VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html China’s Z.ai a challenger to OpenAI and Anthropic Mexico vs England Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16: Harry Kane leads Three Lions in R16 clash with quarter-final spot at stake at Azteca Quote of the day by Samuel L. Jackson: ‘The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal, so I did’: A tale of resilience, confidence and growth from the ‘John Wick’ actor Shani-Chandra Visha Yoga: Why You Feel Completely Blocked and Left Behind Right Now Jul 06, 2026, 04:34 IST USTR probe action creates uncertainty for India, others Weekly Horoscope, July 6 to July 11, 2026: Read weekly astrological predictions CaratLane may go to West Asia Damas way From the proposal to a love letter Sagittarius Horoscope Today, July 6, 2026: The work pace is consistent, although not attractive For urban buyers, Saturdays, Sundays witness 2/3rd of weekly spend Dalal Street to track oil, earnings, global trends Diljit Dosanjh’s prediction about ‘Satluj’ take down goes viral: ‘Hun tension nai, sab ne kar layi download’ – WATCH FMCG Q1 demand stable; companies flag El Nino risk Scorpio Horoscope Today, July 6, 2026: Luck smiles on financial risk today, including speculation, provided you keep discipline Representative image NEW DELHI: Indonesia is set to become the latest country to integrate with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and tap deeper into India’s digital public infrastructure. Unlike several other countries, such as France, Singapore and the UAE, which have adopted UPI primarily to facilitate cross-border payments for Indian travellers and businesses, Indonesia’s ambitions extend much further.It is looking at using India’s digital public infrastructure as a blueprint for building its own sovereign digital ecosystem. Beyond integrating UPI, it aims at developing interoperable platforms for commerce, digital identity and public services that can eventually be exported across the Asean region.The growing collaboration is expected to feature prominently during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, starting Monday with digital cooperation emerging as one of the key pillars of the bilateral partnership.”From food security and digital governance to healthcare, agriculture and defence, India’s successful public policy models are becoming valuable reference points for Indonesia’s own development journey,” said an official.Several Indonesian delegations have visited India to study flagship public policy initiatives, including Public Distribution System (PDS), AgriStack, rice fortification, fertiliser subsidy reforms, PM POSHAN and Jan Aushadhi programme, as Jakarta looks to strengthen food security, agriculture and healthcare delivery.Indonesia’s ambitious Free Nutritious Meals programme has drawn inspiration from India’s Mid-Day Meal (PM POSHAN) scheme. Similarly, its Red and White Village Cooperatives initiative is exploring cooperation with India for affordable medicines through the Jan Aushadhi model, helping strengthen healthcare access in rural areas, an official said.Indonesia is also working with New Delhi on defence manufacturing, technology transfer, military training and maritime cooperation with India’s experience in indigenous defence production under Atmanirbhar Bharat creating new opportunities for long-term collaboration.At the centre of the digital public infrastructure partnership is the proposed UPI-QRIS linkage, which will enable seamless cross-border payments between the two countries, benefiting businesses, tourists and merchants. For nearly 1.7 million Indian tourists who visit Indonesia annually, particularly Bali, the payments corridor is expected to simplify transactions while boosting tourism and trade.The country is also building the Indonesia Open Network (ION), an open digital commerce platform inspired by India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).Get the latest India news and live updates. 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In addition, for three consecutive months – April to June – domestic urea production has surpassed the target, with 71.6 lakh tonnes having been produced in these months as against the target of 67.9 lakh tonnes.The two developments will ensure adequate fertiliser availability for farmers during the ongoing kharif crop cultivation, officials said. Fertiliser minister J P Nadda said govt had focused on getting soil nutrients through alternative routes during the crisis. He added that Indian missions abroad had actively assisted the department in establishing contact with potential global producers and suppliers. “As a result, both our fertiliser imports and domestic production are in a very strong position today,” he said.Urea supplies have been successfully arranged from Oman, Malaysia, Vietnam, Georgia, Nigeria, Russia, Finland, Egypt, Algeria, Turkiye and the Netherlands; in the case of DAP and NPK fertilisers, supplies have been secured through Red Sea route from Russia, Morocco, Egypt, the United States, Jordan, South Korea, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.The department said that in April, urea production had reached 21 lakh tonnes as against the target of 20.3 lakh tonnes and in May 2026, it stood at 25.2 lakh tonnes, exceeding the target of 22.5 lakh tonnes. Similarly in June, production reached 25.4 lakh tonnes as against the target of 25 lakh tonnes.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Super Emergency’: TMC Claims Police Barricaded Mamata Banerjee’s House Before Baruipur VisitBadrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Forms 4-Member Panel To Probe Donation Irregularity ClaimsMumbai Monsoon Horror: 63-Year-Old Dies After Tree Falls On ShopCentre Denies Reports That Bhutan Rejected India’s E20 Petrol ProposalPoJK Protesters Seek Help From India’s Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh Regions Amid Pakistan’s CrackdownPrashant Kishor To Finally Contest Bankipur Bypoll, Jan Suraaj Names Founder As CandidateWhy Did China Reacted Sharply To Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s India Visit?Govt Cracks Down on Meta Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse-Linked Instagram Ads, Seeks Reply in 7 DaysMamata Reassumes TMC Leadership As Dilip Ghosh Claims Party Is Crumbling Amid ResignationsWhy Adani’s $1.4 Billion Vizhinjam Port Stake Sale To MSC Has Triggered A Political Row123PhotostoriesIs it normal forgetfulness or Alzheimer’s disease? 