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Bihar's industry and jobs in focus ahead of Assembly verdictBihar's industrial sector faces a complex reality of declining legacy industries and emerging projects amidst structural challenges. Despit...
Why Bihar’s low unemployment rate may be misleadingBihar's official unemployment figures show a sharp decline, but this masks a critical issue of job quality. A significant surge in informal...
Bihar Elections 2025: Jobs, welfare, women, & growth power NDA, Mahagathbandhan's fight for state's futureBihar Election Manifesto Comparison: Bihar's elections present a stark choice for its future. The Mahagathbandhan promises state-led job cr...
Divergence in GDP contribution between high, low income states worrisome: NITI Aayog VCNITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery discussed India's economic challenges. He noted a significant gap between high-income and low-income st...
The poor's recourse isn't a bank, but moneylenders, mostlyA study reveals that the poor still rely on informal lenders for emergency funds. Piramal Enterprises suggests NBFCs can bridge this gap wi...
Reliance on informal finance persists despite multiple financial inclusion measures: ReportA Piramal Enterprises study reveals that despite financial inclusion efforts, many Indians, especially micro-business owners and the econom...
Urban jobless rate at 6-year low of 6.4% in Q2India's urban unemployment rate hit a six-year low of 6.4% in the July-September quarter, driven by increased hiring and a record-high over...
Bright future comes in small sizes: Mini grids promise to electrify the countryPatchy electricity connection in India’s hinterlands remains a big obstacle for development. Solar’s ability to be successfully deployed in...
Arohan Financial Services opens over 100 branches in FY'23"Our endeavour is to include every underserved household and small business under financial services. As we commence on our ambitious five-...
Arohan Financial Services opens over 100 branches in FY23Arohan is investing heavily to expand in semi-urban and rural geographies, providing employment opportunities for rural youth and enhancing...
Tata Power creates new arm to set up 10,000 microgrids in IndiaThe TP Renewable Microgrid would be set up in collaboration with Rockefeller Foundation, which will provide technical support and will be a...
Satya MicroCapital reaches over 2.25 lakh entrepreneursKeeping up with the post-demonetisation tide, the company’s focus on lending using digital financial solutions to women entrepreneurs speci...
DFID's Development Capital exit proves the investment approach to Microfinance worksDFID India has a track record on promoting financial inclusion when it earlier financed two successful India programmes.
By 2027, India has to create jobs equivalent to five AustraliasIndia has a huge job problem. It will need to add 10 crore people into working age population by 2027.
PM Modi dedicates Varanasi gas distribution project to the nationThe CGD network, which is being implemented by GAIL (India) Limited at a cost of Rs 755 crores, will cover 1,535 sq km and cater to a popul...
Assam Gas submits expression of interest for 750-km Barauni-Guwahati natural gas pipelineThe proposed pipeline will have a capacity of 15 mmscmd and will source gas at Barauni from Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline being built by GAIL.
Rise of the mini-grids: Solar projects are lighting up households beyond reach of main electricity gridsWith plans afoot to scale up these mini-grids to meet the commercial needs of villages as well, they are an energy solution whose time has ...
High hopes from Make in India may not help the governmentWhat is really revealing in the SECC numbers is the distribution of casual workers across states, irrespective of each state's level of ind...
Rockefeller Foundation pledges $75 million to light up 1,000 villagesRockefeller Foundation committed USD 75 million (about Rs 468 crore) for financing an initiative to provide electricity to 1,000 villages t...
- Why wait for gas? NRIs power West Champaran with rice husk
A small group of US-based NRIs have set up rice husk-based power-generating units in the area, lighting up some 500-700 households spread o...