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Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

Economic Survey: Govt calls for new policies to improve water...

The agriculture sector had investment rate much less than half of that of services and industry sectors.

4 July 2019 3:23 PM IST

Mauritius is compliant with all OECD norms, including the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

Economic Survey: GDP ratio dips to 10.9 pc on shortfall in indirect...

In 2018-19, direct taxes grew by 13.4 per cent owing to improved performance of corporate tax.

4 July 2019 3:11 PM IST

FIPB takes a call on proposals for FDI in ocuntry.

Economic Survey: Govt may further ease FDI norms to bridge current...

The deficit increased to USD 57.2 billion or 2.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018-19.

4 July 2019 3:02 PM IST

Foodgrains, rice, wheat, pulses, come under Aadhaar-enabled direct benefit transfer, DBT, scheme. (Photo: PTI)

Economic Survey: Rationalisation of burgeoning food subsidy bill

Govt had pegged food subsidy bill at Rs 1,84,220 crore for 2019-20 as against Rs 1,71,298 crore last year.

4 July 2019 2:16 PM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference after the monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

A mess: Patel admits RBI was slow to take timely measures

Patel said an asset quality review for the NBFCs is inevitable' given their interconnectedness in financial system.

4 July 2019 1:37 PM IST

Additionally, the hasty implementation of GST has again hit the economy hard, resulting in a serious economic slowdown.

Economic Survey 2018-19 highlights

India continues to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2018-19.

4 July 2019 1:30 PM IST

The agenda going forward is clear: The banks have to regain the confidence of investors so that they can raise funds from the capital markets and not be dependent on government. (Representational image)

Economic Survey: Banking sector performance improved due to fall in...

The performance of the banking system has improved as non-performing asset (NPA) ratios declined and credit growth...

4 July 2019 1:06 PM IST

CASHe disburses multiple short-term loan products ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 2,00,000 with a repayment tenure ranging from 15 to 180 days

CASHe partners with Magicbricks to offer loans for rental security...

CASHe has disbursed loans worth Rs 1200 crore to over 2,50,000 customers.

4 July 2019 12:45 PM IST

IndiaMart expects to raise Rs 3,250 crore from the initial public offer (IPO).

IndiaMART InterMESH shares make robust debut; zoom over 21 per cent

The Rs 475-crore initial public offering of IndiaMART InterMESH was subscribed over 36 times last month.

4 July 2019 12:41 PM IST

BJP leader and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that elections in six of the nine seats, which have undergone elections on Sunday, were marred by violence. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Economic Survey: GDP growth projected at 7 per cent for 2019-20

The growth projection is higher than a five-year low economic growth of 6.8 per cent for the year ended March 31.

4 July 2019 11:47 AM IST

The AIC has also voiced its concerns in a letter responding to an invitation by Indias Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for public comments and suggestions on the draft rules by January 31. (Photo: Pixabay)

Jobs in IT sector: 2.5 lakh new vacancies coming soon, says govt

2 million people would be trained in digital technology in the next three to four years from 0.6 million people...

4 July 2019 10:52 AM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Need few lakh crores to eliminate level crossings: Piyush Goyal

The money is required to construct underpass or overbridges to replace the railway level crossings.

4 July 2019 10:47 AM IST