New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The government's announcement of enhancing gross borrowings to Rs 12 lakh crore from the budgeted Rs 7.8 lakh crore in FY21 will largely take care of the revenue shortfall, leaving little space for fiscal stimulus, unless the Centre sharply cuts the budgeted
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday welcomed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements to boost farm sector, saying that fisheries and livestock sector has the potential to increase the income of farmers.
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give a boost to the farm sector, saying that these steps will help rural economy, fishermen, animal husbandry and dairy sectors.
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced Rs one lakh crore financial assistance to fund agriculture infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 14 (ANI): Fishermen in Kerala were on Thursday advised not to venture into the sea at low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal after inclement weather forecast for today till May 18.
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that apart from a couple of liquidity and regulatory measures, there is no fiscal support for the middle class in the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday reported a standalone profit after tax of Rs 1,267 crore in the January to March quarter (Q4 FY20), down 10 per cent from Rs 1,408 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a jibe at the Rs 20 lakh Crore economic package and "Self-reliant India Mission" announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as being nothing new but a repackaged version of "Make in India" initiative.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh minister for Marketing and Fisheries Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao on Tuesday hit out at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for his criticism of the government over the land acquisition of Kakinada mangrove forests for the Housing fo
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced USD 265 billion fiscal stimulus to deal with COVID-19 situation in the country. The package is the second largest in Asia after Japan.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday raised an objection over the state government decision to clear the Mada forest in East Godavari district to provide housing for the needy.
Chandigarh [India], May 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday pitched for extension of the lockdown with a "carefully crafted strategy", which is to be backed by fiscal and economic empowerment of the states to save lives and secure livelihood.