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Time of India
04-08-2025
- Time of India
Use E-Sakshya App For Stronger Evidence, Better Conviction Rate: ADG Gupta
1 2 Nagpur: In a comprehensive review of Nagpur's city and district crime scenario on Monday, additional director general of police (law and order) Nikhil Gupta emphasised leveraging technical and digital tools, particularly the e-Sakshya app, to enhance evidence collection and boost conviction rates. The meeting focused on the effective implementation of the newly enacted criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — which came into effect in July 2024. Gupta, a Nagpur native, expressed satisfaction with the measures taken by commissioner of police Ravinder Singal, notably Operation Thunder targeting narcotics syndicates. However, Gupta urged stricter action against drug peddlers, advising police to invoke charges even against those on the run and to pursue their apprehension diligently. He stressed the importance of balancing high detection rates with improved recovery and preventive actions to ensure robust policing outcomes. Highlighting the need to strengthen foundational policing practices, Gupta underscored the importance of updating case diaries, clearing pending investigations, and collecting scientific evidence to build airtight cases. Gupta particularly emphasised on improving conviction rates in cases involving atrocities against women, urging meticulous investigations into missing women and girls to deliver justice. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Discover the AI-powered language app that's changing how everyone learns Talkpal AI Undo Gupta also reviewed enforcement parameters of the new criminal laws, encouraging the adoption of digital tools like the e-Sakshya app to streamline evidence documentation and presentation in courts. He believes such measures will significantly enhance the quality of investigations and judicial outcomes. The ADG instructed deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to conduct frequent visits to police stations to monitor ongoing investigations, inspect crime scenes, and scrutinise chargesheets for accuracy and completeness. Discussions also touched on operational challenges, including a shortage of inspector-rank officers. Senior officials noted that while officers transferred out of Nagpur often leave promptly, their replacements from regions like western Maharashtra are delayed, leaving critical posts vacant. As Gupta prepares to review the crime scenarios in Gondia and Gadchiroli, he reiterated the need for diligent investigations and proactive policing to address regional challenges. His focus on technology-driven policing and addressing manpower constraints signals a push for systemic improvements to enhance public safety and judicial efficiency across Maharashtra.
Economic Times
30-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Market timing has little impact on SIP returns: Motilal Oswal MF study
Synopsis A study by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund reveals an interesting insight. The study suggests that Systematic Investment Plans or SIP returns are nearly identical. It does not matter whether investments started at market peaks or bottoms. Investors who began SIPs during high and low market valuations earned similar long-term returns. Pratik Oswal advises against overthinking market timing for SIPs. IANS An investor who started a SIP on January 4, 2008, when the Nifty 500 PE was 27.07, earned a return of 13.97%, while one who began investing when the Nifty 500 PE had dropped to 9.29 on October 27, 2008, earned a return of 14.36%. Mumbai: Timing matters a lot when you're batting - like finding the sweet spot on the bat. In mutual fund investing, it might matter a lot less. A study by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund shows that investors who started SIPs at market peaks and those who began at market bottoms ended up with nearly identical long-term returns. The first period examined in the study was from 2000 to 2005, a time marked by the aftermath of the global bubble burst and the Indian market's subsequent recovery - a phase of high volatility. During this period, the Nifty 500 Index's price-to-earnings (PE) ratio swung sharply, peaking at 37.26 on February 24, 2000, and bottoming out at 11.58 on September 21, 2001. Despite this wide valuation gap, investors who started SIPs in either of these extremes and continued till March 2025 ended up with nearly identical long-term returns. An investor who began investing in February 2000 earned a CAGR of 15.47%, while one who started at the lower valuation in September 2001 earned 15.55%, according to the study."Relying solely on valuation levels to start SIPs adds unnecessary hesitation," said Pratik Oswal, head - Passives, Motilal Oswal Asset Management. Similarly, between 2006 and 2010, the stock market went on a rollercoaster ride - surging during a roaring bull run, plunging during the global financial crisis, and eventually staging a investor who started a SIP on January 4, 2008, when the Nifty 500 PE was 27.07, earned a return of 13.97%, while one who began investing when the Nifty 500 PE had dropped to 9.29 on October 27, 2008, earned a return of 14.36%. 'Systematic investment plans go through an entire business cycle seeing ups and downs. This volatility over longer terms averages out returns,' says Nikhil Gupta, founder of Sage Capital. Between 2011 and 2015, the stock market witnessed a volatile period. Equities were under pressure till mid-2013 after India was famously lumped together as part of 'Fragile Five'— a term used to describe emerging market economies that were vulnerable to capital flight risks. Subsequently, stocks rebounded on indications that the Narendra Modi-led BJP is coming to power. A SIP started on August 19, 2015, when the Nifty 500 PE was 25.79, returned 15.26%, compared with a SIP started on August 28, 2013, at a PE of 15.11, which returned 14.89%. 'Consistent long-term investing through SIPs have shown effectiveness regardless of where the market stands during the time of investing,' said Oswal.
