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

Accelerator programme will provide startups with an opportunity to showcase their business proposition to partner VC firms - Sequoia Capital India and Fireside Ventures - and also a chance to win a total equity-free grant of $50,000 from Amazon

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

The Ministry of External Affairs claimed that India has ramped up the construction of border infrastructure, including roads and bridges for the improvement of the livelihood of its citizens

Plan submitted to RBI includes both short and long-term solutions, which may take up to three months to implement. HDFC Bank was barred from issuing any new credit cards on December 12, 2020, after a series of technical glitches

On January 16, Bharat Pe and financial services firm Centrum had jointly submitted a bid to the Reserve Bank of India to acquire PMC Bank

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

Inclusion of the JioMart app in WhatsApp will provide it unlimited reach to over 40 crore users of WhatsApp in India, and thus help build its online presence; JioMart was launched after Facebook inked a mega $5.7 billion deal with Reliance Retail for 9.9 per cent stake last year

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

COVID-19 vaccination Day 2: 2.25 lakh inoculated; 447 adverse events reported A total of 2,24,301 beneficiaries have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far, out of which only 447 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported, the Union Health Ministry said on day two of the nationwide vaccination drive on Sunday. Out of the 447 adverse events following immunisation, only three required hospitalisation. India has approved two vaccines -- Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech...

In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that it has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways (NHs) in the last week commencing 8 January

DHFL was the first finance company to be referred to NCLT for insolvency proceedings. Before that, the company's board was superseded and R Subramaniakumar was appointed as the administrator

As more account holders get online to transact, there are problems on user experience on commonly used banking applications

In India the time spent in front on devices rose 39.4 per cent from 3.3 hours per day in 2019 to 4.6 hours in 2020. Indonesia led the world at 5.2 hours followed by Brazil at 4.8 hour per day

Bank credit grew 3.2 per cent to Rs 107.05 lakh crore in the first nine months of the current financial year, against a growth of 2.7 per cent registered in the corresponding period of 2019-20

Scientists working at the Wuhan lab confessed to being bitten by COVID-19 infected bats in a cave while collecting samples.

Any hike in taxes on luxury cars will hit demand and prevent recovery from the disruptions witnessed last year, according to senior officials of the companies

The digital innovation India has made so far is here to stay. It needs adoption into commercial application to deepen the financial inclusion net

The rise in net profit came on the back of increase in net interest income, which grew 15.1 per cent to Rs 16,317.6 crore in December quarter from Rs 14,172.19 crore in same quarter last fiscal

The BharatPe-Centrum combine is one of the four bidders that have made submissions to the Reserve Bank of India for acquiring PMC Bank. The other bidders include UK's Liberty Group and two independent business houses