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Consumer sentiment of urban Indians dips to a 4-month low, shows data

Rural consumer sentiment is at its highest level thus far in 2024

Figure this: Discrepancy in India-China trade data is only getting worse

What China sends doesn't match India's records on imports, and the mismatch is in billions of dollars

Lok Sabha elections: The rise of the no-result political parties

More parties have begun contesting the elections, with an increase by 45 per cent between the previous election in 2014, and the election conducted in 2019

Electoral bond disclosures: Small, unrecognised parties reap benefits

Most unrecognized parties had disclosed their share of electoral bonds received as 'nil', as per the electoral bonds disclosure in digitised form on 17 March 2024

Gaps remain in electoral bond information despite additional disclosures

The Election Commission of India is set to release information on serial numbers enabling matching of donors with the parties to which they donated money

Jana Sena Party only unrecognised party to receive electoral bonds

A single party showed donations which have resulted in an uptick to donations to unrecognised parties

Statsguru: M&E sector resilient despite growing at slower pace than economy

Growth is expected to reach double-digit levels in the next few years

Women in public sector boardroom: Public-private gap widens, shows data

Eight out of 10 key board committee members are men, shows data

Indian consumer sentiment dips to a four-month low, shows data

The survey asks households about their current well-being and their expectations from the future

New Rajya Sabha MPs collectively worth over Rs 4,600 crore, shows data

Figure ten times Election Commission's budget for 2023-24

Truck freight rates for major metros inch up in February: CMIE data

Road transport is estimated to account for over 70 per cent of domestic freight demand

Shipping rates volatile in February amid Red Sea crisis, shows data

Very large crude carrier (VLCC) rates up compared to January

Digital divide may affect possibility of improvements for Indian companies

Smaller businesses in India are least likely to have a key marker of digitisation, such as a website, according to the recent "State of India's Digital Economy 2024" report from ICRIER

Traffic handled by major Indian ports hits 5-year high in January

The total traffic for the major ports was 72.5 mn tonnes, the highest since Feb 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Airlines witness dip in use of freight-carrying capacity in January

Passenger load factor also sees decline after year-end jump

The mystery of Rs 8-trn gap between dropped, completed projects in capex

Govt's contribution in the trend is now trending higher than the private sector's

Over 2,000 students, educators harmed in attacks within India, shows data

Amid assaults on Indian students abroad, data shows large number of instances in local institutions too

Statsguru: Railway expenditure for FY25 is pegged at Rs 2.6 trillion

Freight earnings are expected to grow 6.5 per cent in FY25. This is faster than the 2.5 per cent expected in the revised estimates for the current year

Railway freight earnings second-highest since Covid, quantity carried grows

Nearly half the goods transported is coal; share of food grains declines

Coaching centres study age-limit guidelines of education ministry

Some say parents, students, institutes will find alternatives to cater to demand