Forbes had placed President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the top position of the 19th annual Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women for her leadership during the Ukraine war.
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and thanked her for the brief emergency assistance India has provided to the island nation throughout its difficult period.
In a report -- Smuggling in India Report 2021 -- which was released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, the government agency said it had always risen to the challenge and made great inroads into breaking the gold smuggling syndicates over the years.
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said cocaine has started coming into India and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence needs to figure out if the country is becoming a consuming country.
The G20 Finance track met on Thursday to discuss global economic and financial issues through meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, their Deputies, and various working group level meetings.
She said, "In 2021-22, the economic growth rate of Madhya Pradesh was 19.74 percent, which is the highest in the country. Madhya Pradesh's efforts towards fulfilling the target set by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the country's economy 5 trillion dollars by 2025 are commendable."
The week-long pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 chaired by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded on Monday.
The 7th Pre-Budget 2023 meeting was attended by Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad; Finance Secretary T V Somanathan; Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth; DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey and Department of Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malh