New Delhi: In a significant move towards promoting green growth and renewable energy, the central government unveiled a series of measures in the Interim Budget 2024-2025 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday. Under the announced initiatives, one crore households across the country will have the opportunity to harness up to 300 Read More…
Finance minister highlights growth in female enrollment and entrepreneurship but acknowledges hurdles to retaining women in workforce. Female college enrollment surges 28% in a decade, with 43% participation in STEM fields.300 million Mudra Yojana loans empower women entrepreneurs.However, companies struggle with high dropout rates among junior-to-middle level women employees.Gig economy attracts many returning to work, Read More…
Delhi: The Indian government’s budget for 2024 has proposed an 11% increase in infrastructure spending, which is expected to create more jobs in sectors like tourism, deep tech, and construction. Tourism: The budget allocates funds for the development of iconic tourist centers and branding them globally. The government also aims to increase domestic tourism by Read More…
The Government proposes to create a corpus of Rupees One Lakh Crore to boost private investment in sunrise technologies. While presenting the Interim Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that this will mark a golden era for our tech savvy youth. The corpus will Read More…
The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Interim Union Budget for 2024-2025 in Parliament today announced that the capital expenditure outlay for the next year is being increased by 11.1 per cent to Rs 11,11,111 crore, which would be 3.4 per cent of the GDP. She said, this is in Read More…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to all Coast Guard personnel on their Raising Day. In a X post, the Prime Minister said; “On the 48th raising day of @indiacoastguard, I convey my best wishes and greetings to all their personnel and staff. Their dedication to maritime safety, national security Read More…
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today hailed the Budget presented today as “not merely an interim budget but an inclusive and innovative budget.” Prime Minister Modi asserted, “this budget carries the confidence of continuity.” The Prime Minister further said “This budget will empower all pillars of developed India – the youth, the poor, women, Read More…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address a programme at India’s largest and first-of-its kind mobility exhibition – Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 – on 2nd February, 2024 at 4:30 PM at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 will showcase India’s capabilities across the entire mobility and automotive value chains. The Expo will feature Read More…
New Delhi: In a landmark address to a joint sitting of Parliament on January 31, President Droupadi Murmu emphasized that 2023 marked a historic year for India as it secured the distinction of being the fastest-growing major economy despite facing global challenges. President Murmu highlighted the economic achievements, stating, “The year 2023 was a historic Read More…
In a significant development on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank, prohibiting it from accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer account, prepaid instruments, wallets, and FASTags, effective after February 29, 2024. This regulatory action by the central bank comes in response to a detailed system audit Read More…