Linking of Aadhaar, bank account must

The government has proposed extending the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phones from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, but only for those who are “willing to enrol for Aadhaar.”

New tool to improve monsoon forecast

Scientists have developed a new tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the summer monsoon ”” a colossal weather system that affects millions of people annually.

Singapore has the most powerful passport

Tiny Singapore now has the world’s most powerful passport, according to a new ranking, with its citizens able to travel to the greatest number of countries visa free.

Legal steps to guard digital payments

The Home Ministry has asked banks and e-wallet firms to furnish details of the extent of financial fraud reported in the past one year as digital transactions picked up after the Union government implemented demonetisation from November 8, 2016 and scrapped old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes.

Centre to aid offshore e-commerce play

The Union government is working on a new policy to expand the footprint of the Indian e-commerce sector to tap potential markets outside the country, including Africa and Southeast Asia.

Delhi firecracker ban had no impact, say studies

Pollution levels recorded in the National Capital Region on Deepavali and the two following days were in close agreement with forecasts that assumed that the entire stock of unsold firecrackers in the city was used.

Bank Recapitalization

The Union government unveiled an ambitious plan to infuse ₹2.11 lakh crore capital over the next two years into public sector banks (PSBs)