The current hourly minimum wage in the United States is USD $7.25 while the Mexican minimum wage is only USD $1.05, saving U.S companies USD $6.20 per hour of labor (World Population Review, …
Coal sector in India: Despite having the world's fourth largest coal reserves, India imported 235 million tonnes (mt) of coal last year, of which 135mt valued at Rs.171,000 crore could have been met from domestic reserves.; India's state-run coal giant has been unable to meet growing demand despite abundant resources.; The South …
The White Paper highlighted that the 2G spectrum scam, involving 122 telecom licenses that had sliced ₹1.76 lakh crore off the exchequer as per the estimates …
Its economic growth averaged just above 2 percent a year between 1980 and 2022, limiting progress in convergence relative to high-income economies. The Mexican economy grew by 3.2% in 2023, the second consecutive year of growth exceeding 3%, a moderation after the post-pandemic rebound.
Sources Data from Banco de México and the World Bank; author's illustration. Most remittances to Mexico come from the United States. In 2021, they amounted to more than $48.9 billion (94.9% of the …
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted permission to Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, who is accused in three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, to travel abroad from February 1 to 20. He is a key accused in multiple cases involving coal block allocations, with one case being …
India has achieved rapid and remarkable economic development in the past two decades and became the world's tenth largest economy in 2011. With its relatively young population with a median age of ...
As part of the "Global Economic Crisis" study series, Martinez- Diaz spoke at the Center for National as part of a discussion focused on the impact of the global economic crisis on stability in ...
In 2010, while reporting on Chhattisgarh's mining sector, I first heard about the mysterious misallocations of coal mines. The lawyer and activist Sudiep Shrivastava told me that coal mines were ...
Mexicans are familiar with the impact of economic cartels on their pockets and the economy. Even though the country has stricter antitrust laws than its peers in …
The coal scam not only amounted to loss of Rs.1.86 lakh crore to the exchequer but also responsible for the power crisis in the country.
The actual impact of several coal companies is likely to be better understood post the judgment, which is slated to be announced on September 1. While this judgement may go down in history as a …
Monday's verdict on the coal scam has to be viewed against this backdrop. 155 coal block allocations in UPA regime. Sadly, 155 of the coal block allotments took place under the UPA, pointing to the mother lode of the malfeasance. As many as 134 of these came during Dr Manmohan Singh's tenure when he was also holding the portfolio …
A Delhi court has given its 'no-objection' for the renewal of the passport of Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused 'in a coal scam case.Special Judge Arun Bharadwaj, meanwhile, said that the order was only for no-objection, and "not any direction to any authority for the renewal of the passport of Jindal." "Having …
The Coalgate Scam was unearthed by the CAG report on allocations of coal blocks. CAG report alleged that a loss of Rs. 1.86 lakh crore was caused to the exchequer because of a non-transparent and …
The coal allocation scam or 'Coalgate' is a political scandal that surfaced in 2012 when the UPA government was in power. The scam was brought to notice by the Comptroller and Auditor General ...
Mexico is safe for driving vacations, but there are a few scams that the savvy traveler should know about. ... We had not even heard of this scam before. The fact that we sat there, trying to figure out what had happened, must have spooked the attendant. He came back and said we overpaid him and returned our 500 pesos. In the end, his …
The CBI today filed the progress report of its further investigation in a sealed cover before a special court in connection with a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving former Coal ...
In 2014, the Supreme Court had cancelled 214 out of 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 after a massive investigation into a scam that came to be known …
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The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that fulfills a range of trade-related mandates. …
In exchange, the United States dramatically reduced its criticism of Mexico's democratic and institutional weakness, and reduced its interventions, leaving more room for López Obrador's ...
The same year Mexico imported 2696 kt of sub-bituminous coal. Coal Consumption. Mexico consumed nearly 21 million short tons of coal in 2019. Imports. Despite having its own domestic production, Mexico must still import coal to supply its three large coal-fired power plants: Carbon II, José López Portillo, and Petacalco.
November 8, 2021. Mexico's economy is rebounding from its steepest recession in decades. Raising productivity and tackling poverty remain key challenges. Manufacturing and exports are above pre-pandemic levels, services …
The Coal Scam or the "Coalgate" scandal has marred India's reputation as a thriving economy yet again and exposed the magnitude of irregularities in the management of key reservoir of natural resource- Coal in 2012. India is one of the biggest coal producers in the world with coal-rich states like Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
In recent years, India has experienced a series of corruption scandals that have shaken its political and economic sectors. One such scandal that has had a significant impact on the Indian economy ...
The country is also rich in natural resources. Gold mines are scattered throughout its southern regions, and silver, copper, iron, lead, and zinc ores can be found virtually anywhere within its interior. There is an abundance of petroleum along Mexico's Atlantic coast, and gas and coal fields are dispersed throughout the region near the …
Report on 'coal scam' misleading: CAG Updated - November 16, 2021 11:23 pm IST. Published - March 22, 2012 02:08 pm IST ... Agri-Business Industry Economy Markets Budget Sport
The Coal Allocation scam or the Coalgate scam is a scandal that took place during the UPA government tenure. It came into reckoning in 2012 after the then Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) raised allegations against the government for allocation of coal blocks to public and private enterprises. ... Analysing track record and …
nature that coal occupies within its economy, financial, political, and social systems, highlight sectoral divisions and similarities, and aid national, state and district governments and local ...
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the impact of NAFTA on growth and business cycles in Mexico. The effect of the agreement in spurring a dramatic increase …
The White Paper highlighted that the 2G spectrum scam, involving 122 telecom licenses that had sliced ₹1.76 lakh crore off the exchequer as per the estimates of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the coal gate scam costing ₹1.86 lakh crore to the exchequer, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, etc., indicated an environment …
The coal blocks scam. In the early 1990s, the government decided to allocate such coal blocks to private companies that were not part of the production plan of PSUs Coal India Ltd and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). Initially a list of 143 coal blocks was prepared, later inflated to 216.
A judgment which convicted three former coal ministry officials for corruption in one of the cases related to the coal scam on Friday has also given a huge relief to former Prime Minister Manmohan ...