Chief ministers of states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were among those who raised the issue of loan waver scheme for farmers.
The government on Monday proposed income tax benefits for people making payments through credit or debit cards and doing away with transaction charges on purchase of petrol, gas and rail tickets with plastic money.
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
World's second largest mobile operator Vodafone Plc of UK on Tuesday sought FIPB approval to invest Rs 10,141 crore (Rs 101.41 billion) in raising its stake in the Indian arm to 100 per cent.
The agreement on sharing of financial information is a distinct and welcome break from its trend.
IBA has commissioned a study to evaluate the pros and cons of keeping banks shut on Saturdays.
Jaitley said the government had earmarked Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) for recapitalisation.
Swadeshi economist, columnist and chartered accountant S Gurumurthy speaks to Shobha Warrier about one year of Modi Sarkar.
Also says PSU banks divestment to be considered after improvement in governance
TCS moved into new markets like France, Japan thanks to acquisitions.
Mr Modi has indicated he will carry on, and intensify, India's 'Look East' policy. But this start is hardly inspiring.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
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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.
Banking secot to see major changes by 2020.
Governor also says two-stage verification for card transactions might go; RBI in process of setting up IT arm
The cap of Rs 10,000 on daily withdrawal has also been removed.
US President Barack Obama on Sunday affirmed his commitment to enhancing India's 'voice and vote' in global financial institutions like IMF.
Meet to review progress on lending, impact of recent rate cuts and what is being done on NPAs, among other things
ICICI Bank extended yesterday gains, rising 10% in two trading sessions
Biksham Gujja contributed to major global initiatives such as the World Commission on Dams, World Water Commission and World Water Forum.
India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes whose operators typically grab new deposits to meet their promise of guaranteed returns to existing savers, point out Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj.
Discussions are on in government about how to make the process simpler for the poor and more cost-effective for telecom operators, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
Mukesh Ambani said the Digital India initiative has the potential to transform the lives of 1.2 billion Indians using the power of digital technology.
Prasad, who referred to the days when the saffron party had won just two seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha polls, slammed the BJP for shying away from declaring its 'face' for state polls.
'The Opposition has no option but to make it an 'All versus One' fight to even think about winning.'
Launching a counter offensive against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for giving the Modi government "zero out of 10" for handling farmers' issues, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that "zeroes cannot see beyond zero".
On Monday, RBI announced that 26 entities, including Tata Sons, LIC Housing Finance, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Department of Posts, Reliance Capital, L&T Finance and Bajaj Finserv, applied for grant of bank licences.
Manish Sabharwal tackles 5 criticisms of demonetisation.
Modi govt says its economic score on all coutns is very good.
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The RBI has accepted the application withdrawal request, according to the statement.
Under the scheme, which seeks to open 75 million accounts by January 26, 2015, an accident insurance cover of Rs 100,000 is provided with every RuPay debit card offered by the National Payments Corporation of India.
The problems facing India and its economy are far too severe and deep to be fixed in 100 days, and an excessive focus on the first 100 days might have indicated that the government had failed to understand that.
Swaraj emphasised that the UN must accept it needs fundamental reform.
No discrimination on basis of gender, age, religion, caste and physical ability.
The RBI will have to focus on constructive change to ensure growth.
The appointment of Yogi Adityanath as UP CM, the revival of the Ram Temple movement, the elevation of a ban on cow slaughter as a national priority, and the targeting of any social behaviour deemed contrary to a set of narrowly prescribed Indian values point to a social regression that contradicts the inclusive and forward-looking impulse that underlies Modi's vision of a modern India.
Nilekani said new-age technology markets work on a winner-takes-all basis.
The Raghuram Rajan committee report for evolving a composite development index of states, submitted to the finance ministry today, has a note of dissent from member Shaibal Gupta.
Lack of awareness about the scheme, especially in villages, has created a situation where expectations are turning into disappointment.
The party's most important electoral challenge lies in whether it can meet the aspirations of the youth who were drawn by the promise of gainful work.
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