A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
SBI might present the first result for the combined entity at the end of the first quarter of 2017-18
EY Foundation India and India Paryavaran Sahayak Foundation have come up with a cost-efficient and scalable solution. The project involves spreading awareness and driving usage of in-field straw management practices among farmers, to reduce the air pollution caused due to crop residue burning.
One out of every two Indians would have Aadhaar number by the middle of 2014, UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani has said as he underlined the unique attributes of the identification system that will lead to public sector reform and governance transformation.
For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Be a disciplined investor for attractive returns, says fund managers.
.jpg)
It would be fair to say that markets are coming to the end of a down-cycle and are at the cusp of the next up-cycle.
'Most Indians know very little about Patel which is a great shame.'
The government plans to transfer all subsidies including food, fertiliser and kerosene, potentially taking direct payments to more than $60 billion.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a recession unfolding in bits and pieces. With factories and tea gardens closing down, agricultural income falling and storm Aila ravaging a large part of deltaic West Bengal in 2010, migration gradually became a norm.
The 40 per cent exemption benefit is applicable only for employees.
Reliance is leveraging the technological change of building a virtualised 5G network which would see the current hardware-dependent networks shift to software-centric platforms.
BSE's, NSE's overnight liquid fund facility can help stock investors maximise returns
The government kept its nerve in the face of a massive shock. It chose not to resort to a massive fiscal stimulus. It focused instead on providing liquidity support and easing restrictions on movement in stages, observes T T Ram Mohan.
The Congress leader asked the government to not resort to further unorthodox, short-term economic measures that can cause any more uncertainty in the economy.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection.'
Government's financial inclusion mission is well intentioned, but it may be putting a severe strain on the banking sector.
The govt has a lot more to do then just open bank accounts for the poor in the Jan Dhan scheme.
'If enough of us take up the issue with their elected representatives, politicians will get the message.'
What will a split in the AIADMK mean for Tamil Nadu?
'This (opposition to the project) is not just architects, but everyone needs to know more.' 'We need to be allowed to participate, maybe, you can ignore what we have to say, that's your decision.' 'At least follow the process.
The original idea was to replace the existing schemes for scheduled castes and tribes.
These are initiatives not commonly seen in economic administration.
RuPay has 42% of total debit cards, but contributes only 16% of PoS, e-commerce transactions. With banks scheduled to renew deals with Visa, Mastercard, here's how RuPay plans to increase its reach to premium customers.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
The problem is set to grow following issuance of 75 million new RuPay cards in the next six months with the launch of the Jan Dhan Yojana.
Major Somnath Sharma was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations on November 3, 1947.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
'The manufacturing sector and the capital goods industry need all the support that the government can provide, because they are working in a global market where trade restrictions are coming down every day,' says Amar Kaul.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
Pawar may not be in the Congress and heading a rival party having a love-hate relationship with it. But still he is considered the top Congress leader from Maharashtra, reports Sunil Gatade.
'No right thinking student of politics can name one state where the BJP gains in double digits.'
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
'For the first month, we have only had 5.5 million who have paid the tax.' '40 per cent have paid nil as tax; 95 per cent of the taxation for the first two months has come from only 400,000 assessees.' 'So even now, the tax-paying habit, of paying a marginal or negligible amount, or not paying anything at all, is quite prevalent,' reveals Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress was observing a 'black day'.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances