadeshi', truth and non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi forced the autocratic British regime to leave the country," he said.
The chief minister said that the ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asserted that he has changed the definition of politics in the state and in an emotional address to women, referring to them as his sisters, said they will miss him when he is not around.
He was addressing a gathering at Ladkui in his Budhni assembly seat in Sehore district on Sunday.
The state assembly polls are due this year-end.
I have changed the definition of politics in Madhya PradeshYou have seen the Congress rule for years. Have you ever seen them caring about the public? the CM said.
Addressing women present in the gathering, he said, My sisters, you will not find a brother like me, you will miss me when I am not around."
CM Chouhan, during some of his recent speeches, became emotional while addressing the people.
In August, he announced a hike in the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,250 per month and also announced 35 per cent reservation for them in government jobs.
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BPCL is seeking to sell at least 40,000 metric tons of 10ppm sulphur gasoil loading Oct. 26-27 from Kochi, according to a document seen by Reuters

Gender budgeting

Missing female scientists and reforming the creaking policy machine

Kerala's gender budget share up to 20.9% in five years: Veena George

Budget 2023: Here's all you need to know about gender budgeting in India

India's gender budget was almost same for 13 years; here's what it achieved

Why gender budgeting is necessary in India

Gender budgeting can reduce spousal violence, improve women's well-being

Gender budgeting: What next for India?