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India's foreign reserves pegged at USD 461.2 billion
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): India's foreign reserves are comfortably placed at USD 461.2 billion as on January 10, 2020, says the Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled in Parliament on Friday by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Foreign tourist arrivals on e-visas increase to 21.75 lakh in Jan-Oct 2019
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The liberalisation of the visa regime has seen a significant increase in the number of foreign tourists arriving in India, says the Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled in Parliament by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
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US: FM Sitharaman to meet Indian diaspora in Chicago
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be visiting Chicago on Sunday, where she is scheduled to meet industry leaders and people from the Indian diaspora.
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Steering committee on fintech-related issues submits report
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The steering committee on fintech-related issues has recommended that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) works with public sector banks to bring in more efficiency and reduce security risks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive analyti
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FM highlights importance of coordination between RBI and government
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underscored the importance of coordination between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government.
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Our objective is strong country, strong citizen: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The objective of our government is a strong nation and strong citizen, said Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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India set to witness sharp slowdown in population growth in next 2 decades
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades, states the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday.
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Application of behavioural economics can enhance efficacy of public polici
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The application of 'behavioural economics' can enhance the efficacy of public policies and programmes in India, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
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Over 9.5 cr toilets built across India under Swachh Bharat Mission: Econom
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Over 9.5 crore toilets have been built all over the country and 564,658 villages have been declared open-defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), says the Economic Survey 2018-19 which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sithara
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Services sector witnesses 7.5 pc growth in 2018-19
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The services sector, which accounts for 54 per cent of India's gross value added (GVA), witnessed a growth rate moderated to 7.5 per cent in 2018-19 as compared to 8.1 per cent in 2017-18, says the Economic Survey 2018-19 report which Finance and Corporate Af
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Core GVA growth was higher for all quarters for 2018-19: Economic Survey
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The core gross value added (GVA) was higher for all quarters of 2018-19 than overall GVA growth as agriculture and allied, public administration and defence experienced the largest decline in growth rates relative to other sectors, says the Economic Survey 20
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Train collision incidents came down to zero in 2018-19: Economic Survey 20
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The category-wise break-up of consequential train accidents shows that the incident of train collisions came down to zero during 2018-19, says the Economic Survey 2018-19 report which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled in Parl
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