Modi government empowering women: Read about how PM Modi has ushered economic development and health-related improvement in the lives of women

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MK Gandhi famously said – “If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior.” Women empowerment and gender equality have been priorities for nations, developed and developing alike. Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals propounded by the UN, that form part of its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Goal mentions that … Read more

Finance ministry issues guidelines for interest waiver scheme during the lockdown period- Read details

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The union finance ministry has issued the detailed guidelines for the waiver of ‘interest on interest’ for loans that was announced earlier this month. The govt had decided to waive the compound interest on loans upto Rs 2 crore for a period of six months, from March to August. It was announced that this compound interest waiver will be … Read more

Amazon-Reliance tussle: Reliance Retail to complete its deal with Future Group without any delay

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With the American e-commerce giant Amazon getting a favourable ruling in Singapore with regard to the Future-RIL deal on Sunday, Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the retail arm of Indian behemoth Reliance Industries Ltd. released a statement saying it intends to enforce its rights and complete the transaction in terms of the scheme and agreement … Read more

“Insider trading?” Netizens wonder as Bajaj Auto registers record sales in October despite Rajiv Bajaj’s fear-mongering about economic slump

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As India prepares for the festive season and the economy gradually unshackles itself from the coronavirus-induced lockdown, several sectors of the economy have registered impressive revival. One of them being the automobile sector. After Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki and Hero Motocorp, now the Bajaj Auto has recorded highest ever monthly sales in the last month. Bajaj … Read more

Festive season puts Indian Economy back on track as the Auto sector, GST collections post impressive figures in October 2023

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As India gradually emerges out of the strict and unyielding coronavirus lockdown it had imposed to curb the spread of the deadly contagion, the economy of the country which had come to a standstill is showing positive and encouraging signs of robust economic recovery. If statistics are to be believed, Indian economy is set on … Read more

Major reforms announced by Modi government, eases Work From Home norms and liberalises regulations for Other Service Provider sector

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In a significant move aimed at reforming the BPO and ITeS Sector, the government of India has announced liberalisation of the regulatory regime for the ‘Other Service Provider’ Industry in the sector. ‘Other Service Provider’ an entity providing Application Services like tele-banking, tele-medicine, tele-education, tele-trading, e-commerce, call centre, network operation centre (NOC) and other IT-enabled services to … Read more

Union Government approves Rs 1.46 lakh crore PLI scheme for 10 key sectors with the aim of transforming India into a manufacturing hub

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In a big boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign, the Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Modi today gave its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in 10 key sectors for enhancing India’s manufacturing capabilities and enhancing exports. “The policy that we are taking in the PLI, through which we want the manufacturers to come into India, … Read more

Here are the 12 measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package

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The Modi government on Thursday announced another financial stimulus package, as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamana announced 12 new measures under the new Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package to boost the Indian economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The measures announced by the centre are expected to be aimed at sectors worst hit by the … Read more

Nine out of Eleven component manufactures of Apple convinced to shift their plants from China to India: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Union Minister for IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Modi government was able to convince nine of the eleven component-makers of Apple Inc to move away from China to set up their plants in India. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 23rd edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit held … Read more

What they never told you when they said India was the worst performing emerging economy

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How would you like to see India’s GDP grow at double digit rates? Sure, you would love that. Suppose then that India’s (real) GDP growth soars to 10%. Add to that say 4% inflation, leading to nominal GDP growth of 14%. Fantastic! I wish… Just one catch. In return for this 14% nominal GDP growth, … Read more