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19 September, 2016

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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12 September, 2016

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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06 September, 2016

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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05 September, 2016

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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03 September, 2016

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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10 August, 2016

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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27 July, 2016

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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20 July, 2016

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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20 July, 2016

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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20 July, 2016

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 ......