Centre okays Rs 14,000-cr outlay for 7 new schemes to boost farmers’ income

The Centre on Monday announced seven big programmes for the holistic growth of agriculture and allied sectors with a total outlay of nearly Rs 14,000 crore, as it aims to…

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VC funding in August nearly quadruples YoY as large deals keep kitty above $1B

The Indian startup ecosystem seems to be gradually emerging out of the funding winter. Over the last four months, venture capital (VC) inflow has consistently punched above the crucial $1-billion…

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National e-governance conference to be held in Mumbai on September 3 and 4

The 27th edition of the National Conference on e-Governance will be on September 3 and 4 in Mumbai. The theme of this year's conference is ‘Viksit Bharat: Secure and Sustainable…

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The key to D2C success is in the details, says Fship’s Mukuund Hari at D2C Carwaan- Surat Edition

The Indian Direct to Consumer (D2C) market seems to be on a roll. According to a KPMG report ‘Unravelling the D2C wave in India’s Consumer Commerce’, the D2C market was…

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Digital Bharat Nidhi to fund provisioning of telecom services in urban areas now

The Rs 80,000 crore Digital Bharat Nidhi will now support the provisioning of telecommunication services in urban areas with additional benchmarks, such as making such services affordable and enhancing their…

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India needs to avoid financialisation as it marches towards Viksit Bharat goal, says Nageswaran

India has one of the brightest global economic growth prospects, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Monday, cautioning that the country needs to avoid 'financialisation' as it…

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