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All Chief Ministers and Ministers of states and Union Territories are required to obtain political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs before they can travel abroad. All foreign trips by government employees also need approval.

Last March, the World Population Review claimed India’s and China’s populations stood at 1.428 billion and 1.425 billion respectively. The world’s two fastest growing economies are clueless as to how to solve soaring youth unemployment. How do the two nations compare?

On Sunday, in addition to extending the existing OPEC+ cuts of 3.66 million barrels per day (bpd), the group agreed to reduce overall production targets from January 2024 by a further 1.4 million bpd to a combined output of 40.46 million bpd.

A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday. Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom said there was no threat to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which it controls.

An RBI-appointed committee has recommended that the central bank should examine the extension of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) cover to PPIs, which, at present, is available only to bank deposits.

Through KFON, Kerala, the first state to declare the right to internet as a basic right, aims to reduce the digital divide by ensuring high speed broadband internet access to all houses and government offices.

CRS deals with matters related to safety of rail travel and operations, among some other statutory functions – inspectorial, investigatory, and advisory – as laid down in the Railways Act, 1989. The roots of such a body is in India's colonial history.

Morgan Stanley's latest forecast suggests that some of the wealthiest countries will struggle to grow in the coming months while China is expected to regain its growth momentum

In his 2000 book Cornel West Reader, West described himself as a non-Marxist socialist, who aims to marry Christianity with socialism in his work. The philosopher has been an ardent supporter and proponent of leftist ideas.

While the CRS and CBI will inquire into the causes of the accident in Odisha, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that a change in the ‘configuration’ of the system led to the collision. What are the three components of this system, and how do they work?