Scientists at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have also detected early signs of a favourable monsoon season this year with fading El Nino conditions and reduced snow cover over Eurasia.
Household debt levels reached an all-time high of 40% of GDP, and just 0.01% jobs were added between 2012 and 2019 while 70-80 lakh youths join the labour force every year - Jairam Ramesh said.
The Congress gave up its claim on the contentious Sangli and Bhiwandi seats, which will now be contested by the Sena (UBT) and the NCP (SP), respectively.
Thackeray said that during a meeting with Amit Shah in Delhi, he was asked to contest two Lok Sabha seats on the BJP symbol, but he turned down the proposal.
Sources in the government said that the ECI's directive would be adhered to and the MHA has decided to withdraw a sizeable chunk of central forces from ethnic violence-hit Manipur for the fresh deployments.
Addressing an election rally at Lakhimpur in Assam near the Arunachal Pradesh border, he said the people of Assam can never forget how Nehru had left the state to its fate.