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Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Revised Guidelines Released
The PMRF scheme, which has been designed for improving the quality of research in various higher educational institutions in the country, was announced in the Budget 2018-19 with fellowships ranging from Rs 70,000 to Rs 85,000 in a duration of 5 years.
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Government Revises GDP Growth For 2018-19 To 6.1% From 6.8%
The economic growth has been on a downward spiral for last five quarters in a row. The GDP growth fell to 4.5 per cent in July-September period.
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Uptick In Retail Prices In FY20, Mainly On Veggies, Pulses: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014; however, recently there has been an "uptick". It pointed out that the major driver of consumer price or retail inflation was articles under the 'miscellaneous group' in 2018-19, and for the cur...
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Union Budget 2020: When And Where To Watch LIVE Coverage Of Economic Survey
Economic Survey Where To Watch LIVE Coverage: The Economic Survey reviews the developments in the economy over the past financial year, highlights the policy initiatives of the government and economic prospects in the short and medium terms.
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63 Indian Billionaires Have More Money Than The Union Budget For 2018-19: Oxfam
India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on Monday.
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Fiscal Deficit Reaches Over 78% At Rs 5.54 Lakh Crore Till August-End
The deficit was at 86.5 per cent of the 2018-19 Budget Estimate (BE) in corresponding month a year ago.
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Amid Slowing Growth, RBI's Rs 1.76 Lakh-Crore Payout To Government: 10 Points
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday approved a payout of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government from its surplus and reserves, after an expert committee chaired by former Governor Bimal Jalan made its recommendations to the central bank. The record transfer, including a surplus of Rs 1.23 lakh crore for 2018-19, will boost the government's fina...
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Budget 2019: Government Sets Disinvestment Target Of Rs 1.05 Lakh Crore
In 2018-19, the government raised Rs 84,972 crore from CPSE disinvestment, while in 2017-18, the figure was Rs 1,00,056 crore
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Centre Spent Around Rs 4,000 Crore On Voting Machines For Lok Sabha Polls
The central government had spent about Rs 4,000 crore in 2018-19 on procurement of EVMs for the recently-held Lok Sabha elections.
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Budget 2019: Government Proposes FDI Relaxation In Media, Aviation, Single Brand Retail
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that India's FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to $64.37 billion.
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Budget 2019: Direct Tax Collections Up By 78% In 5 Years, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2019: According to government's provisional figures, total direct tax collections stood at over Rs 11.37 crore in 2018-19
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Foreign Investment Into Services Sector Down 1.3% In 2018-19: Economic Survey
FDI equity inflows into the services sector accounted for more than 60 per cent of the total FDI equity inflows into India
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Indian Economy Grows To $2.75 Trillion In 2018-19: Economic Survey
According to data from the World Bank, India surpassed France and emerged as the world's sixth-largest economy in 2017
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Budget 2019: Services Sector Witnesses 7.5% Growth In 2018-19
The IT-BPM industry grew by 8.4 per cent in 2017-18 to US$167 billion and is estimated to have reached US$181 billion in 2018-19.
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Appropriate Measures Needed To Promote Electric Vehicles: Economic Survey
Currently, the market share of electric cars in India is only 0.06 per cent whereas it is 2 per cent in China and 39 per cent in Norway.
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Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Revised Guidelines Released
The PMRF scheme, which has been designed for improving the quality of research in various higher educational institutions in the country, was announced in the Budget 2018-19 with fellowships ranging from Rs 70,000 to Rs 85,000 in a duration of 5 years.
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Government Revises GDP Growth For 2018-19 To 6.1% From 6.8%
The economic growth has been on a downward spiral for last five quarters in a row. The GDP growth fell to 4.5 per cent in July-September period.
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Uptick In Retail Prices In FY20, Mainly On Veggies, Pulses: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014; however, recently there has been an "uptick". It pointed out that the major driver of consumer price or retail inflation was articles under the 'miscellaneous group' in 2018-19, and for the cur...
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Union Budget 2020: When And Where To Watch LIVE Coverage Of Economic Survey
Economic Survey Where To Watch LIVE Coverage: The Economic Survey reviews the developments in the economy over the past financial year, highlights the policy initiatives of the government and economic prospects in the short and medium terms.
-
63 Indian Billionaires Have More Money Than The Union Budget For 2018-19: Oxfam
India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on Monday.
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Fiscal Deficit Reaches Over 78% At Rs 5.54 Lakh Crore Till August-End
The deficit was at 86.5 per cent of the 2018-19 Budget Estimate (BE) in corresponding month a year ago.
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Amid Slowing Growth, RBI's Rs 1.76 Lakh-Crore Payout To Government: 10 Points
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday approved a payout of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government from its surplus and reserves, after an expert committee chaired by former Governor Bimal Jalan made its recommendations to the central bank. The record transfer, including a surplus of Rs 1.23 lakh crore for 2018-19, will boost the government's fina...
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Budget 2019: Government Sets Disinvestment Target Of Rs 1.05 Lakh Crore
In 2018-19, the government raised Rs 84,972 crore from CPSE disinvestment, while in 2017-18, the figure was Rs 1,00,056 crore
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Centre Spent Around Rs 4,000 Crore On Voting Machines For Lok Sabha Polls
The central government had spent about Rs 4,000 crore in 2018-19 on procurement of EVMs for the recently-held Lok Sabha elections.
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Budget 2019: Government Proposes FDI Relaxation In Media, Aviation, Single Brand Retail
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that India's FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to $64.37 billion.
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Budget 2019: Direct Tax Collections Up By 78% In 5 Years, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2019: According to government's provisional figures, total direct tax collections stood at over Rs 11.37 crore in 2018-19
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Foreign Investment Into Services Sector Down 1.3% In 2018-19: Economic Survey
FDI equity inflows into the services sector accounted for more than 60 per cent of the total FDI equity inflows into India
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Indian Economy Grows To $2.75 Trillion In 2018-19: Economic Survey
According to data from the World Bank, India surpassed France and emerged as the world's sixth-largest economy in 2017
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Budget 2019: Services Sector Witnesses 7.5% Growth In 2018-19
The IT-BPM industry grew by 8.4 per cent in 2017-18 to US$167 billion and is estimated to have reached US$181 billion in 2018-19.
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Appropriate Measures Needed To Promote Electric Vehicles: Economic Survey
Currently, the market share of electric cars in India is only 0.06 per cent whereas it is 2 per cent in China and 39 per cent in Norway.
