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February 2, 2024 4:40 PM

India participates at high-level UN FAO conference to shape the future of global food security

A three-day high-level senior officers' meeting was held as a run-up to the thirty-seventh session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 19-22 Fe...

February 2, 2024 1:10 PM

US State Department approves nearly $4 billion sale of 31 armed drones to India

The US State Department has given the go-ahead for the possible sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles, and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion. This comes after years of discussions between the two nations about such a deal...

February 2, 2024 9:53 AM

Prime Minister Modi to address Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today (2 February). Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 is set to showcase India’s capabilities across the entire mobility and automotive value ...

February 1, 2024 10:47 PM

Government allocates 3.4% of GDP for Capital Expenditure Boost

The central government will focus especially on five eastern states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal - so that they can become the growth engine of the country, as it wishes to emerge as a developed nation in its 100th year o...

February 1, 2024 5:29 PM

Budget 2024: Govt plans to set up 5 integrated aquaparks

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February 1, 2024 5:24 PM

“Interim budget focused on poor, women, youth and farmers,” says MP CM Mohan Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that the interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is focused on the poor, women, youth and farmers. He also said that all the departments are making efforts to take the ...

February 1, 2024 3:57 PM

Budget 2024: 1 crore households to get up to 300 units of free electricity under rooftop solar project

During the presentation of the interim budget in Parliament on Thursday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at advancing renewable energy. Sitharaman highlighted a key initiative, stating that one crore ...

February 1, 2024 2:25 PM

“Fiscal restraint with welfarism and growth…” CEO, National Stock Exchange of India lauds interim budget

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Interim Budget 2024-25, Ashish Chauhan, CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) said that the interim budget has stuck to the winning formula that the current government has figu...

February 1, 2024 2:13 PM

Finance Minister Sitharaman enhances ‘Lakhpati Didi’ target to 3 crore in interim budget

In a bid to empower women in rural areas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the expansion of the 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme in her interim budget presentation in Parliament. She said that the scheme's target, originally set at 2 crore women, h...

February 1, 2024 1:13 PM

CII president R Dinesh welcomes government’s push for infrastructure, CapEx-led growth

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget for 2024-25, R Dinesh, President, of the Confederation of Indian Industry, has welcomed the government's step towards increasing capital expenditure by almost 11 per cent. "The i...