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Only three weeks of wheat stocks left in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): As the total public sector stocks depleted to less than three weeks of consumption level, Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday underscored the need to build six million metric tons of strategic wheat reserves.
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Govt working arduously for smooth co-ordination between states, hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is working towards smooth coordination between states, hospitals and suppliers of oxygen and vaccines to give relief to people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sitharaman assures industry of support, says it should wait and watch to a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday urged the industry to wait and watch for next few days to assess the situation amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and assured it of full government support.
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Covishield, Covaxin manufacturers get financial assistance from govt to ra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved a total of Rs 4,567.50 crore as advance payment to Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech to ramp up vaccine production against coronavirus, sources told ANI.
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Nirmala Sitharaman discusses industry related matters with business leader
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday spoke to various business and Chamber leaders and took their inputs on industry and association-related matters.
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Formal negotiations on India-EU trade deal to resume next month: Sitharama
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The formal negotiations on both trade and investment agreements will resume at the Leaders' Meeting of India and EU on May 8 in Portugal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Tuesday.
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IMF's suggestion to hasten transition to low-carbon economy should be view
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Policy Agenda's suggestion to hasten the transition to a low-carbon economy needs to be viewed in the context of its implications for the emerging market and low-income economies, said Finance Minister Nirmala S
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India's approach focused on strengthening intra-BRICS cooperation based on
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance said that India's approach is focused on strengthening intra-BRICS cooperation based on Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus as India on Tuesday hosted the first meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors virtua
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India's new found openness about Crypto Ecosystem, a good signal for its f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], April 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Recent lifting of ban on cryptocurrency trading by the Supreme Court, followed by statements from India's Finance Minister about this new digital age marvel with open-mindedness augurs extremely well for India's next level of digital leap and digit
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No agency was allowed to investigate corruption cases during UPA govt, say
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)[India], April 4 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday alleged that a huge amount of corruption happened during United Progressive Alliance (UPA)'s rule but no agency was allowed to investigate.
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Tax exemption to continue on salary income by NRIs in Gulf: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries would continue to be exempt from tax in India.
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Centre withdraws interest rate cut order on PPF, other small saving scheme
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Government of India withdrew the lowered rate of interest on Small Savings Schemes announced earlier, and now the rate of interest on these will remain unchanged as the last quarter of 2020-2021, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday
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