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Indifference to Indian cultures, icons will be at your own peril: Das tell
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Expressing his concern over Amazon selling items bearing reference to Indian symbols and icons, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Sunday asked the global e-retailer giant to desist from being oblivious to India's cultures and emotions.
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'Don't make Chidambaram's man Shaktikanta Das as SEBI Chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Jan. 10(ANI): After training guns on former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday targeted the Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das asking Pr
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Cabinet approves road connectivity project for Left wing extremism affecte
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely "Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected
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Cabinet approves doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line in Ambala
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval for doubling of Rajpura-Bhatinda railway line at an estimated cost of Rs.1,251.25 crore and expected completion cost of Rs.1,465.59 crore.
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"Possibility of counterfeiting new 500, 2000 notes is very less"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Briefing the media over the US Fed Rate Hike, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said that the markets have already factored in the rate hike and they would remain fairly stable.
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Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy rates for Phosphatic, Potassic fer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday has approved the proposal of half yearly review of Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the year 2016-17.
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Those indulging in converting black money into white won't be spared:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 2 (ANI): Battling the opposition's criticism on its sudden move to ban the big currency notes to check black or untaxed money, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the people who are indulging in or colluding with money laundering or converti
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CRR hike necessary to curb volatility in currency market post demonetisati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], nov.28 (ANI): Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the reason behind the increase in Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) as it was necessary, in the context of excessive liquidity post demonitisation, to "arrest" the possible increase in volatility in
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Jaitley, Arvind Subramanian and Shaktikanta Das sitting idle to tackle cur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday criticised Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for making haphazard preparations and accused Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian and Economic Affairs Secreatary Shaktikanta
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Common man, not rich are having sleepless nights: Kejriwal on demonetizati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): In view of the prevailing crisis occurring due to demonetisation drive, the Civil Defence volunteers would be deployed in the national capital to felicitate people who have been standing at queues outside banks, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday
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Demonitisation: Task force set up for recalibration of ATMs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has announced that a task force is being set up under the chairmanship of deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for recalibration of ATMs to expedite the process of cash transactions.
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Central bank will in due course infuse notes of Rs. 1000: Shaktikanta Das
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Backing the government's decision to demonetize Rs. 500 and 1,000 currency notes, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that there was a need to revive the currency as the value of rupee has depreciated after 2001, adding notes of R
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