Punjab presents slew of demands to boost infra at pre-budget meeting with SitharamanPunjab has requested Rs 1,000 crore from the Centre to bolster border security and police infrastructure. The state also sought industrial ...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.05 PM IST
Stop giving sugary items in school midday meals: Paediatrics group urges Maharashtra govtThe Maharashtra government has been urged by a team of paediatricians to eliminate sugary foods from school midday meals, citing the risk o...
19 Aug, 2024, 01.40 PM IST
WCD sees marginal rise of 2.5% in Budget 2024 allocationTo promote women-led development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Budget carries an allocation of more than R...
23 Jul, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
From Rs 97,134 Cr in FY14 to Rs 3.1 lakh Cr in FY25, gender budget consistently increased: SurveyThe Economic Survey FY24 highlights the rise in the gender budget from Rs 97,134 crore in FY14 to Rs 3.1 lakh crore in FY25, marking a 38.7...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Experienced hunger for 120 hours while hitchhiking in Europe 50 years ago: Infosys founder Narayana MurthyN R Narayana Murthy shared his 120-hour hunger experience while hitchhiking in Europe at a UN event focusing on food security, India's achi...
03 Apr, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
India Budget 2024: Key takeaways from Modi 2.0's last finance billIndia's interim Budget disappoints taxpayers with no changes to tax structure. However, the government focuses on fiscal consolidation, cap...
02 Feb, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
Budget Highlights: No change in tax rates, better trains, higher spending and lower fiscal deficitBudget Key Highlights: The Modi government is striving for consistent economic growth despite geopolitical uncertainties, with ongoing init...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024: Here are 10 key announcements for common manInterim Budget 2024 key announcements for common man: The government plans to boost infrastructure spending by 11% in the upcoming fiscal y...
01 Feb, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024: Check full text of FM Nirmala Sitharaman's speech hereThe Finance Minister presented the Interim Budget 2024 in a speech that lasted for 48 minutes. The budget focuses on four main areas: women...
01 Feb, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
View: Empowerment of women a pivotal focus of PM Modi's leadershipThe film fraternity has been the mirror of the contemporary social evolutions, the Indian film industry has in the recent past witnessed a ...
16 Sep, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
Millets to be part of mid-day meal in schools of 12 districts in ChhattisgarhChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a tweet on Saturday night said he had written a letter to the central government proposing inclusion of mi...
19 Feb, 2023, 02.21 PM IST
Women in Budget 2023-24: Marginal rise in allocation for WCD Ministry; new savings scheme for women announcedThe deposit can be made in the name of a woman or a girl child. The maximum deposit amount has been kept at Rs 2 lakh and the scheme will h...
02 Feb, 2023, 01.35 AM IST
Phase-2 of fortified rice distribution starts; 90 high burden districts covered in April-MayThe first phase was started in October 2021 under which fortified rice was supplied through Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) an...
13 Jun, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth Budget: The full speechIndia has pledged to spend more to fire up the key engines of economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, as it stages a world-beating...
03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
WCD ministry classifies major programmes under 3 umbrella schemes for better implementationAccording to the ministry, the government is merging the supplementary nutrition programme and Poshan Abhiyan to launch Mission POSHAN 2.0.
08 Mar, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
New central schemes added in rejig, allocation jumps 12.3%The exercise has resulted in a jump of 12.3% in cumulative budgetary allocation for centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) to 3.81 lakh crore in...
03 Feb, 2021, 07.59 AM IST
Budget session: Full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's speech in ParliamentPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said any form of violence in the name of protest makes our society and country weaker. He was addressin...
31 Jan, 2020, 12.35 PM IST