Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman

National
Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday presented the Interim Budget for the...

National
Onion export ban figures in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman terms it as necessary step

Onion export ban figures in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman terms it as necessary step

The government has defended its decision to impose export ban on onion, stating...

National
Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 4.72pc in Sept

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 4.72pc in Sept

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 4.72 per cent compared to 6.91 per...

National
GST Council decides to levy 5 pc tax on millet-based flour and molasses

GST Council decides to levy 5 pc tax on millet-based flour and molasses

The GST Council on Saturday decided to levy a lower 5 per cent tax on millet-based...

National
Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched three initiatives - the Kisan...

National
CPI inflation at 15-month high of 7.44pc; not good news in election yr

CPI inflation at 15-month high of 7.44pc; not good news in election yr

Retail inflation of 7.44 per cent for July 2023, rising to a 15 month record, is...

National
Parliament completes Budgetary exercise for FY24 amid din

Parliament completes Budgetary exercise for FY24 amid din

Parliamentary approval for the Budget for 2023-24 was on Monday completed after...

Opinion
Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

If we put allocation for Rural development and Agriculture together, we found that...

National
Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high

Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high

Retail inflation again breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit and touched...

Opinion
Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Past evidence shows that when farm incomes have increased on account of a shift...

Opinion
No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

Headlines First . Funds for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare have...

National
No fund for Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission in Union budget   

No fund for Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission in Union budget  

The Union Budget for the Rural Development Ministry has made no allocation for Syama...

National
Highest ever allocation to Fisheries dept in Union Budget

Highest ever allocation to Fisheries dept in Union Budget

While presenting the budget for FY 2023-24, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman...

National
Budget prepared at behest of corporate , says AIKS

Budget prepared at behest of corporate , says AIKS

The CPI-backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has dubbed the Union Budget 2023-24...

Cooperatives
Budget will boost Coop Development: NCUI President

Budget will boost Coop Development: NCUI President

By giving due priority to cooperatives in accordance with the government’s slogan...

Opinion
Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

the bigger question is why farmers and rural India had been made to wait for their...