The Finance Ministry said in its press release ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8 that \"in the past six years, the ministry has launched various schemes which have special provisions for the empowerment of women

\"By October 2, we have to collect single-use plastic in our homes, schools, and offices,\" says PM Modi, during the inauguration of Maan Dhan Yojana in Jharkhand

There is no separate published data for unorganised sector as a whole. \"However, the shrinking of unorganised sector is a positive indicator of development,\"said Santosh Kumar Gangwar

The contingency fund has a limit of Rs 150 crore. The state cabinet approved temporary revision by Rs 2,000 crore.

Those who drew an honorarium of Rs 3,000 will from now on get Rs 4,500 and those who used to get Rs 2,200 will get Rs 3,500, he said. The honorarium of Anganwadi helpers will be hiked from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500, says the PM.

During his Independence Day speech on 15th August 2014, Prime Minister Modi announced the establishment of PMJDY as a scheme meant to increase banking penetration, promote financial inclusion and provide at least one bank account per household across the country in four years.

The study compared nine metropolitan cities around the world which have operational Metro systems and where cost of a 10-km trip costs less than half a dollar.

As the rain fury abates and the flooding starts to recede in Kerala - ravaged by the worst monsoon in close to a century - the insurance industry braces up for a deluge of claims.

State Bank of India is using technology ggressively to reach out to remote areas of the country.