As many as 75 million households that do not have access to banking services will be covered and at least one bank account opened for each household, against the earlier proposal of two.
A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran
Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses five issues pivotal for the success of Digital India
How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.
Beijing wants assurance that its investments won't come under scrutiny
'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'
Each 'adarsh village' should have piped drinking water, connectivity to the main road, electricity supply to all households, library, telecom and broadband connectivity including CCTVs in public areas. Emphasis will also be on e-governance, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only facilitate bilateral communication and reduce miscalculations at the very top level of the two governments, but possibly open the space for China and India to speak in one voice on various issues of mutual concern,' note Feng Renjie and Ding Kun Lei
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
Sensex, Nifty under pressure on weak global cues.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
Dhirubhai Ambani lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children and went on to establish the Reliance Group.
Business reacted with caution to the reforms of 1991, and demanded protection from multinationals and imports. Twenty-five years later, traces of that demand can still be found, reports Bhupesh Bhandari.
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