Budget Highlights-7
* Financial Data Management Centre for integrated data collection and analysis RBI Act being amended to provide statutory basis for monetary policy framework 100 percent FDI to be allowed through FIPB route in food products…
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Modi protecting anti-nationals to appease Mehbooba: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” those who raised anti-India slogans at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus here, saying he wanted to…
Budget Highlights-8
* New policy for managing assets of public enterprises Comprehensive approach to be adopted for government investment in central public sector enterprises Three initiatives for better delivery of public services Increased allocation of Rs.1,80,000 crore…
Budget Highlights-6
* Government to provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family; 300 generic drug stores to be opened under PM Jan Aushadhi Yojana Roads and highways allocated Rs.55,000 crore, 50,000 km of state…
90 percent domestic honey being exported: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the country’s domestic honey production has risen from 76,150 tonnes in 2014-2015 to 86,500 tonnes in 2015-2016 and 90 percent of it is…
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. “For…
Two Indo-Canadians to be tried for murder
Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) The trial of two Indo-Canadians, who were charged with first-degree murder and manslaughter, would start on March 1, a media report said. Gurjinder “Gary” Dhaliwal was charged with first-degree murder of…
Finance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He announced this while presenting the 2016-17 annual…
Budget Highlights-5
* Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojan gets Rs.1,700 crore Digital depository for school leaving certificates Higher education financing agency to be set up with fund of Rs.1,000 crore National Skill Development Mission has imparted training…
Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India’s national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a bright spot of the global economy today, while outlining…
Jaitley sits down during budget speech
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sought permission from Lok Sabah Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to continue presenting the union budget for 2016-17 while sitting in his seat. Jaitley sought the…
Stop using term ‘Asian’ to describe Rotherham gang: Sikh group
London, Feb 29 (IANS) A Sikh group in Britain has urged the media and politicians to stop describing the Rotherham grooming gang, which was handed combined sentence of more than 100 years for sexual assault…
One crore youths to get skill development training: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) One crore youths would be trained under the government’s skill development programme in the next three years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Presenting the Union Budget for 2016-2017…
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…
New Zealand to fund joint research centres with China
Wellington, Feb 29 (IANS) New Zealand on Monday announced funding of three New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres to boost bilateral science cooperation, the media reported. Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce said $2 million was…
Indo-Canadian policeman charged with drunken driving
Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer from the Canadian city of Burnaby has been charged with two counts of impaired driving, a media report said. Burnaby RCMP detachment said…
Budget Highlights-4
* Current account deficit down to $14.4 billion Rs.2.87 lakh crore for rural and urban local bodies Animal welfare programme, animal health card, e-marketing platform for connecting breeders 100 percent village electrification to be achieved…
Driest place on Earth gives clue to life on Mars
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) A Mars-like laboratory in the driest place on Earth is helping NASA scientists study the limits of life and test drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Red Planet…
Jaitley assures reforms as he unveils India’s national budget
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began presenting India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying India remained a bright spot of the global economy while…
Budget Highlights-3
* Rs.19,000 crore allotted for PMGSY Rs.8.5 lakh crore of agricultural credit targetted in 2015-16 In 2016-17: Rs.9 lakh crore Rs.35,984 crore allocated for agriculture in 2016-17 Five lakh acres to be brought under organic…