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BJP Assets at 4847 crores: ADR
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared 69% or ₹4,847.78 crore of the total ₹6,988.57 crore of assets declared by seven national political parties for 2019-20, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a distant second with assets of ₹698.33 crore, followed by the Congress with ₹588.16 crore, the report added. HT
India Gold Consumption increasing
India’s gold consumption is expected to be 850 tonnes in 2022 from 797.3 tonnes in 2021 and 446 tonnes in 2020, the report said giving ample reason to the government to announce a duty rejig on the yellow metal in the Union Budget in order to check its illegal trade, which often rises in proportion to imports. Gold jewellery demand by the world’s second-largest gold consumer nearly doubled to 611 tonnes in 2021 from 316 tonnes in 2020.. Deccan Herald
India’s new chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran
India’s new chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran has a strong finance background with his expertise to come in handy in managing the risks that the domestic economy faces as the world economy recovers from the ravages of the pandemic. The Modi government appointed Nageswaran as CEA a few days ahead of the presentation of the Union budget and the Economic Survey. Telegraph
India third wave likely peaked
The daily national count of Covid-19 cases has been falling for a week now. Active cases have been going down for four days. The weekly positivity rate has remained almost stable for a week. By all indications, the third wave seems to have already peaked, and it has happened at a level well below the peak of the second wave. The cases can rise again, but current trends suggest that it is unlikely to go very high. Indian Express
India Pakistan religious relations
India is “positive” and “willing to engage” in talks with Pakistan on upgrading the 1974 joint protocol on religious pilgrimages to allow air travel as well as increase the number of shrines pilgrims from both countries could visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.. Hindu
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