Travel cards are like debits cards-loaded with the currency of your choice or which the lenders offer.
To meet the target, agriculture must grow at 15% compared to average of below 2% over the past four years
Boost to dairy sector will generate jobs
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
'Fear is also a great impetus to push people in the right direction.' 'So, everyone who has touched black money is scared and I'm very happy about it.'
The Budget will indicate where the Modi government stands on reforms, growth and development.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Auto loan costs remain stubbornly high.
Modi is keen to get more investments into Gujarat.
The government has unleashed a slew of reforms to attract greater investments including higher foreign direct investment in defence and opening up the railways infrastructure sector, relaxed labour laws, launched campaigns like the Make in India for re-invigorating manufacturing, Clean India and Digital India, among others.
Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services says that the government often forgets that its prime duty is to serve the people and not some sick public sector units.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
NDA government has shunned populism.
Be extra careful while using credit cards because there is a risk of misuse
Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'As they grow bigger, the trail of their pioneering success often leaves behind a causticity marked by deficient human resource practices, negligible focus on corporate governance and rife sexism.'
IT companies see this as a huge opportunity.
Government claims big successes in agriculture, rural roads & investment scenario.
When the Centre collects money through cess, it can retain the entire fund for the particular scheme.
Bandhan Bank is the first bank to be launched in eastern India post Independence.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
The organisers have become savvier about marketing the game.
Droom has seen aircraft such as the Falcon, Hawk and Cessna being rented.
'Big countries do not agree on every set of issues.' 'Look, one of the differences in the relationship is that when we do not agree, we are sitting down and talking to each other.'
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Modi government has taken some interesting policy decisions in the 100 days since the time he met President Pranab Mukherjee to present his claim as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy, says Tanmaya Nanda.
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
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At the retreat, PSBs had suggested the government cut its stake in these entities to less than 51 per cent over a period of time and empower the boards of individual banks.
After the Bihar setback, these are the issues the PM must address to maintain the people's faith in him.
The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
'Independence Day has been India's annual general meeting. For the most part, it has been a forgettable experience of ritual observances. Not so this year... Mr Modi instead presented what I call a moral balance sheet of India,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
'Power sits lightly on Arun Jaitley's shoulders. Just because earth-shaking election results have brought his party in power, he has not gone recklessly ambitious. "Too soon, too fast" is not what he likes,' says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com about Budget 2014.
Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India's largest mortgage lender, says the exuberance in industry about the new government is justified but big ideas articulated by the prime minister need speedy implementation.
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...' 'The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...' 'In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the alternative is to have the service sector as the driver of both GDP as well as employment growth.'
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Harsh Roongta, Mahesh Padmanabhan, Anil Rego answer the most sought after questions on Budget Day.
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The catalyst is the run on emerging market equities, but many investors are just tired of waiting for India to get its act together.
