PM to launch govt's financial inclusion campaign

Prime Minister will launch the government's campaign for financial inclusion to ensure banking service to 7.5 crore households in the country.Addressing a press conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that government objective is to reach every hous...

PM to launch campaign for financial inclusion: FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely said that the Prime Minister will launch a formal campaign for financial inclusion,that will provide banking services to all households in the country. Addressing a press conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, he said that mobile banking will be made available on all...

Train food quality: IVRS launched for passenger feedback

Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda has said a pilot project for Introduction of Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) has been launched on some trains to get the feedback of passengers on food quality. He said a Centralised Catering Services Monitoring Cell has been setup at National level. The to...

Train food quality: IVRS launched for passenger feedback says Rail Min

Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda has said a pilot project for Introduction of Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) has been launched on some trains to get the feedback of passengers on food quality. He said a Centralised Catering Services Monitoring Cell has been setup at National level. The to...

Electronic Toll Collection System in India this year

Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Krishan Pal has said that the government will implement the Electronic Toll Collection System (ETCS) in the country this year itself to bring transparency in the collection of the Toll.In his reply in the Lok Sabha, today, the Minister said that the...

US imposes travel restrictions on many Venezuelan officials

The United States is imposing travel restrictions on a number of Venezuelan officials. Officials did not specify how many people would be affected but said those who have been responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses would not be welcome in the US. The Venezuelan opposition has been lobby...

Support for Ukraine rebels will lead to further sanctions: G7 to Russia

G7 leaders say Russia will face further economic sanctions if it continues to support rebels in Ukraine. The group of leading industrialised nations said Russia had undermined Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. The warning came after the European Union added eigh...

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State govt nod for Rs 231 cr aid for Maha co-op banks

The Maharashtra government has approved financial assistance worth 231 crore rupees to strengthen district co-operative banks and primary agriculture credit co-operative societies in the state. The decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting held in Mumbai yesterday. There are 21,382 primary agr...

No decision yet on field trials of GM crops: Env Min

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that no decision has been taken on the field trials of genetically-modified crops.Talking to media persons in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Javadekar said the government always respects science and a recommendation on GM crops has come from an expert panel. ...