Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget meeting with finance ministers of states & UTs
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday held a pre-budget meeting of finance ministers of all states and union territories for taking their inputs and suggestions for the 2023-24 Budget.
Finance Minister approves India’s first Sovereign Green Bonds Framework
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the final Sovereign Green Bonds framework of India.
India seen as island of calm amid challenging times: Nirmala Sitharaman
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said because of the careful planning, targeted facilitation and fiscal prudence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during challenging times, "India is seen as an island of calm".
Indian economy will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7% in FY 2022-23: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) at the International Monetary Fund Headquarters during the Annual Meetings 2022 in Washington DC, on Saturday when she said the country's economy is projected to grow 7 percent in FY 2022-23.
Rupee in a firm position compared to other currencies: Sitharaman
Pune: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said the rupee has stood much stronger against the US dollar in comparison to other currencies.
Mumbai: Public sector lender Canara Bank was Friday awarded the 3rd rank under the prestigious EASE Reforms Index Award 2022 (EASE 4.0 Awards).
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to create a "whitelist" of loan applications that operate as per government rules and have legal sanction. She also asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) to ensure that only these apps are available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
New Delhi: A few days after former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya dismissed concerns over the possibility of India facing a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday told Rajya Sabha the rupee's fall against the USD was not alarming and the unit has performed better than its peers.
Finance minister says ban on cryptocurrencies not possible without international collaboration
New Delhi: Sitharaman's statement on cryptocurrencies or Virtual Currencies (VCs) in Parliament was in response to a five-pointer question by Thirumavalavan, a member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu's Chidambaram.
Hotel stay, hospital rooms among items to cost more as GST Council imposes tax: Check out detail
New Delhi/UNI: The GST Council chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday decided to rationalise rates to remove the inverted duty structure and withdraw GST exemption in case of many items leading to a hike in tax rates.
Disinvestment empowered PSUs: Nirmala Sitharaman
Kochi/UNI: Disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) during the past decade had empowered them and energised the capital markets, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
New Delhi/UNI: The prices of petrol and diesel remained steady for the 21st straight day on Saturday.
Centre announces reducing excise duty on petrol by Rs. 8 per litre, diesel by Rs. 6
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday announced its decision to slash central excise duty on petrol by Rs. 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs. 6 per litre.
UAE Minister of Economy Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri meets Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Minister of Economy of United Arab Emirates Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri made a courtesy call to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi Thursday and discussed the strong economic and commercial engagement between the India-UAE and the comprehensive strategic partnership which is driving the multifaceted bilateral relations
Sitharaman points out anonymity as an 'inherent risk' in blockchain technology
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said anonymity is an "inherent risk" in blockchain technology and stressed the exercise of precaution in the future with the exponential rise in the use of this technology, media reports said.