The Bharat Interface For Money app was launched on the iOS platform earlier this month. It is also available on the more popular Android platform. There have been over 17 million downloads of the BHIM app so far.
Weather watchers said it can't be known till May whether El Nio will impact the monsoon or not.
Major focus will be on adequately funding existing schemes to ensure their timely completion before the next General Elections.
A committee on digitalisation headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had in an interim report recommended taxing cash transactions of at least Rs 50,000 to promote digital payments.
NITI Aayog wants the prime minister's flagship initiative should focus on labour-intensive sectors and policies that impede their growth to get special attention.
According to the Sebi circular, commodities that require price control measures will be less conducive for the derivatives market.
A projected drop in production in the 2016-17 sugar season (October-September) has kept domestic prices firm, reflecting in improved profitability and stock prices of companies.
Almost 3.3 million houses awaiting completion under the IAY will be built by the end of 2016-17.
Aayog feels expansion of the lowest base will enable more people to pay taxes.
India processes around 90% of the world's supply of rough diamonds.
'The service charge is given to the employees as a part of their salary. Now, employees have been calling to negotiate their salaries to balance the loss that they will face personally. In which case, we won't be able to retain some of them.'
As many as 4,291 farmers in Maharashtra killed themselves in 2015 topping the list of states with the highest number of suicides in the farm sector followed by Karnataka (1,559), Telangana (1,400), Madhya Pradesh (1,290), Chhattisgarh (954), and Andhra Pradesh (916).
Saudi Arabia is the second largest importer of poultry products from India and exporters fear other importing countries might follow suit.
Sops for middle class, poor and farmers on cards.
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
Eco affairs secretary says double counting possible; cash availability to improve in three weeks.
Cash withdrawal limits likely to continue
Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.