125 crore Aadhaar cards

More than 125 crore Indians have Aadhaar, says govt

Aadhaar is currently the largest biometric identification system in the world. IDAI receives about 3-4 lakh update requests daily. Read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the guidelines for the Jal Jeevan Mission

Prime minister unveils guidelines for rural water supply scheme

The Union government will spend more than Rs 2 lakh crore of the Rs 3.6 lakh crore needed to implement the scheme. Read more »
Indian railways restructuring

Cabinet clears major Indian railways revamp, unification of services

The railway board will be reorganised on functional lines under the chairman and four members responsible for infrastructure, operations, rolling stock and finance. Read more »
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ADB to lend $490 million to upgrade Madhya Pradesh roads

The loan will be used for upgrading 750 km of state highways and 850 km of major district roads to two-lane all-weather roads. Read more »
Prime minister Narendra Modi at ASSOCHAM centenary

Invest without fear to achieve $5 trillion economy target, Modi tells industry

Indian economy has seen bad times, but has always emerged stronger, says prime minister. Read more »
onion is reatiling above Rs 130 per kilogram in most of India

Govt to import 12,500 tonnes of onion from Turkey to ease prices

Imports to hit market in January; fresh crops may ease prices in new year. Read more »
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Reduce dependence on imports, Piyush Goyal tells Indian industry

The government is engaging the US, EU and the UK to secure market access to India’s exports. Read more »
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Ease of doing business: India has become a business-friendly nation, says Modi government

The ministry of corporate affairs lists achievements in making India a business-friendly nation. Read more »
e-commerce exports

Trade trouble for Modi govt: India’s exports, imports dip in Nov

The country’s trade deficit also dipped to $12.12 billion from $16.61% in November last year. Read more »
CPIU inflation soars, IIP shrinks

Industrial output shrinks 3.8% in Oct, inflation at 40-month high

Hopes of RBI resumes rate cuts dims as inflation hits highest level since July 2016. Read more »