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How often do we see a father’s death turning out to be a motivational factor for a young kid! Well, 14-year-old Ladu Lal Jatiya from Naya Dariba has promised himself ever since to live his father’s dream of becoming a footballer. It took Ladu and his mother (Tipu Bai) several ... Read More »

Udaipur : Bindu Meena, a 9-year-old girl from Zawar is a regular at the Zinc Football School in Newatalai. So are Kanchan Meena and several other girls who have taken this initiative to the next level with their enthusiastic participation in large numbers across all our Zinc Football Schools. Little ... Read More »

A primary school teacher, hockey player, a marriage gone wrong, a crestfallen mother and now an AIFF D-Licensed football coach with Zinc Football, 28-year-old Sumitra Meena has lived all the ups and downs of a lifetime in just a span of few years. As with many girls in the rural ... Read More »

Finance Minister said Demonetisation, a key step taken by the Government to formalise the economy. He said Demonetisation compelled cash holders to deposit cash in banks thereby reducing anonymity in transactions. Finance Minister also said that when the present Government was elected the total number of the filers of income ... Read More »

In a Facebook post on the second anniversary of Demonetisation,Arun Jaitley said in first four years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, the number of income tax returns filers has gone up to 6.86 crore from 3.8 crore in May 2014. By the time the first five years of this ... Read More »

He expressed hope that there will be record production of food grains during Kharif season. Inaugurating Krishi Kumbha, PM Modi reiterated the government’s commitment to double farmers’ incomes by 2022 will help the nation’s food producers at every stage from sowing to selling.  Prime minister said events such as Krishi Kumbh ... Read More »

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Addressing Annual General Meeting of Indian Banks Association through video conferencing in New Delhi, Jaitley said banking system has reached all household under the present government and pace of financial inclusion among fastest compare to other countries.  He said banks are heart and soul of country’s economy and the role ... Read More »

Arun Jaitley tweeted:  An analysis of what the IMF had to say in 2014 as against 2018 is very clear – high inflation, high fiscal deficit, high current account deficit, a standstill infrastructure, power sector, & allocation of natural resources. We have come a long way. The last four years ... Read More »

Growth in Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies for 2018 and 2019 will remain solid as it continues apace across the region, despite rising tensions between the US and its trading partners, said a supplement to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO). “South Asia, meanwhile, continues to be the fastest growing ... Read More »

The President said the Indian diaspora has an emotional connect with India and they will continue to make their contribution towards the development of India. He also lauded the role of Indian community as cultural ambassadors in different countries. Earlier, the President, who is in Greece on the 1st leg ... Read More »

President Ram Nath Kovind stated that Indian diaspora has an emotional connect with India and they will continue to make their contribution towards the development of India. He also lauded the role of Indian community as cultural ambassadors in different countries. He was addressing the people of Indian origin settled ... Read More »

The anti-poverty agency predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid 3.1 per cent this year to 3 per cent next year and 2.9 per cent in 2020. The world economy is generally healthy but must contend with rising interest rates in wealthier countries and weaker demand for commodities ... Read More »

According to the global ease of doing business report, India jumped up 30 notches into the ‘ease of doing business’ index. India now ranks 100 globally as compared to previous year’s 130. Not only opening a new business is easier than ever, the government has also reduced from 30% to 25% the ... Read More »

ADB Chief Economist has said that growth is driven more by domestic consumption than exports. The ADB has projected India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation with 7.3 percent growth in 2018-19, and 7.6 percent in 2019-20. The size of India’s economy is about 2.5 trillion US dollars currently, ... Read More »

Travelling economy class? Like the majority of budget-conscious travellers, economy class is either the only option or the most logical way to travel. After all, business class is for corporate travellers, considering the high-priced tickets which are normally paid by company expenses. Despite economy class being labelled rather unsavorily with ... Read More »

New Delhi : Seeking to boost note ban and GST-hit economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced a massive Rs 6.92 lakh crore infrastructure spending and another Rs 2.11 lakh crore for bank recapitalisation to revive investments as well as growth. Flanked by all his five secretaries and Chief Economic Advisor, ... Read More »