Time of India
30-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Market timing has little impact on SIP returns: Motilal Oswal MF study
Mumbai: Timing matters a lot when you're batting - like finding the sweet spot on the bat. In mutual fund investing, it might matter a lot less. A study by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund shows that investors who started SIPs at market peaks and those who began at market bottoms ended up with nearly identical long-term returns. The first period examined in the study was from 2000 to 2005, a time marked by the aftermath of the global bubble burst and the Indian market's subsequent recovery - a phase of high volatility. During this period, the Nifty 500 Index 's price-to-earnings (PE) ratio swung sharply, peaking at 37.26 on February 24, 2000, and bottoming out at 11.58 on September 21, 2001. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Public Policy Others Data Analytics others Design Thinking Project Management Artificial Intelligence Degree Cybersecurity Leadership MCA Management Data Science Healthcare MBA Product Management healthcare PGDM Technology Finance Digital Marketing CXO Data Science Operations Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details Agencies Despite this wide valuation gap, investors who started SIPs in either of these extremes and continued till March 2025 ended up with nearly identical long-term returns. An investor who began investing in February 2000 earned a CAGR of 15.47%, while one who started at the lower valuation in September 2001 earned 15.55%, according to the study. Best MF to invest Looking for the best mutual funds to invest? Here are our recommendations. View Details » by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas Prices In Dubai Might Be More Affordable Than You Think Villas In Dubai | Search Ads Get Quote Undo "Relying solely on valuation levels to start SIPs adds unnecessary hesitation," said Pratik Oswal, head - Passives, Motilal Oswal Asset Management. Similarly, between 2006 and 2010, the stock market went on a rollercoaster ride - surging during a roaring bull run, plunging during the global financial crisis, and eventually staging a recovery. An investor who started a SIP on January 4, 2008, when the Nifty 500 PE was 27.07, earned a return of 13.97%, while one who began investing when the Nifty 500 PE had dropped to 9.29 on October 27, 2008, earned a return of 14.36%. Live Events 'Systematic investment plans go through an entire business cycle seeing ups and downs. This volatility over longer terms averages out returns,' says Nikhil Gupta, founder of Sage Capital. Between 2011 and 2015, the stock market witnessed a volatile period. Equities were under pressure till mid-2013 after India was famously lumped together as part of 'Fragile Five'— a term used to describe emerging market economies that were vulnerable to capital flight risks. Subsequently, stocks rebounded on indications that the Narendra Modi-led BJP is coming to power. A SIP started on August 19, 2015, when the Nifty 500 PE was 25.79, returned 15.26%, compared with a SIP started on August 28, 2013, at a PE of 15.11, which returned 14.89%. 'Consistent long-term investing through SIPs have shown effectiveness regardless of where the market stands during the time of investing,' said Oswal.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Time of India
Maha police tighten SOP on loudspeaker use, issue norms to units across state
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Maharashtra police have issued comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all commissioners and superintendents of police across the state for prompt action against unauthorised loudspeaker use and violations of prescribed noise levels, especially from religious or public places. Additional director general (law and order) Nikhil Gupta recently communicated the directive outlining detailed responsibilities for field-level officers under the Maharashtra Police Act and environmental protection laws. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police commissioner Pravin Pawar said, "The law is being implemented uniformly for all the religious and public places where loudspeakers are used. Meetings have been held asking the users to either regularise the loudspeakers or face the music. " Under the SOP, upon receiving a noise complaint, a designated officer (sub-inspector and above) will promptly visit the site with a noise meter and two neutral panch witnesses. They will measure and record the decibel level, signing the printout along with the witnesses. A detailed panchnama will then be prepared, capturing key information like premises address, ownership details, type of establishment (religious or otherwise), registration status, names of relevant office-bearers or committee members, recorded decibel reading and area zoning classification (residential, commercial, industrial or silent). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Write Better, Work Smarter With This Desktop App Grammarly Install Now Undo If local zoning is not clearly marked, the classification is to be determined based on majority land use in the area. The SOP also specifies that the day is defined as 6am-10pm period and night as 10pm-6am. After conducting a site visit, the officer will submit a report to the commissioner or SP and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Further actions will be taken by senior officers, who may issue warnings or register FIRs under relevant laws. Penalties for violations can include fines and imprisonment. MPCB can also file complaints under environmental laws, and both departments can take concurrent action. Repeated violations may lead to equipment seizure and prosecution.
