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100 percent foreign equity in retail of domestic food products: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore.
Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley also said that an…
Higher education financing agency to be set-up: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore.
Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley also said that an…
Health Insurance up to Rs.1 lakh per family: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family.
"The government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family," said…
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: 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 the better availability of generic…
90 percent domestic honey being exported: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: 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 being exported to various countries.…
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29: 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 the heart of Father of the…
One crore youths to get skill development training: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: 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 in the Lok Sabha,…
Arun Jaitley assures reforms as he unveils India’s National Budget
New Delhi, Feb 29: 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 assuring continuity in reforms along…
G20 finance minister’s meet seeks global growth, anti-terrorism deals
Shanghai, Feb 27: Finance ministers and governors of central banks gathered at the G20 summit in Shanghai are continuing meetings on Saturday seeking deals to boost global economic growth, and to halt terrorist funding.
On the second day…
China suspends over 580 social media accounts
Beijing, Feb 27: Chinese authorities have suspended more than 580 social media accounts for spreading rumours, confusing people or going against the constitution, the media reported on Saturday.
A statement issued by the Cyberspace…