This will cost the government Rs 3.1 trillion, about 10 per cent of its annual expenditure, and higher than any other spending item in its Budget. IMAGE: A migrant worker arrives at Chennai's MGR......
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' is indeed possible!' says Dr R A......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a......
It was the rejection of the Congress' welfarist economics by voters that led to the party's drubbing, says Andy Mukherjee. In handing its worst-ever defeat to Sonia Gandhi’s Congress party,......
If Bihar is clocking much higher growth than Gujarat, and Nitish Kumar enjoys the confidence of Hindus and Muslims alike, does it not make Nitish Kumar a much better contender for Prime......
Household indebtedness is higher in the southern states as compared to the other parts of the country, a report said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Citing the All India Debt......
'We still need a certain number of large public sector banks for financial inclusion and stability purposes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/ Rediff.com According to the latest Economic Survey, a......
Lauding the farm sector for demonstrating resilience during the pandemic, the Economic Survey on Friday suggested the government to see farm sector as a "modern business enterprise" for which......
The scheme, which would give Rs 6,000 to small farmers in a year or Rs 500 a month, will add more money to the account of these cultivators than the money he/she saves every month on an average.......
This survey also shows how things have moved forward since the last large-scale sample survey conducted by NSSO in 2012-13 The recent survey by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural......
Olympic champion Usain Bolt thundered to victory and a world championship gold medal in a mind-blowing 9.58 seconds, slashing 0.11 seconds off the mark he set at last year's Beijing Olympics. He......