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Nirmala Sitharaman and Jairam Ramesh spar over Atal Pension Yojana

March 26, 2024 admin

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh got into a war of words over the Atal Pension Yojana, after Mr. Ramesh termed the scheme “poorly designed”. File | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh got into a war of words over the Atal Pension…

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Nirmala Sitharaman Counters Jairam Ramesh’s Criticism Of Pension Scheme

March 26, 2024 admin

Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at Jairam Ramesh for his criticism of Atal Pension Yojana New Delhi: Reacting to Jairam Ramesh’s remark that Atal Pension Yojana is a “poorly designed scheme”, Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman today slammed the Congress general secretary and said that the Congress prefers that the poor should not have pensions…

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India to be third top economy in few years, says Nirmala Sitharaman

March 16, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses an audience at the Shrimati Indira Gandhi College in Tiruchirappalli on March 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 16 said India needs economic freedom to achieve developed nation status by 2047 and assured that the country would move to the third spot…

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The Hindu Morning Digest: March 02, 2024

March 2, 2024 admin

The talks at the WTO’s ministerial conference ended with no decision on key issues such as finding a permanent solution to public food stockpile and on curbing fisheries subsidies that lead to over-capacity and over-fishing, sources said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Despite hectic discussions, WTO MC13 ends with no deals on fisheries, agriculture The talks at…

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Corporate tax cuts bringing in investments and jobs, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

March 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government’s decision to slash corporate tax rates in late 2019 was a well-considered move to attract investments that has made a lot of difference, and a major transition is under way in the industry-labour relationship, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said…

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Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘science power’ ambition | Explained

February 28, 2024 admin

The 2024 theme for National Science Day, which India celebrates every year on February 28, is “Science for Sustainable Development”. Science and technological developments are key drivers of India’s journey towards becoming a developed country by 2047. India is committed to making this progress through sustainable means, as evidenced by its commitments under the Paris…

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Land reforms included on top of the agenda in Modi government’s third term: Nirmala Sitharaman

February 27, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses FICCI’s National Conclave on ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Narendra Modi government’s third term in office will place reforms in all factors of production, including land, labour and capital on “top of the agenda” along with the “21st century factor” of digital…

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Finance Minister to review economy at FSDC meeting on Feb 21

February 14, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to review the state of the economy amid global challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on February 21. The 28th meeting of the high-level panel to be held here will be attended by…

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Manmohan Singh missed the reforms bus as PM: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

February 10, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Febuary 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) squandered the opportunity to implement the unfinished reforms agenda from 1991 during its decade in office, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the…

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Fugitive economic offenders will be extradited: FM in reply to White Paper debate in Lok Sabha

February 9, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Fugitive economic offenders like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Sanjay Bhandari will be extradited to India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 9, even as she charged…

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