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Opinion | Andhra Man's Suicide And The Menace Of Illegal Loan Apps
Loan apps are used heavily in rural and semi-rural areas, where formal banking systems are scarce. They target disadvantaged sections of society, that is, people with meagre incomes who are ineligible to obtain credit from established platforms.
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Madhya Pradesh's Bizarre Currency Exchange Plot Involves Occultist, Djinn
The Crime Branch team seized the demonetised notes and promptly informed the Election Commission and the Income Tax Department. Their ongoing investigation aims to determine whether these notes were intended for distribution among villagers.
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Explained: What The Rajasthan Minimum Income Bill Guarantees
The bill guarantees 125 days of employment to both rural and urban families.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
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Passenger Vehicle Registrations Rise 28% In March, Says Industry Body
Tractors continued its dream run as rural incomes saw improvements after successive monsoons and good rabi produce.
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Small Businesses, Farmers Push Demand In Pandemic-Hit Economy
Increased demand for air travel and hotel stays by small business owners accompanied by rise in rural incomes and spending after two good monsoons helping COVID-19-hit economy
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WhatsApp to Partner With More Indian Banks in Financial Inclusion Push
WhatsApp plans to team up with more Indian lenders to expand banking services in rural areas and for lower income individuals, the messaging platform's country head said on Wednesday.
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PM Modi Says Economic Reforms Will Boost Farmers' Income Amid Lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the third tranche of economic stimulus announced by his government will help rural economy and boost farmers' income.
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Rural Income Not Supported By MNREGA: RBI In Monetary Policy Report
Lower agriculture prices, slowdown in construction sector and below-average performance of MGNREGA programme have affected the rural sector.
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Winners And Losers Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020
There's a lot riding on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's budget this fiscal year. Once the world's fastest-growing economy, India is now trying to restart economic growth that's dipped to an 11-year low.
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Budget 2020: Government Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022
"Under Aspirational India programme, the first point is agriculture, irrigation and rural development. We are committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022," Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech in Lok Sabha.
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Budget 2020: Income Tax Cuts, Concessions For Home Buyers Predicted
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to outline fiscal steps that may include higher spending in rural areas and possible tax cuts when she delivers her second budget speech in New Delhi.
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Rising Food Inflation Makes Rural India Turn To Rotis, Watery Dal
Nazir, 70-year-old farmer from Naya Khera village in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, has cooked a meal of watered-down dal and rotis for dinner. "To make the dal tighter, I will need more dal. When we have less money, the dal will also be less," he says.
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What Economists Want From Finance Minister To Kickstart Consumption
Mr Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, said in a report that the upcoming budget is unlikely to mark a departure from past budgets. There may not be any major fiscal stimulus to ramp up growth as the finance ministry itself has capped government spending in Q4 FY20. And there may only be minor tweeking of tax slabs as a cut in income tax is u...
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IMF Lowers India Growth Forecast To 4.8% For Current Financial Year
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said growth in India slowed sharply owing to stress in the non-bank financial sector and weak rural income growth.
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Opinion | Andhra Man's Suicide And The Menace Of Illegal Loan Apps
Loan apps are used heavily in rural and semi-rural areas, where formal banking systems are scarce. They target disadvantaged sections of society, that is, people with meagre incomes who are ineligible to obtain credit from established platforms.
-
Madhya Pradesh's Bizarre Currency Exchange Plot Involves Occultist, Djinn
The Crime Branch team seized the demonetised notes and promptly informed the Election Commission and the Income Tax Department. Their ongoing investigation aims to determine whether these notes were intended for distribution among villagers.
-
Explained: What The Rajasthan Minimum Income Bill Guarantees
The bill guarantees 125 days of employment to both rural and urban families.
-
Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
-
Passenger Vehicle Registrations Rise 28% In March, Says Industry Body
Tractors continued its dream run as rural incomes saw improvements after successive monsoons and good rabi produce.
-
Small Businesses, Farmers Push Demand In Pandemic-Hit Economy
Increased demand for air travel and hotel stays by small business owners accompanied by rise in rural incomes and spending after two good monsoons helping COVID-19-hit economy
-
WhatsApp to Partner With More Indian Banks in Financial Inclusion Push
WhatsApp plans to team up with more Indian lenders to expand banking services in rural areas and for lower income individuals, the messaging platform's country head said on Wednesday.
-
PM Modi Says Economic Reforms Will Boost Farmers' Income Amid Lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the third tranche of economic stimulus announced by his government will help rural economy and boost farmers' income.
-
Rural Income Not Supported By MNREGA: RBI In Monetary Policy Report
Lower agriculture prices, slowdown in construction sector and below-average performance of MGNREGA programme have affected the rural sector.
-
Winners And Losers Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020
There's a lot riding on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's budget this fiscal year. Once the world's fastest-growing economy, India is now trying to restart economic growth that's dipped to an 11-year low.
-
Budget 2020: Government Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022
"Under Aspirational India programme, the first point is agriculture, irrigation and rural development. We are committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022," Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech in Lok Sabha.
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Budget 2020: Income Tax Cuts, Concessions For Home Buyers Predicted
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to outline fiscal steps that may include higher spending in rural areas and possible tax cuts when she delivers her second budget speech in New Delhi.
-
Rising Food Inflation Makes Rural India Turn To Rotis, Watery Dal
Nazir, 70-year-old farmer from Naya Khera village in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, has cooked a meal of watered-down dal and rotis for dinner. "To make the dal tighter, I will need more dal. When we have less money, the dal will also be less," he says.
-
What Economists Want From Finance Minister To Kickstart Consumption
Mr Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank, said in a report that the upcoming budget is unlikely to mark a departure from past budgets. There may not be any major fiscal stimulus to ramp up growth as the finance ministry itself has capped government spending in Q4 FY20. And there may only be minor tweeking of tax slabs as a cut in income tax is u...
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IMF Lowers India Growth Forecast To 4.8% For Current Financial Year
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said growth in India slowed sharply owing to stress in the non-bank financial sector and weak rural income growth.
