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India’s poverty levels continue to fall as SBI projects 4.6% rate for 2024A State Bank of India report estimates India's poverty rate to decline to 4.6% in 2024, a significant drop from the World Bank's 5.3% estim...
Why rural is becoming the new urban for consumer businessRural India drives consumption growth, narrowing the urban-rural gap, fueled by rising income, government support, and infrastructure devel...
Some people trying to disturb peace in name of caste politics: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the importance of preserving social harmony in rural India and countering caste politics. He highl...
Rural poverty falls faster than Urban: SBI ResearchRural poverty in India declined to under 5% in 2023-24, surpassing urban areas, thanks to higher consumption growth among the bottom 0-5% d...
Poverty gap shrinks between rural and urban India in FY24, driven by higher consumption: SBI reportIndia's rural and urban consumption gap is reducing significantly, thanks to government initiatives like direct benefit transfers and impro...
12.5 crore jobs created under Modi govt; 2.9 crore under UPA rule: Hardeep Puri lauds SBI reportUnion Minister Hardeep Singh Puri praised a State Bank of India (SBI) report noting that the Modi-led government created 12.5 crore jobs in...
SBI partners with Aurionpro for its transaction banking platformThis announcement comes after the company associated with the Government of Haryana as a technology partner for its Haryana Antyodaya Pariv...
India’s poverty rate declined to 4.5-5% in 2022-23: SBI ResearchIndia's poverty rate declined to 4.5-5% in 2022-23, with rural poverty declining to 7.2% and urban poverty down to 4.6%. This decline is at...
AePS users in a fix as banks set up guardrails to reduce fraudLast-mile consumers who use AePS to withdraw DBT funds are finding their transactions failing over the last few months, as banks introduce ...
How cereals helped Modi-govt cut inequality in IndiaHigher procurement and free distribution of cereals such as wheat and rice have benefitted the poorest of the poor in India, thus helping l...
Govt 'singularly responsible' for India's economic problems: CongressAddressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress spokesperson Anshul Avijit said the BJP government and its spin docto...
Nearly 15 per cent of State Bank of India's Mudra loan portfolio turned bad“We have tweaked the model and changed it to e-mudra," Kumar said. "Some parameters are changed and now the NPA ratio has reduced to 10% in...
Lockdown, Day 80: Climb up the reform ladderS&P Global predicts India's economic growth potential in medium and long-term is 6.5-7 per cent but reforms are critical for the country to...
SBI to raise $500-700 million via green bondsThe green bond sale, likely in two tranches, could open for subscription within the next few days.
Agri sector should be given industry status: Nirmala SitharamanGovt has time and again reiterated its efforts towards doubling farmer income by 2022.
In favour of according industry status to the agriculture sector: Nirmala Sitharaman“I think agriculture sector should be given industry status if so many people are dependent on it,” Sitharaman said while addressing the 4t...
Relief for homebuyers! Builders may have to pay 11% interest for delayed projectsBuilders will have to give info on completion date of project, size of flats and promised facilities, state the draft rules, published to s...
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation may allow pledging PF contributions to buy low-cost houseThere will be tripartite agreement with member, bank/housing agency and EPFO for pledging future PF contributions as EMI payment
- 'Indian growth story intact whatever Dr Reddy does'
State Bank of India Chairman O P Bhatt on Monday refrained from making any guess about the credit policy to be unveiled by the Reserve Bank...
- 'Indian growth story will remain in tact whatever'
State Bank of India's Chairman O P Bhatt on Monday refrained from making any projection about the credit policy, and said "Indian growth st...