Option of another stimulus package not closed: Nirmala Sitharaman“I have not closed the option to come up with another stimulus package,” Sitharaman said in a virtual interaction at an ORF event.
20 Oct, 2020, 06.22 AM IST
Fresh stimulus to push economic activity: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar"As she had assured us, honorable FM Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a fresh stimulus package to boost domestic demand and thereby giving ...
12 Oct, 2020, 11.01 PM IST
Bank of Maharashtra sanctions Rs 2,789 crore loans over 3 months to MSMEs, others"We have sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 2,789 crore under agriculture, SHGs, Retail, MSMEs with almost one lakh beneficiaries between Mar...
24 May, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
View: No, India doesn’t need a bigger stimulusUntil we figure out the best way to reopen, the country needs less economic activity not more.
21 May, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
Stimulus package fails to involve banks as frontline warriors in economic revival: RBI's central board memberSatish Marathe shared a viewpoint from analysts at rating agency Crisil's research wing, which is sceptical about the near-term benefits of...
20 May, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Assistance formula designed with everyone in mind... first see where the money is going: Finance Minister, Nirmala SitharamanFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says learnings from the experiences of 2009-13 have prompted the government to be responsible while ann...
20 May, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
Govt measures unlikely to stimulate demand as package focussed on supply-side: CrisilFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday finished a series of announcements which detailed the stimulus package, but almost all the an...
19 May, 2020, 08.55 PM IST
Government to privatise non-strategic PSUs: FM Nirmala SitharamanList of strategic sectors requiring presence of public sector undertakings (PSUs) in public interest will be notified, she said while annou...
18 May, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
Summing up Modi's Covid stimulus: Big takeaways from the big Covid packageAt as much as 10% of GDP, the big stimulus package did not appear to leave any major sphere untouched.
17 May, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
We need better policy framework; we’re staring at large scale shutdowns: NRAI“We need better policy framework to make ourselves self-reliant,” NRAI president Anurag Katriar said in a statement. “It is also clear that...
17 May, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
View: Govt's booster dose is simulation, not stimulationThe government needed to announce large infrastructure investment, say a brand new, enhanced healthcare system, not just some wellness cent...
17 May, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
Rupee settles 2 paise down at 75.58 against US dollarOn Thursday, the rupee had settled 10 paise lower at 75.56 against the US dollar.
15 May, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
UN economic experts hail India's 'impressive' stimulus package to revive economy hit by coronavirusWhile launching the World Economic Situation and Prospect (WESP) report update on Wednesday, Chief of the Global Economic Monitoring Branch...
14 May, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Centre's COVID-19 economic package has nothing for poor, hungry migrant workers: P ChidambaramChidambaram said the first thing the government needs to do is to put money in the hands of the 13-crore families in the bottom of the popu...
13 May, 2020, 07.58 PM IST
What is coming at 4 pm? India waits with bated breath for fine print of Modi's grand planA recap of what Modi government and the RBI have done till now to cushion an economy from the Covid blow.
13 May, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
Stimulus package "too little, too late" to prevent decline in auto sector: Fitch SolutionsOn August 23, Sitharaman had unveiled a slew of measures to boost investor sentiment and prop up the banking and auto sectors.
29 Aug, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman says still in talks with PMO in reviving sentimentSitharaman refused to say if government is planning to come out with a stimulus package to arrest the deepening slowdown, or ruled the poss...
16 Aug, 2019, 07.15 PM IST