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Interim Budget 2024: Skill India Mission Milestones, upskilled 1.4 crore youth: FM

February 1, 2024 admin

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu As many as 1.4 crore youth were trained and upskilled under the Skill India Mission, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the interim Budget on February 1. The mission focuses on skilling, re-skilling and upskilling through short-term and long-term training programmes. Also Read |…

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PM Kisan Sampada Yojana: 38 lakh farmers benefited says FM Sitharaman while Presenting Interim Budget

February 1, 2024 admin

According to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana has benefited 38 lakh farmers and assisted 2.4 lakh self-help groups. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Enumerating the benefits of the agriculture schemes implemented by the Modi government in her interim budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, touted that the…

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Interim Budget 2024: Global affairs becoming more complex, challenging with wars: Sitharaman

February 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the global situation is becoming more complex and challenging due to wars and conflicts in different parts of the world. The Russia-Ukraine…

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Budget 2024: Three new economic corridors for railways, says Finance Minister in speech

February 1, 2024 admin

Energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and a high traffic density corridor will be set up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Touching upon measures that will be taken to expand India’s railway infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three major railway economic corridors….

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PM KISAN Yojana : FM Nirmala Sitharaman says 11.8 crore farmers receive financial assistance

February 1, 2024 admin

A farmer at his paddy field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. File (Representational image only) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 said as many as 11.8 crore farmers were provided financial assistance under the PM KISAN Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is one of the world’s largest…

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Budget 2024: DBTs totalling Rs 34 lakh crore resulted in savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore to govt: Finance Minister in Budget Speech

February 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Direct Benefit Transfers (DBTs) through Jan Dhan accounts, totalling up to Rs 34 lakh crore, have translated into savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore for the government,…

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Budget 2024 targets 7 trillion Indian economy target by 2047: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

February 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, on Feb. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The government is working to make India a developed country by 2047, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1. Presenting the interim Budget 2024-25, Ms. Sitharaman…

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Maruti beats Q3 profit view on strong SUV sales

January 31, 2024 admin

Maruti Suzuki India , the country’s top carmaker by sales, reported a bigger-than-expected jump in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, buoyed by strong demand for its sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Indian consumers generally make big-ticket purchases during the festive season, which lasted for a large part for the third quarter. Increased sales of more expensive SUVs,…

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India’s next moon mission will be precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample return mission: PRL Director

January 31, 2024 admin

Anil Bharadwaj, director, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad during at public talk on moon explorations at Jawaharalal Nehru planetarium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. India’s next lunar mission LUPEX which will be launched in the next few years in collaboration with Japan will be a precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample…

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Core sectors’ growth hit 14-month low in December

January 31, 2024 admin

Refinery products and Steel output also hit their highest levels since April, despite annualised growth rates slowing sharply. File Output growth from India’s eight core sectors slumped to a 14-month low of 3.8% in December 2023, compared to 8.3% a year earlier and a revised growth of 7.9% in the previous month. Electricity generation, which…

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