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India to get its Own Digital Currency by RBI Next Year: FM
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India's own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected Cryptocurrency Bill is yet to…
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2K km of Rail network to be brought under KAWACH tech: FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that about 2,000 km of rail network will be brought under the indigenous world-class technology KAWACH. She also said that 400 new 'Vande Bharat' trains will…
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Kisan Drones for crop assessment: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Kisan Drones for crop assessment, land records and spraying of insecticides would be promoted, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
"Use of Kisan Drones for crop assessments, land records, spraying of…
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Lord Ganesha on Budget day: The untold, unwritten custom of Finance Ministry
New Delhi: The Budget day is the most important day for any Finance Minister as it evaluates his/her performance, in Parliament by the opposition and by public at large. Every Finance Minister starts his/her Budget day with Ganesh puja at…
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PLI scheme may generate 60 lakh jobs in next 5 years: FM
New Delhi: The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 sectors, including IT hardware manufacturing, has the potential to generate at least 60 lakh new job opportunities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.…
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FM says growth to be at 9.2%, highest in the world
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget on Tuesday said that India is set to clock growth rate of 9.2 per cent, which could be the highest in the world in the current fiscal.
"India's…
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Nirmala Sitharaman meets Prez ahead of Budget presentation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ministers of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind ahead of the Union!-->…
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Cabinet gives nod to the Union Budget
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met ahead of the Budget and gave final nod to it. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget at 11 a.m. in the Lok Sabha.
This is the fourth budget of!-->…
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Sex ratio improved to 1,020 females per 1,000 males: Eco Survey
New Delhi: The number of females per 1,000 males in the country has risen from 991 in 2015-16 to 1,020 in 2019-21, as per the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on Monday.
The sex ratio at birth, i.e., female children per 1,000!-->…
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India’s economic growth in 2022-23 could spring a surprise: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India's economic growth in the upcoming financial year, i.e., 2022-23, can be surprising on the higher side, ASSOCHAM Secretary General said on Monday.
"While the 8-8.5 per cent GDP projections!-->…
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