India is expected to grow at 7.2% in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next year, according to a United Nations report which said the recovery in the country is constrained by the ongoing human and economic cost of the Covid pandemic and the negative impact of food price inflation on private consumption. The UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021, released here on Wednesday, sounded a cautiously optimistic note to say that the global economy is set for a strong recovery in 2021, albeit with a good deal of uncertainty clouding the details at the regional and country levels over the second half of the year.
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WhatsApp Web to get ‘screen lock’ feature soon
For its web version, Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly bringing a ‘screen lock’ option, with the aim being to enhance user privacy. This is according to WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo, which also noted in its report […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Researcher at University of Arizona named Regents’ Professor
TUSCAN, AZ (TIP): An Indian America, Hoshin Gupta, researcher at the University of Arizona has been named Regents’ Professor, the state’s highest faculty rank. He has been a member of the faculty of the Department […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Meera Joshi set to become New York City Deputy Mayor
New York (TIP): Indian American attorney Meera Joshi is all set to become deputy mayor of operations of New York City on Jan 1 chartering yet another historic first for the Indian American community. Joshi, […]
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