Better technology, offers and discounts on Visa and Mastercard are taking Bengaluru cardholders away from RuPay Rohit uses debit cards extensively. He has a Visa card, one from Mastercard and one issued by RuPay. Recently, he has stopped using the last one. He is not alone. The number of RuPay cards issued in Bangalore over […]
Continue Reading
Green finance flows in India are falling short of the country’s current needs to meet the NDCs. Green finance flows must increase rapidly to ensure that India meets its targets, stated a report by Climate Policy Initiative, an analysis and advisory organization that specializes in finance and policy. India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the Panchamrit targets need to […]
Continue Reading
Along with MyCityMyBudget campaign, online portal will help citizens to share local problems they are facing in the city. An online portal for the citizens of Bengaluru will be launched on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) website where they can raise their voices about major issues in the city. Sri Jayaram Raipura IRS, Special […]
Continue Reading
Commercial gas cylinders are now expensive as discounts have been removed Cloud kitchens that were using discounted commercial gas cylinders can no longer afford them and have had to shift to domestic gas cylinders for their business. Sangeeth, who owns a cloud kitchen in Chennai said, “Commercial gas cylinders were expensive even after discount in […]
Continue Reading
Self- help groups are a priority sector for the Reserve Bank of India, but not for banks under it. Self- help groups still face difficulties in getting loans from banks, despite being classified under priority sector lending. Mariyamma, leader of Amman Shakti Self-help group said, “Banks do not provide Self Help Groups (SHGs) with any […]
Continue Reading
Though farmers applied for subsidies under the eight-year old scheme, they have not received it. Karnataka farmers who opened their accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana are not getting subsidies as promised under the scheme. Rajanna, a farmer from Doddabelavangla Hobli, Doddaballapura, Bangalore Rural said, “I opened my account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana […]
Continue Reading
Russia and Ukraine’s war caused a global wheat crisis which encouraged India to export more rice and wheat. There has been a rise in exports of rice and wheat from India due to the ongoing Russia- Ukraine conflict, say experts.Exporters fear the popularity of rice-based products like broken- rice could be only temporary. Aashutosh Agrawal, […]
Continue Reading
Convention held on issues faced by accountants. By Ajay Ramanathan and Hansy Sanctis Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018: The President of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI), Sudhakar S Shetty, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Cost Accounting (ICAI) in Bengaluru today. The Regional CMA Convention 2018 is organized […]
Continue Reading