"230 million women received their bank accounts for the first time courtesy of the Jan Dhan Yojna. Of the 400 million loans given out, 70 per cent of beneficiaries were women with women-owned businesses, which means, 280 million women-owned businesses received funds. The NPA was less than 2.
"Our technological progress is also an important mechanism of soft diplomacy because relationships are defined by what a country has to gain from another in economy and technology," Dhankhar said.
"Deeply saddened by the passing of distinguished Hindustani classical music vocalist Prabha Atre Ji. Her contribution to Kirana Gharana and Indian classical music will always be remembered. Heartfelt condolence to her family, friends and many admirers," the Vice President posed on X.
Ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the temple's construction committee and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) gave an invitation to President Droupadi Murmu at her residence on Friday.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalties, of varying degrees, against ESAF Small Finance Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, and Punjab and Sind Bank over various non-compliances.
The researchers of IIT Guwahati's Waste Management Research Group have developed a novel technology, "Mati Dhan," to minimise biodegradation time, yield vermicompost for urban waste management and reduce waste volume.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police, recovered a drone along with six packets weighing 6 kilograms and suspected to contain heroin from a farming field near Village Majar Jamsher Pattan Dhani in Fazilka district on Wednesday.
tar all-rounder Angelo Mathews makes his comeback in the shortest format of the game after a long gap of three years as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe lock horns against each other in the three-match T20I series after the completion of an ongoing ODI series between the two sides.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday condoled the demise of music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan and said he "leaves behind a rich legacy in the field of classical music."