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Swiss submits India free trade agreement to parliament The Swiss government has submitted its proposed free trade agreement with India to parliament, it said on Thursday, moving closer to a deal that could open up the world's most populous country to Swiss exports. The agreement between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - which has also has Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein as members - is a "significant milestone" in Swiss trade policy, the government said. Under the agreement, India will lift import tariff...
Swiss submits India free trade agreement to parliament
Swiss submits India free trade agreement to parliament
Source: Reuters
2024-09-05 02:28:15 pm
India's finance minister unveils budget with focus on poor, women, youth and farmers India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday the economy was going through a profound transformation, as she rose to present the government's last budget to parliament before a national election due by May. The government is focused on improving conditions for the poor, women, youth and farmers, Sitharaman said, setting the tone for welfare schemes to be announced in these areas. Weak growth in wages and high inflation has hurt lower income earners, particularly ...
India's finance minister unveils budget with focus on poor, women, youth and farmers
India's finance minister unveils budget with focus on poor, women, youth and farmers
Source: Reuters
2024-02-01 11:24:16 am
Truck Drivers` protest | HM Amit Shahs speech in Parliament on Hit & Run law goes viral Amid truckers’ protest over the newly introduced Hit & Run Law, Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech in Winter Session of the Parliament is going viral. HM Shah was addressing the house and giving details about Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023. He briefed the Lok Sabha members about the Hit & Run Law and now, as the truckers are protesting, his Parliament speech is going vir...
Truck Drivers` protest | HM Amit Shahs speech in Parliament on Hit & Run law goes viral
Truck Drivers` protest | HM Amit Shahs speech in Parliament on Hit & Run law goes viral
Source: ANI
2024-01-04 10:33:21 am
Parliament approves additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in FY24 Parliament has given its approval for a net additional spending of Rs 58,378.21 crore in the current fiscal ending March 2024 (FY24), with a large chunk allocated to MGNREGA and fertiliser subsidies. The gross additional spending would be more than Rs 1.29 lakh crore, out of which Rs 70,968 crore would be matched by savings and receipts. The additional expenditure includes Rs 13,351 crore towards fertiliser subsidies and about Rs 7,000 crore towards spending by the Department of Food and P...
Parliament approves additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in FY24
Parliament approves additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in FY24
Source: Accord Fintech
2023-12-20 11:18:17 am
Government seeks Parliament`s nod to spend net additional Rs 58,378 crore in FY24 The government has sought Parliament's nod to spend a net additional Rs 58,378 crore in the current fiscal ending March 2024 (FY24), with a large chunk going towards MGNREGA and subsidy on fertiliser. The gross additional spending sought by the government is over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, of which Rs 70,968 crore would be matched by savings and receipts. The additional expenditure includes Rs 13,351 crore towards fertiliser subsidy and about Rs 7,000 crore towards spending by the Department ...
Government seeks Parliament`s nod to spend net additional Rs 58,378 crore in FY24
Government seeks Parliament`s nod to spend net additional Rs 58,378 crore in FY24
Source: Accord Fintech
2023-12-07 02:56:17 pm