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IT among key sectors to offer jobs in 12th Plan
A draft document of the Planning Commission says services like IT, finance, tourism and trade would be major employment generators in the 12th five year plan New Delhi: Services like Information...
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Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover all districts by year-end
Currently being implemented in 51 districts, the scheme will be extended to all the districts across the country by this year end New Delhi: The direct cash transfer scheme, currently being implemented...
View ArticleRural Sector Gets Major Boost in Budget 2013-14
The Union Budget for 2013-14, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram in the ongoing Budget Session has enhanced the outlay to support schemes to build rural infrastructure and...
View ArticleGovt. has set norms for attracting FDI for development of airport, says Ajit...
Government informed the Lok Sabha that it has set prescribed norms for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for development of airports, including greenfield projects, but has not received any...
View ArticleTelecom EGoM likely to seek Trai’s views on spectrum pricing
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has placed an option before the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom – either seek a fresh opinion from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
View ArticleCabinet approves ICT road map in South Africa
Cabinet of South Africa approved a road map aimed at promoting and strengthening the development of research, development and innovation (RDI) in South Africa’s information and communications...
View ArticleLand record software developed by Goa Government wins international award
A land record portal developed by the Goa government has won an international award for making e-governance concepts people-friendly and accessible, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday....
View ArticleAndhra Pradesh launches Aadhaar-card linked LPG scheme
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday launched a Aadhaar-card based Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG subsidy scheme. This will be applicable in five districts including Hyderabad....
View ArticleStudy by UNICEF-SEWA Proves Success Story of DBT : Montek
UNICEF-SEWA have done a study on unconditional cash transfers. It has found that cash transfers has led to an improvement in enhancement of financial inclusion and health. Montek Singh Ahluwalia,...
View ArticleNew RBI Chief Raghuram Rajan to Focus on Mobile Banking and Aadhaar for Credit
Raghuram Rajan took charge as the 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), listing out many short-term measures to reverse the economy’s slide and to stabilise the country’s monetary system....
View ArticleICICI Bank, NSIC join hands to support SMEs
In order to facilitate more credit to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), National Small and Medium Enterprise (NSIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICICI Bank, a...
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Modi govt’s maiden budget aims at ‘Digital India’
In its effort to make transparency the hallmark of their governance, besides bridging the gap between India and Bharat, the new government has embarked on a major digital drive. And, the “Digital...
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Modi assured business savvy environment to US executives
India US CEO Forum Prime Minister Narendra Modi vouched to change the image of India as unfriendly nation for carrying out business in a joint meet of US and Indian businessmen attended by US President...
View ArticleRural Sector Gets Major Boost in Budget 2013-14
The Union Budget for 2013-14, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram in the ongoing Budget Session has enhanced the outlay to support schemes to build rural infrastructure and...
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UAE has $1 trillion investment opportunity in India : Modi
Urging top UAE businesses to invest in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India provides a $ one trillion investment potential immediately. Addressing an investors meet in Masdar...
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Modi’s efforts pay off, India moves up in ease of doing business chart
Thanks to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government to improve the ease of doing business in the country, India has jumped 12 ranks to occupy 130th position, according to the...
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Update 1: Industry gives guarded reaction to Budget 2016-17
As Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the Union Budget 2016-17 on Feb 29, reactions coming from the industry, industry bodies and experts have been rather guarded ones. While they don’t see...
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100 crore people to have Aadhaar numbers by March-end
With the recent announcement of Budget 2016, the target of 100 crore people with Aadhaar numbers is set to be achieved this month, and another 100 crore Aadhaar authenticated transactions may be...
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Operations at 1,928 FCI depots to go online by July
A view of the ceremony where Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, released the logo and tag line for the depot online initiative in New Delhi on March...
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Aadhaar saga transcends national limits; countries keen to replicate it
The popularity of Aadhaar has crossed International boundaries with countries such as Russia, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia wanting to adopt its model or some form of it. This is the result of India...
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