Small transactions( should) be possible, and most important, it should be inclusive.... The government’s focus on digitalization combined with the industry’s innovation quotient can translate into grassroot level of digital integration across sectors and industries.... With digital platforms like Aadhar, CoWIN, GEMS, etc, we have truly shown the world to build the foundation for a scalable digital economy impacting over billion of lives, ” said Debjani Ghosh, President, Nasscom....

Iran's joining of the SCO is beneficial to both sides, said Valdai Club expert, Nandan Unnikrishnan

expert Nandan Unnikrishnan, Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation

on for thirty years. Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation

Senior bureaucrat Sanjay Kumar Singh has been appointed as Steel Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Monday. Singh, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms Public Grievances( DARPG) and Department of Pensions Pensioners Welfare( DoPPW).V Srinivas, a 1989 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, will be Secretary, DARPG and DoPPW in place of Singh.... He is currently Special Se

India said on Thursday that it will not accept any effort by developed countries to shift the focus away from climate finance for developing countries and place it on emissions reductions in the Global South.It also said that without adequate support in terms of finance, technology, and capacity building, the fight against climate change would be severely impacted.In response to the draft text on the new climate finance goal released early Thursday, India's Environment and Climate Secretary Leen

Join our Whatsapp channelSeven people, including a toddler, were killed on Sunday in India when a helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas, officials said. The fatal accident comes as relatives mourn at least 279 people killed when a passenger plane slammed into a residential area in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENTContinue to videoNextStayPlayback speed1x NormalQualityAutoBack720p360p240p144pAutoBack0. 25x0. 5x1x Normal1. 5x2x/ Ski

Stating that GST councilmeetings have become" almost toxic" with the erosion of trust between the Centre and states, West Bengal minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider a" course correction" to rebuild faith.In a letter to Sitharaman, the state's finance minister also claimed that the central government comes to GST council meetings with a" predetermined conclusion". Mitra on June 13 alleged that his voice was" muzzled" during the GST Council

On April 2, at 14:00, the TASS press centre (Tverskoy Boulevard, Building 2, 2nd floor, Moscow, Russia) will host an onlinepress conference with the participation of the leadership of the Valdai Discussion Club and international experts, titled “Valdai Club and Agenda-2020: Global Challenges from a

BENGALURU: Food delivery startup Swiggy announced it closed a US$ 1. 25bil( RM5. 3bil) funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus, just days ahead of rival Zomato Ltd’s listing. New investors in the round include Qatar Investment Authority, Falcon Edge Capital and Goldman Sachs, while existing backers Accel Partners and Wellington Management also participated, Swiggy said in a statement. The latest fundraising was heavily oversubscribed following strong interest from investors, the s