India's unemployment rate hits 4-month high in April

STORY: India's unemployment rate hits 4-month high in April DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of New Delhi 3. various of laborers waiting for work STORYLINE: India's unemployment rate reached a four-month high in April at 8.11 percent, up from 7.8 percent in March, according to the latest data from the economic research house Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). While rural unemployment decreased marginally to 7.34 percent in April from 7.47 percent in March, urban unemployment increased to 9.81 percent from 8.51 percent during the same period. Despite the increase in the unemployment rate, more jobs were created in April, particularly in rural areas. Around 22.1 million jobs were created in April, with a job creation rate of 94.6 percent in rural areas and 54.8 percent in urban areas. The data underscore the ongoing challenge facing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as it grapples with the need to

India to expect normal rainfall this year

STORY: India to expect normal rainfall this year DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of raining in India 3. various of agriculture fields in India 4. various of crops in India STORYLINE: India will get normal rainfall during this year's monsoon, the weather department said on Tuesday. According to Indian Meteorological Department, between June and September, the country is expected to receive 96 percent rainfall of the Long Period Average. The Long Period Average is the mean rainfall recorded in monsoon seasons in India between 1971 and 2020. A monsoon is considered to be normal if the country receives between 96 percent and 104 percent of the average rainfall in a year. India's Meteorological Department, IMD, has set the standard for defining normal rainfall during the country's four-month monsoon season. Monsoon showers are vital for India's agriculture sector which accounts for about 18 percent of the e

Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures.

Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures. (Kyodo)