Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waivers for farmers, while Maharashtra has not despite Opposition pressure. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports.
Big Basket, Haldiram's & Amul among 101 cold chain projects okayed
The monsoon this year in India was likely to be 'below normal' at 95% of LPA: Skymet
The BJP's win in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls has emboldened the top leadership to pursue a pro-woman agenda.
Retail jewellers may be exempted as customers are allowed to buy jewellery up to Rs 200,000 in cash
UP is an important state to roll out the government's agrarian reforms and job growth policies.
'We need to see how quickly the industry comes out of the impact of the note ban.'
Those without Aadhaar can still avail of the scheme after producing proof of applying for Aadhaar
Output, consumption estimates further revised downwards; debt restructuring for mills possible.
The final agriculture GDP numbers for 2016-17 are expected to be revised up, as rabi production is looking really good.
The company was looking to raise around Rs 1,800 crore for a stake sale of 10 per cent.
El Nino is often associated with below average warmer, dry weather across Asia Pacific region.
Crops including fruit, vegetables account for 60% of GDP in agriculture, forestry, fishing sector.
After demonetisation, demand jumped as many people with unaccounted money bought the yellow metal.
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.
If there is turmoil in currencies, gold can shoot up sharply, says author of Arora Report.
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.
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