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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman correlates 60 years of Customs A
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"The robustness of the Customs Act was on display when during the difficult times of Covid-19 all the consignments, whether of big or small companies or individuals, were facilitated," said Finance Minister.
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Maximum alertness required to deal with drug smuggling: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sitharaman said that greater alertness is needed in the matter of drug smuggling. If gold smuggling is going to hurt the economy, drugs hurt generations.
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Indian Rupee strong against every currency, RBI intervened in markets: Sit
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the Reserve Bank of India has used the available foreign exchange reserves that it had in order to intervene in the markets to make sure that the Dollar-Rupee does not fluctuate too much.
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PM Mudra Yojana: Rs 9.98 lakh cr disbursed in three fiscal years till Marc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 16.67 crore loans involving a sanctioned amount of Rs 9.98 lakh crore have been extended under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in the last three financial years ending March 2022.
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Reluctance of ECGC to issue fresh insurance cover will have impact on expo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"ECGC is reluctant to issue the coverage to EXIM bank because of the default committed by Sri Lanka and Zambia. This is adversely affecting the overall export performance of Indian exporters," said PHDCCI President, Saket Dalmia.
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FM Sitharaman and 4 Indians on Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Sri Lanka envoy meets Sitharaman, thanks India's unprecedented emergency a
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to improve efficiency of Development Action P
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh were also present during the meeting.
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Gold smuggling leads to growth of mafia groups, is a heavy drain on India'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Cocaine started coming into India, says Sitharaman asking DRI to ensure sm
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In 2021-22, seizures of cocaine increased 3,479 per cent from 8.667 kg to 310.21 kg, an annual report produced by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Monday. In 2019-20, the seizure was 1.108 kg.
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Cocaine seizure in India increased 3,479 pc in 2021-22: DRI report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favorable: DRI Repo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing of the pictorial and textual warnings, illegal means of importation of cigarettes and tobacco products is resorted to, to meet the demand in the market and rake in exorbitant p
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