Samrat Sharma

Reported by Subham Singh, Samrat Sharma The ongoing Iran war has triggered a sharp disruption in global energy markets, with the blockade

We look at the fiscal picture of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu by taking into account the announcements made by leaders during campaigning

The highest per capita consumption of petrol and diesel comes from areas with high tourism activity. These include Goa, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said OMC under-recoveries were around Rs 1,000 crore a day.

Four years before the Iran war started, the Russia-Ukraine war had introduced a similar situation of commodity shock. In response, the central banks of several countries had hiked their interest rates.

India's GDP growth has been strong even as many countries succumbed to the shock in direct or indirect ways.

Five government schemes rolled out during PM Modi government are Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, PM Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Ayushman Bharat

Car buyers have become aspirational and vehicle loans are witnessing robust growth. The twist is that the used car market is going premium and attracting buyers even with a vehicle loan.

While Iran and the Middle East are paying a heavy price for the loss of men and material, the US, too, is paying a fortune to continue the war.

Tamil Nadu has a female worker population ration of 41.5 per cent, Maharashtra 39.1 per cent against only 33.6 per cent in UP.