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WITH CHINA ON MIND, QUAD FOREIGN MINISTERS SET TO MEET

03 Feb 2022

With China’s aggressive behaviour as one of the key agendas, the Foreign Ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) countries are set to meet this month in Australia. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will attend the meet with a comprehensive plan to share with his counterparts from the United States,...

People friendly, progressive budget, says PM

02 Feb 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team for a “people-friendly and progressive budget”. In his remarks after the Union Budget was tabled in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister said that the Budget is “full of opportunities for more infrastructure, more investment,...

Foundation laid for India’s growth over next 25 years: FM

02 Feb 2022

Union Budget 2022-23 will lay the foundation for India’s economic growth and expansion for the next 25 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “This Union Budget seeks to lay the foundation and give a blueprint of the economy over Amrit...

BUDGET 2022-23: LIGHT BRIGHTENS AT END OF LONG TUNNEL

02 Feb 2022

The 2022-23 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman follows on from her earlier budget. This is by carrying forward several of the changes that have made Modi 2.0 significantly more innovative than was the case during Modi 1.0. Almost as soon as then Chief Minister Narendra Modi spoke...

Ban on rallies extended, but some relaxations given

01 Feb 2022

The Election Commission of India, on Monday, extended the ban on election rallies until 11 February because of the current Covis situation. However, the Commission granted some relaxations to political parties to the extent that indoor meetings of a maximum of 500 persons (instead of existing 300 persons) or 50%...

‘Agile Approach At The Core Of Economic Survey’

01 Feb 2022

The central theme of this year’s Economic Survey is the “Agile approach”, implemented through India’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic shock, according to the Union Ministry of Finance. The Ministry further said that the preface of the Economic Survey states that the “Agile approach” is based on feedback loops,...

India To Be Fastest Growing Economy, Inflation A Challenge: Economic Survey

01 Feb 2022

India is set to become the world’s fastest-growing major economy with GDP growth of 9.2% in the current financial year and is projected to remain in the range of 8% to 8.5% in 2022-23, according to Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in Parliament on Monday. Growth in 2022-23 will be supported...

BUDGET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT STARTS ON MONDAY

31 Jan 2022

The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on 8 April wherein the first part of the session will extend up to 11 February, said the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Sunday. “There will be a break from February 12 to March 13 during which...

Veterans appreciated shifting of Amar Jawan Jyoti: PM

31 Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that many veterans of the security forces wrote letters to him and appreciated the move to light the Amar Jawan Jyoti at National War Memorial. Addressing the first episode of this year’s Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said, “In the ‘National War...

OVER 75% OF ADULT POPULATION FULLY VACCINATED

31 Jan 2022

India has achieved the remarkable feat of getting 75% of its eligible population fully vaccinated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people on the successful vaccination drive, calling it a “momentous feat”. The information about the vaccination drive was given by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya....

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