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Gold loans shine in India's credit mix, scaling 4X in three years: Report
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
It was highlighted at the conference that over 60% of new retail loan originations now come from semi-urban and rural regions, where gold remains a culturally accepted and liquid form of collateral.
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Double-digit growth projected as auto sector shows steady retail growth in
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Auto retail sales in India maintained healthy momentum in December 2025, with industry players projecting the positive trend to continue into the final quarter of the fiscal year. Wholesale numbers for December 2025 are expected to show double-digit growth across most major manufacturers.
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Uttarakhand farmers receive Rs 65.12 Crore insurance; new initiatives anno
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A state-level Farmers' Day dedicated to farmers' welfare and economic upliftment was organised in Gauchar (Chamoli). On this occasion, Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami transferred an insurance amo
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Over Rs 65 crore deposited today in farmers' accounts whose crops were dam
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing the gathering, Chouhan stressed that the Malta orange, popularly grown in Uttarakhand, will reach every corner of India, and the Government will make every effort to export it worldwide.
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Himachal Pradesh CM, party members hold protest in Shimla, says "Scrapping
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said MGNREGA, conceived and implemented by the Congress-led UPA government under the leadership of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, had been a cornerstone of rural employment and inclusive growth.
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Top Congress leadership holds Dharna in Shimla against changes in MGNREGA
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protest was joined by the entire state Cabinet, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Vinay Kumar, ministers, MLAs and senior Congress leaders. The leaders sat in silent protest, holding placards, to register their opposition to the chan
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New VB-G RAM G Act to bring more work to households, cut inefficiencies, b
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The newly enacted VB-G RAM G Act, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is expected to bring more households into the rural employment framework, increase average days of work, reduce inefficiencies and boost consumption, according to a report b
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J-K: Kisan Mela held in Udhampur to educate farmers about govt schemes
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Agriculture and Rural Development Minister on Sunday inaugurated a Kisan Mela at Subash Stadium, aimed at educating farmers about various government schemes.
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VB G RAM G Act likely to make states net gainers of Rs 17000 cr despite 60
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
States are expected to remain net gainers in fund sharing under the proposed (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) VB-G RAM G Act, and the framework can be further scaled up by states through their own contribution, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI
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"Entrepreneurs are job creators, not job seekers": Manipur entrepreneur K
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Entrepreneur K Chokhone Krechina from Manipur's Senapati district on Sunday expressed gratitude after being recognised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 129th edition of Mann Ki Baat, calling it a proud moment and a major opportunity to showcase grassroots entrepreneurship on a natio
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"Step towards freedom from corruption": UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya hail
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Maurya termed Congress as a supporter of corruption, due to which they are opposing the VB G RAM-G act stating that it has been "uprooted" from the country.
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RJD MP Manoj Jha alleges key UPA-era welfare laws being 'diluted'; Calls f
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar on Sunday criticised the Centre government for what he described as the "systematic weakening of paramount" welfare and rights-based legislations enacted during the UPA era, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Rig
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