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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Digital payments platform PhonePe on Monday announced a limited-period offer on its newly launched co-branded credit card with State Bank of India.The PhonePe SBI Card is being offered with zero joining fee for the first year, allowing customers to access its benefits without any upfront cost.“Users can enjoy the premium benefits of the card at no cost for the first year,” the fintech platform said.The card, available on both RuPay and Visa platforms, is tailored fo…

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) UPI has emerged as the most preferred mode of payment, accounting for 57 per cent of total payment transactions in India, surpassing cash transactions at 38 per cent, primarily due to ease of use and instant fund transfer capability, according to an independent study commissioned by the Finance Ministry.Digital payments now dominate everyday transaction behaviour, with 65 per cent of UPI users reporting multiple digital transactions per day. Preference for UPI is particu…

Gandhinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The devastating earthquake of January 26, 2001, had reduced Kutch to rubble, triggering widespread uncertainty over the region’s future. However, under the leadership of then Chief Minister and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kutch not only recovered but emerged as a model of development, self-reliance and cooperative-led growth. Today, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the helm, the district’s development trajectory has gained renewed momentum. A key pi…

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The bilateral trade between India and the Maldives has grown more than threefold over the last eight years, with India’s exports doubling to 680 million in FY 2024–25 and imports from the Maldives taking a huge 20-fold leap to $119 million. Along with the rising flow of Indian tourists to the island nation, the economic-interdependence between the two countries has been steadily growing over the years.Recently, India–Maldives relations have entered a renewed phase f…

Panchkula, Dec 23 (IANS) Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) will organise a national cooperative conference, titled “Prosperity through Cooperation — Role of Cooperatives in Sustainable Agriculture” on Wednesday in Panchkula in Haryana. It will deliberate on policy and implementation-related aspects to promote sustainable agriculture, expanding the role of primary agricultural credit societies (PACS), ensuring income stability of small and marginal farmers, and strengthening cooperat…