Mint
15-07-2025
- Business
- Mint
India's rural recovery: Don't count on it just yet
Nikhil Gupta Several data points make a case for optimism but there are also signs of the revival losing strength. Investors would still need to watch the rural sector for a few months before they can get a clear picture of its performance. There are at least five indicators that suggest fading rural strength in the country. Gift this article In the last two quarters of 2024-25, India's rural sector posted a solid recovery. Based on various official macroeconomic indicators, our in-house analysis suggests a four-year high growth in India's rural sector during the period. This came as a huge relief to the economy and market participants, as an improving rural sector offset a weakening urban sector (based on another set of indicators). In the last two quarters of 2024-25, India's rural sector posted a solid recovery. Based on various official macroeconomic indicators, our in-house analysis suggests a four-year high growth in India's rural sector during the period. This came as a huge relief to the economy and market participants, as an improving rural sector offset a weakening urban sector (based on another set of indicators). This improvement in the second half of 2024-25 has fuelled expectations that the rural sector is on the mend and set to grow faster in 2025-26, supporting overall consumption growth. Also Read: Pour resources into rural India for a manufacturing boom The early onset of the southwest monsoon in India and a 9% surplus in June rainfall have strengthened this optimism. With good rains so far, the live storage in 161 reservoirs was 36.4% of their total capacity at the end of June, compared to 20.3% a year earlier and almost 50% higher than the long-term average (i.e. 10-year period) by end-June. In fact, the current reservoir levels are the highest at the end of June for any year in the 21st century. More importantly, agricultural real wages grew at a six-year high of 3.4% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of 2024-25, following an average decline of 0.3% in the previous three years. This pick-up continued in April as well, which recorded a seven-and-a-half-year-high real growth of 4.8%. Although non-agricultural rural wages have also increased in recent quarters, their improvement is not as strong as in agricultural wages. Can rural wages maintain this momentum for at least a few more quarters? Wages under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)—which seem to be one of the leading indicators of agricultural wages—are already growing at a slower pace. Real wages under NREGA grew 6.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024-25, marking the fastest growth in a decade. This growth has slowed to 5.6% in the first quarter of 2025-26, which is still strong but a concern. We had seen this pattern of inverted V-shaped growth in NREGA real wages during the pandemic and then in early 2023-24, but it petered out quickly in both instances. It remains to be seen if this time will be different. There is no doubt that an improvement in rural wages is a highly welcome and very encouraging indicator. The good news, however, ends there. There are at least five other indicators that suggest fading rural strength in the country. First, farming's terms-of-trade, which compares output price inflation with input inflation (excluding labour) for the agricultural sector estimated from the wholesale price index and thus gives us an idea of profit margins, declined for the second consecutive month in May. Agricultural input inflation started rising beginning February, while output inflation started declining from April, leading to a fall in the farm sector's terms-of-trade in the last two months. Notably, it improved for 22 consecutive months before that. What wages are for farm workers, terms-of-trade represent for agricultural producers. Second, the sale or availability of fertilizer (production plus imports) also contracted for the second consecutive month in May, marking the worst contraction of 14.3% year-on-year in 15 months, and that too on a weak base. Fertilizer sales fell 10% year-on-year during the first two months of fiscal 2025-26, after declining 0.6% in the corresponding period last year. Third, rural spending of the central government—including by the Union ministries of agriculture and farmers' welfare, rural development, panchayati raj and drinking water and sanitation—fell 13.9% year-on-year in real terms during April-May, following contractions in the previous two years (2023-24 and 2024-25). Excluding the fertilizer subsidy, it declined faster in the first two months of 2025-26. Fourth, two-wheeler sales declined 7.6% year-on-year in April-May, the fourth decline in seven months after 30 consecutive months of growth. Recent data suggests that these sales remained weak in June as well. Lastly, after rising in January and March when compared with the year-ago levels, work demanded under NREGA—an indicator of financial stress in rural India—fell in April. This was a relief because NREGA work demand had declined during the January-March period in each of the last three years. However, it grew by 1.1% year-on-year in May 2025 and then 3.7% in June. This rise has come notwithstanding excess rainfall and an early onset of this year's monsoon. Not surprisingly then, the central government has already released ₹ 37,500 crore in the first quarter of 2025-26, accounting for 44% of its annual target of ₹ 86,000 crore for NREGA spending. What does all this mean? The purpose of this argument is to caution investors on the rural sector's strength. Better wage growth and a plentiful monsoon are definitely positive for the sector. However, there are several other pieces of economic data pointing to a fading of the recovery in India's rural economy. Therefore, it is still early days and a firm conclusion on the health of India's rural sector can be drawn only after a few months. The author is India economist and executive director at CLSA India and the author of 'The Eight Per Cent Solution'. Topics You May Be Interested In
