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Stand-Up India Scheme: Government Sanctions More Than INR 40,700 Crore To Over 1.80 Lakh Accounts

Stand up India Scheme, launched on April 5, 2016, with a focus on economic empowerment and job creation, has been extended up to 2025

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World Bank Cuts India's Growth Forecast For 2023-24: Report

The World Bank also signified that the Indian government is likely to meet its fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP in 2023-24

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Focus On Scale, Efficiency And Technology To Cut Logistics Costs, Says Piyush Goyal

The minister said that logistics has become the centerpiece of India's policy making in its journey towards becoming a developed nation and a leader in international trade

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Government May Consider 0.3% Fee To Ensure Financial Viability of UPI: Report

The report also stated that the facilitation fee of 0.3% can generate around INR 5,000 crore in 2023-24

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India Unveils New Foreign Trade Policy 2023

Unlike previous policies that were announced for five years, the FTP 2023 reportedly has no end date and will be updated as needed

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Fee Of Up To 1.1% On Merchant Transactions Above INR 2000: NPCI

As per the circular issued on March 24, the changes will come into effect from April 1, 2023

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Sebi Announces Corporate Governance Norms And Investor Measures

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said that the regulator has decided to set up an independent, government - sponsored backstop fund for corporate debt market

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Telcos Recorded INR 4.17 Lakh Crore Debt In 2021-2022: MoS Telecom

The minister said that the government has approved various structural and procedural reforms in the telecom sector

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Government Of Goa Partners With Newton School To Organize Digital Goa Youth Summit

Through this program, the Goa government and Newton School aim to provide over 10,000 Goan students with advanced industry-focused tech education for in-depth training and upskilling

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Cryptocurrency Presents a Legitimate Case Of Macroeconomic Risk, Says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Mentioning about the slowdown in the funding of startups and digital economy, the minister said that he is not very concerned as 'peaks and troughs and ups and downs and business cycles are very inherent nature of startups

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How Private Businesses Can Partner With Government Agencies To Facilitate Change

When the private sector partners with government agencies, it can create a powerful incubator for change.

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Make-In-India Initiative To Focus On Hardware Manufacturing: Report

According to the report, the aim of the initiative is to promote India as a hardware manufacturing nation

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Government's Prompt Action Ensured Indian Startups Were Not Adversely Impacted By SVB Crisis, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The minister further urged the entire startup community to think of the Indian banking sector as their trusted partner

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Nirmala Sitharaman Reviews PSBs Performance Amid Stress In US Fin Systems

The report stated that the minister advised the banks remain vigilant about the interest rate risks and regularly undertake stress tests

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India's Highways Infrastructure To Match US by 2024, Says Nitin Gatkari

As per the minister, India is ready to witness a paradigm shift to corridor approach of infrastructure development