New Delhi, July 7 -- To make fintech the prime vehicle for achieving financial inclusion, the Centre wants them to focus on developing solutions for offline payments, voice-based authorization tools, ... Read More
New Delhi, July 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met Nadia Calvino, president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, and proposed partnering with the bank to take India's digi... Read More
New Delhi, July 1 -- In yet another effort to expand the reach of the government's financial inclusion schemes across the country, the Department of Financial Services under the finance ministry has l... Read More
New Delhi, June 30 -- The Union finance ministry on Monday exhorted private sector banks to increase their participation in financial inclusion schemes and serve the marginalized sections of society b... Read More
New Delhi, June 29 -- Public sector banks (PSBs) are drawing up a plan to lay a threshold of Rs.100 crore and above and set up specialized teams to recover bad loans, two persons aware of the matter s... Read More
New Delhi, June 27 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked public sector banks to step up lending after Reserve Bank of India cut key policy rates early this month and contribute to the growt... Read More
New Delhi, June 25 -- The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Wednesday took several key decisions related to the inland waterways transport (IWT) sector, including setting up three tourist ... Read More
New Delhi, June 25 -- The upcoming Rs.3,000-FASTag annual pass will benefit frequent private commuters but dent toll operators' revenues by 4-8%, ratings agency Crisil said in a report on Wednesday. ... Read More
New Delhi, June 25 -- India is pushing ahead to make Chabahar, located in the strategic southeastern corner of Iran, its main port of call in a bid to pivot away from Bandar Abbas near the Strait of H... Read More
New Delhi, June 23 -- M. Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services (DFS) and officials of the Reserve Bank of India on Monday held a meeting with officials from various ministries and depa... Read More