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Be prepared against tariff walls on exports by nations undergoing green transition : Nirmala…
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked the Indian industry to be prepared against "tariff walls" which are likely to be imposed by nations undertaking green transitions, on Indian exports, especially steel products.…
Wholesale inflation falls to 21-month low of 5.85% in Nov, Nirmala Sitharaman gives credit to…
New Delhi : The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November on account of low prices of food. Reacting to the fall in WPI inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha…
Centre to seek Parliament’s nod on Appropriation Bills
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will introduce the Appropriation Bills (Nos. 4 and 5) 2022 in the Lok Sabha to seek nod for the payment and appropriation of amounts from the Consolidated Funds of India for the…
CBIC celebrates completion of 60 years of Customs Act, 1962
New Delhi : The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Government of India, celebrated the completion of 60 years of Customs Act, ’62 on here today to mark the enactment of the Act.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate…
Nirmala Sitharaman crosses swords with Telangana Congress MP over rupee fall
New Delhi : A bitter war of words ensued between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress member A Revanth Reddy in the Lok Sabha on Monday over rupee depreciation and the overall state of the economy.
The drama began during…
Centre committed to paying GST compensation : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the Parliament that the government is committed to paying GST compensation to states. Replying to a slew of questions by MPs cutting across party lines during Question Hour…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-Budget meetings for forthcoming Union Budget…
New Delhi : Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 held in virtual mode from 21st to 28th November, 2022. The pre-budget meeting were concluded…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs Pre-Budget consultation with Finance Ministers of States
New Delhi : The Union Finance Minister held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories (with Legislature) here today. The meeting was attended by Union Ministers of State (Finance), Chief…
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates 400th birth anniv celebration of Lachit Borphukan
New Delhi/Guwahati : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday inaugurated the 3-day celebrations of the 400th birth anniversary of the 17th century Ahom Army General Lachit Borphukan at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
Speaking at…
Nirmala Sitharaman urges AIIB to invest in renewable energy in India
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to scale up investments and mobilise private finance in India's key priority areas like renewable energy, energy efficiency and…