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Sunil Mittal on India’s Economy

Sunil Mittal on India’s Economy

Strong policies and digital growth power India's rise as a global manufacturing and tech hub

18 July 2025 7:03 PM IST

The Centre, in its move towards a digital economy may soon ban cheques. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more cheque books! Modi govt may ban them to boost digital economy

This move may cause severe inconvenience for traders, 95 per cent of whose transactions are via cheques and cash.

22 Nov 2017 11:06 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Cash comes at a cost, nation moving towards digital economy: Jaitley

Jaitley also launched two products of the PNB -- Rupay Credit Card and e-Rupaya.

6 Nov 2017 6:38 PM IST

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.

4G coverage to beat 2G, data oxygen of digital economy: Ambani

At India Mobile Congress, RIL chairman said ubiquitous, affordable, high-speed data was necessary.

27 Sept 2017 2:54 PM IST

Union Minister for Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: PTI)

Digital economy to offer 5-7 million job opportunities: Prasad

Digital economy is growing fast and by 2020 it is expected to provide job opportunities to about 50 to 70 lakh youth.

15 Sept 2017 6:40 PM IST

Digital payments by mobile wallets bring in convenience with a few clicks, tendering exact change, and so on.

In a digital democracy, who owns our data?

A private bill on data protection introduced in Parliament by BJD MP Jay Panda, too, spells out the need for data...

1 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

PM Modi, who arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit and held a series of meetings with top Japanese leaders and addressed the Indian community. (Photo: PTI)

1 GB data cheaper than bottle of cold drink in India: PM Modi in Japan

PM Modi also lauded the Indian diaspora for introducing Kabbadi and Cricket in Japan where martial art is very popular.

29 Oct 2018 4:46 PM IST

I appeal to Sonia Gandhi to rise above vote bank politics. I would also request the same from Mayawati and Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Prasad asks Russia to leverage massive potential of India's digital...

Prasad said India is pushing its digital economy to touch USD one trillion mark in coming 3-4 years.

5 Oct 2018 1:52 PM IST

Total bilateral trade in services in 2017 was USD 51.8 billion, an increase of 11 per cent from the previous year.

Need for serious negotiations on US-India FTA: experts

US-India economic engagement is underperforming in spite of the progress that has been made over the past 30 years.

26 April 2018 10:56 AM IST

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg. (Photo: PTI)

Indian digital economy will touch USD 1 trillion-mark by 2022: Garg

India is the sixth largest world economy and We would become fifth largest economy by 2022.

15 July 2018 6:31 PM IST

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 70.55, registering a rise of 26 paise over its previous close of 70.81. (Photo: DC)

Love of cash hinders India's move to digital economy

For many citizens living in rural areas, cash is still the bedrock of daily existence because of a lack of facilities.

14 Nov 2019 9:42 AM IST

CAIT demanded immediate action against policy defaulter e-commerce companies and impose ban on working of their portal.

Draft e-commerce policy: Some stakeholders seek more time for...

Govt released draft e-commerce policy proposing setting up a legal and technological framework for restrictions on...

6 March 2019 3:36 PM IST