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Indian Govt. Aim To Offer 2000 Free Online Courses Through its Program Swayam

In a bid to promote affordable education, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government aims to offer about 2,000 online courses within one year through Swayam an indigenously developed platform. “Currently, 380 courses are offered through this platform and this will be enhanced to 2,000 courses in one year”, he said after […]

India Allows Startups to Raise up to $3 Million Each via ECB

India has allowed start-ups to raise up to USD 3 million each in a fiscal year via the external commercial borrowings (ECB) route, the country’s central bank said in a statement on Thursday. Overseas branches or subsidiaries of Indian banks will not be allowed to lend to start-ups via the ECB framework, the Reserve Bank […]

Harbhajan Singh to invest in Sri Lanka

Harbhajan met Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in his office and discussed investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. The star Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh is to invest in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday. Harbhajan met Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in his office and discussed investment opportunities in Sri Lanka. The Ministry quoted Harbhajan […]

Indian Government is Reportedly Ensuring Aadhaar linkage

The Indian government is actively taking into consideration the amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to provide legal backing for mobile numbers and bank accounts to be linked to Aadhaar on a voluntary basis. The ministry of electronics & information technology has moved a proposal to this effect, which has gone through […]

EVs to Get Upto Rs 1.4 Lakh Subsidy, Petrol Cars to Become Expensive

Nowadays, electric vehicles are getting major attraction and therefore, the government has reportedly decided to offer a direct subsidy of around Rs 1.4 lakh for each electric car with an aim to boost sales of the electric vehicles, including cars and two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The particular announcement was made during a meeting of the committee […]

The Helpful Startup Policies From Indian Government

In the recent years, the Narendra Modi led Government of India has been focusing more and more on a wide universe of emerging startups, and for this, the government has been bringing in new programmes and opportunities for bringing out the best in these companies and help them in innovation and nurturing. Several initiatives have […]