If patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they want in India, how come Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister, asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that as per a report by the Reserve Bank of India, eight crore new jobs were made available in the country in the last three to four years, which had......
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......
'The dakiyas will be our partners, receiving credit proposals from micro-enterprises at the grassroots level.' IMAGE: A postman on his way to deliver mail in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan......
Commercial banks have turned cautious in lending to smaller microfinance institutions (MFIs), which has compelled the latter to borrow from non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) at much higher......
As RBI governor, Sanjay Malhotra will have to give the highest priority to the interest of the economy while deciding on the growth-inflation trade off at Mint Street. IMAGE: The Appointments......
Centre mulls strategy to ensure powers given to the agencies are not misused. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is taking a hard look at agencies responsible for......
The government on Monday proposed to give Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) to Small Industries Development Bank of India for funding micro and small enterprises.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said......