The study, part of CPR's Accountability Initiative, says Modi government front-loaded payments under the PM-KISAN farmer income support programme and provided additional provisions for the Mid-Day Meal scheme

MindRush 2021: Experts agree that biggest impediment for all operators will be spectrum cost and all stakeholders need to work together towards addressing these challenges. The other challenge for telcos is to seamlessly deploy infrastructure support

Farmers have firmly said that they will not go back to their homes until the government accepts their demand to repeal the three contentious farm laws

According to economists at YES Bank, heath and R&D related spending is expected to see a boost to align India with its global peers and to adapt to ongoing changes in global health conditions

As many as 1,75,000 persons trained by the Ministry's skilling ecosystem in health sector professionals such as health workers, emergency medical technicians, were made available to the States for utilising their services during the pandemic

A farmer leader, who attended the meeting with the police, said, 'The government wants us to take out our rally outside Delhi, but we want to hold it inside Delhi. No decision was taken in today's meeting'

There has been a rapid growth in the branch network of SFBs since their inception, but the growth has been concentrated in southern, western and northern regions, which are relatively well-banked regions in the country

Need to raise rural incomes and multiply opportunities for enhancing livelihoods

Volatility from global issues is the new normal. Companies need to be more agile and focused than ever before

In the coming future, managements will have to be prepared for all eventualities and uncertainties

Misdirected stimulus that relies heavily on liquidity infusion when demand is depressed and incentivising loan defaults by routinely writing off NPAs threaten financial stability and economic recovery

Given the skewed finances of the central government owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no elbow room at all to provide any relief to the common taxpayer

The Union Budget 2021 should reflect concrete and enthused government efforts to boost both consumption and demand for an overall push to the economy

Quantum computing is an emerging field harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics to build powerful tools to process information and has the potential to solve computational problems beyond the reach of classical computers

Govt. committed to #FinancialInclusion to all citizens. As on 6/1/21, #PMJDY accounts cross 41 Cr. and Zero Balance Accounts decline to 7.5% from 58% in March 2015. Clearly showing the use and adaption by every account holder, the Finance Ministry said

Travel and tourism sector, which saw its employment fall by 5.5 million during the severe lockdown of June quarter, employed 20.7 million people in December 2020 quarter

All eyes are on the budget as the government walks a tightrope of balancing growth and fiscal concerns. Effective implementation of the proposed budget will be key

A memorandum of cooperation on movement of specified skilled workers to Japan for a maximum period of up to five years has been signed by India and Japan on January 18

First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution

\"In Japan, various efforts are made to utilise 5G in such fields as agriculture, transportation and disaster risk reduction. Japan is willing to share our experience and expertise and work together towards the successful introduction of 5G in India,\" stated Japanese minister Takeda