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For instance, 83% women in Howrah cited childcare and household chores as the reason for being out of the labour force, followed by Surat (81%), Pimpri Chinchwad and Bhopal (78%), and Dhanbad (77%). In Coimbatore (38%), the share was much lower, as was the case in Agra (41%), Kota (57%), Hyderabad (58%), and Visakhapatnam and Srinagar (60%).There were other reasons cited as well. For instance, 16% opted out as they wanted to pursue further studies, and 10% attributed staying out of the labour force to health and age-related factors.Among men, more than half (53%) attributed higher studies as the reason for not being part of the labour force, followed by health and age-related reasons (39%).The survey also showed the quality of work for women improved in the large cities as compared to other urban areas: 65% reported salaried employment compared with 51% in urban areas, wh-ile 3% reported casual work, as against 9% in urban areas.However, these cities which enjoy a wage premium reflected the gender inequality in wages too. While a salaried male earned Rs 30,700 a month in million-plus cities, a female earned Rs 23,700 – 23% lower. This gap was more pronounced in the case of cities such as Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur, where women earned nearly half as much as their male counterparts. Prayagraj seemed to defy the trend, with women shown to be earning more than men.In case of self-employm-ent, men (Rs 33,880) had over double the monthly earnings of women (Rs 16,160).Workers in million-plus cities on average worked for 49.5 hours a week compared with 47.1 hours in urban India. Both male and female workers in million-plus cities reported higher average ho-urs than those in urban India.Women with salaried jobs in Rajkot (51.5 hours), followed by Faridabad (50 hours) clocked in the maximum time at the workplace.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Super Emergency’: TMC Claims Police Barricaded Mamata Banerjee’s House Before Baruipur VisitBadrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Forms 4-Member Panel To Probe Donation Irregularity ClaimsMumbai Monsoon Horror: 63-Year-Old Dies After Tree Falls On ShopCentre Denies Reports That Bhutan Rejected India’s E20 Petrol ProposalPoJK Protesters Seek Help From India’s Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh Regions Amid Pakistan’s CrackdownPrashant Kishor To Finally Contest Bankipur Bypoll, Jan Suraaj Names Founder As CandidateWhy Did China Reacted Sharply To Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s India Visit?Govt Cracks Down on Meta Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse-Linked Instagram Ads, Seeks Reply in 7 DaysMamata Reassumes TMC Leadership As Dilip Ghosh Claims Party Is Crumbling Amid ResignationsWhy Adani’s $1.4 Billion Vizhinjam Port Stake Sale To MSC Has Triggered A Political Row123PhotostoriesIs it normal forgetfulness or Alzheimer’s disease? 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Road transport ministry has also proposed empowering Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) to award interim compensation to road crash victims and their families, instead of making them wait until the final disposal of their claims.After consultations with states and ministries spanning almost two years, the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act were placed before the informal Group of Ministers (iGoM) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh last week. TOI has learnt that the panel has given the ministry the go-ahead to finalise the bill, which may be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament.The proposals are aimed at reining in errant drivers and use of uninsured vehicles and also seek to go back to the earlier practice of insurance regulator IRDAI fixing the third-party premium based on vehicle age and challan history. In the 2019 amendment, this power was vested with the road transport ministry.The amendments linked to compensation in case of death or grievous injuries in road crashes are significant. At present, MACTs can’t provide any interim relief. The ministry has proposed that a claims tribunal may “grant such interim relief that it may deem fit”. It has also proposed that in case an insurer or offending party challenges the order of a claims tribunal, it would have to pre-deposit Rs 10 lakh or 50% of the awarded amount, whichever is less. Currently, it’s Rs 25,000 or 50% of the awarded amount, whichever is less.The ministry has also proposed increasing the bar for filing appeals in high courts from current Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. “The move to allow interim compensation by MACT tribunals is welcome considering that such cases often face delays in final disposal,” said Amarjeet Singh, an advocate and a road safety expert.Experts also lauded the proposal that makes fresh driving tests mandatory for drivers who have a history of flouting traffic rules. Tightening the screws on errant drivers, the ministry has also proposed that no fresh DL would be issued to an applicant for three years in case of revocation of earlier DL.The ministry has further proposed to increase the age bar for requirement of medical certificate for fresh DL or licence renewal from the current 40 years to 60. “In the name of ease of living and ease of doing business, we must not compromise with the fundamental parameters that are necessary for making roads safe,” said Anil Chhikara, a former deputy transport commissioner of Delhi.Experts also said that the proposal of “double fine or penalty” for drivers violating traffic rules would increase the risk of misuse by traffic police. Get the latest India news and live updates. 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