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All you wanted to know about Jan Dhan, in five charts
The past week has seen much controversy around the efficacy of the Narendra Modi government’s flagship scheme on financial inclusion ......
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Economy round-up: Inflation slows, factory output shrinks, stocks slump
The week began on a pessimistic note on Monday with renewed fears of a rate hike in the US dragging ......
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Economy round-up: Urjit Patel takes over as RBI pays record dividend
Although it was the first day at work for new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, his former ......
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Raghuram Rajan, the outspoken RBI governor
The efficacy of Raghuram Rajan’s policy moves as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been a ......
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India, Vietnam sign 12 agreements
India and Vietnam on Saturday signed 12 agreements in a wide range of areas covering defence, IT, space, double taxation ......
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Modi government eases FDI norms for non-banking finance companies
Expanding the list of NBFCs which can attract FDI, the Cabinet today permitted foreign investment through automatic route in "other ......
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GST Bill gets a push as Cabinet approves key changes
The Cabinet today cleared changes in the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, dropping 1 per cent manufacturing tax and providing guarantee ......
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Job creation down by over two-thirds during Narendra Modi's reign
Ever since Narendra Modi-led government won a landslide victory in May 2014, job creation, especially in the manufacturing and core ......
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Getting tax benefits under 'Startup India' programme tougher than cracking IIT
Many startups in India have one or more founders who studied at one of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology ......
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FDI into India on the rise while China languishes
Even as China remains miles ahead of India in terms of absolute foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow (in 2015-16 its ......