Sitharaman also highlighted the steps taken by the government to achieve ease of doing business by digitisation of approvals and making more stable policies to make India a favourable destination for investors.
For the first time the government is organising an event where consolidated efforts would be made to help start-ups.
Infrastructure for all-IP next-generation, wireless broadband infrastructure across all the 29 states in India is being laid, says Mukesh.
RBI data on Dec 2014 showed 1.05 million PoS machines in the country.
A national cyber crime and coordination centre meant to fend off such attacks is still awaiting approval
Two types of deductibles are associated with auto insurance -- compulsory and voluntary.
Income tax online return accounts of certain people have been unauthorisedly accessed, the Finance Ministry has warned.
'What we need is right skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling.'
Increase of 10% to 12% likely in a bid to improve citizens' mood after demonetisation.
The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded
Robots and artificial intelligence machines may find their way to the corporate board rooms in the next ten years
The announcement comes on the first anniversary of the project.
According to the chief minister, the common man, small traders and daily labourers are the worst sufferers of the demonetisation scheme.
The files, digitised and given "preliminary conservation treatment" by the National Archives of India, were released on the birth anniversary of Netaji.
GPS devices will enable real-time money transactions
Ritika Kochhar finds out how Indian miniatures, which were once buried in manuscripts, ended up drawing collectors the world over.
'We have promised to ensure reduced tax rates.'
Target is to train about five lakh Indian women in next 18 months
Travel by public transport can be made more attractive and practical for a lot more people.
Tomar had discussed the two proposals with trade unions on June 24 and assured that the government will take at least two weeks to take a decision.
Fifty per cent of bank restructured assets were in infrastructure, steel, power and telecom sectors.
A look at the key decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government in its six months.
Sidbi acquires Ahmedabad-based start-up at hefty premium; founders deny link to govt.
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
India is ranked below Bhutan and Sri Lanka in terms of broadband penetration, says TRAI.
Ankit Fadia talks to Prasanna Zore about his roles and responsibilities as a brand ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' programme
'Facing foes with a common intent is not something Modi-Shah's BJP has done before,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Jaitley said note ban has compelled people to deposit money into bank accounts.
The finance minister also hinted that not all of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore worth of currency junked will be remonetised through issuance of new notes as he said digital currency will fill the gap.
Unless RBI temporarily relaxes the norms on recognising of bad loans, the pressure on this front could rise in the December quarter.
If the states do not chip in with better governance procedures in the setting up of new businesses, providing electricity connections, enforcing contracts, issuing construction permits or registering property, there is little the Centre can do on its own to quickly move India up the index on ease of doing business, says A K Bhattacharya.
'The current crisis is a result of a clash between a coercive attempt by the government to justify demonetisation and rising digital transactions against the market and the economy fighting the unexpected pressure from atop.'
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
In other welfare schemes, such as those for cooking gas, pension and scholarships, which are linked to DBT, cash is transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries.
The report touches on variety of issues including consent, rights of children, data protection authority and right to recall data.
Lost in this maelstrom is the unasked question about what are the secrets the government really needs to keep? One can appreciate the need to keep news about movements of troops secret. But what is the need of sealing, and sequestering away the bulk of the work being done by ministries dealing with economic and social welfare, asks Sunjoy Joshi.
The Central Information Commission has directed the Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani, rejecting CBSE's contention that it constituted "personal information".
The remarks by the top court came at the fag end of the day-long hearing after WhatsApp, while opposing the maintainability of the plea challenging its 2016 privacy policy, explained the nitty-gritty involved in it.
The issue of 1978 DU degree records cropped up after Aam Aadmi Party raised questions about the degree of the PM.
Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.
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