As 2017 takes off, the focus on the economic arena seems to be shifting towards ‘Minimum Basic Income.’ Yes you read it right! After GST and demonetisation became the show stoppers for 2016, the 2017 game plan is perhaps steering in the direction of guaranteeing a universal basic income. Well the informed circles indicate that the Modi Government is most probably already working on a report that targets granting Universal […]

Amid the big push being given to digital transactions post-demonetisation, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today said cards, ATMs and Point-of-Sale (POS) machines would become redundant in the country by 2020. “….India is in the midst of huge huge disruption in the world of both financial technology and in terms of social innovation (there is) huge huge innovation and this disruption will enable India to leapfrog…,” he said. “…and by […]

The Government of India knew the negligible share of non-demonetised currency (in total currency) in circulation on November 8, 2016: Rs 100 (9.61 per cent), Rs 50 (1.18 per cent) and others (2.83 per cent). Further, the government knew its capacity constraints on total remonetisation in a short time and the unpreparedness of the banking system to meet with after-demonetisation demand for cash by all sectors of the economy and […]

A line-up of some of India’s recent TV commercials reveal that homegrown adverts championing social change are becoming increasingly popular. Here are some of those that moved us and made us smile over the last year. The advertising sector in India has been showing several signs of having evolved for the better, these days. There has been a spurt of recent commercials that manage to sell the products they’re advertising […]

In life, one of the major goals for many people is to be financially successful so they can live life without worrying how they’re going to pay their next bill. Financial independence isn’t created overnight. You’ll find, those who are financially successful, are those who have worked hard a majority of their lives to get to where they are now. If you’re tired of living pay cheque to pay cheque, […]

As India pushes for digital transactions post note ban, there is an unlikely beneficiary from the country’s cashless journey: China. India has sent rovers to explore Moon and Mars, but surprisingly it has no company that can manufacture swiping machines on a large scale. As a result, the country imports 90 per cent of swiping machines used for cashless transactions at shops and business establishments in the country, and almost […]

Cautioning Infosys employees against “lackadaisical” attitude towards greater value creation, CEO Vishal Sikka in a letter to them said “the road ahead is long and not easy”. In his New Year message to Infosys employees, Mr Sikka said: “The mountains ahead are tall ones. But there is no other way but to get there and go beyond. If we don’t, we will be made obsolete by the tidal wave of […]

After the expiration of company’s Welcome Offer on December 31 last month, Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year Offer has come into effect from Sunday and set the per day data cap (high-speed) for all service users at 1GB. As part of the promotional offer, users will be able to make unlimited phone calls and enjoy 1GB of free high-speed data per day till March 31. To recall, Reliance Jio was […]

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