Demand for work under rural jobs scheme eases in key June quarter

Person-days generated under the scheme totalled 1.11 billion during the first quarter of this fiscal year, against about 1.14 billion and 1.16 billion in the corresponding quarters of FY23 and FY22, respectively, according to an analysis by the rural development ministry.Suspension of MGNREGS work in West Bengal following alleged fund diversion contributed to the decline, […]

Reliance spin-off Jio Financial Services worth Rs 160-190/share: Analysts

Reliance Strategic Investments, part of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, will be demerged on July 20 and renamed Jio Financial Services (JFS). Estimates by five analysts suggest that the valuation of the financial services could be between INR160 ($1.95) and INR190 ($2.32) per share. .