Highlights of Interim Budget 2024-25
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Thursday.
Govt to launch scheme for middle-class housing: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government will launch a scheme to help deserving sections of the middle class living in rented houses, slums, chawls and unauthorised colonies to buy or build their own houses.
Govt to mandate phased blending of biogas in CNG, PNG: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government will mandate the phased blending of compressed biogas (CBG) in compressed natural gas (CNG) for transport and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic purposes.
Interim Budget hikes outlay on big infra projects to Rs 11.1 lakh crore, cuts fiscal deficit to 5.1% of GDP
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to stick to the path of fiscal consolidation path as she pushed for economic growth and inclusive development in the interim Budget 2024-25 presented in Parliament on Thursday.
Govt to focus on popularising rooftop solarisation, free electricity: Sitharaman
Chennai, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that in an attempt to turn households into power generating units, the central government will focus on popularising rooftop solarisation and free electricity.
25 crore people came out of poverty in last 10 years: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government believes in "empowering the poor" and in the last ten years, at least 25 crore people have been assisted to get freedom from multidimensional poverty.
Cabinet approves interim budget
New Delhi, Feb 1 - The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the interim budget on Thursday.
Paytm plunges 20% at lower circuit after RBI restrictions
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Paytm shares plunged 20 per cent at the lower circuit on Thursday after RBI imposed severe restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh invests in boAt
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Homegrown consumer electronics brand boAt has announced that Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh invested an undisclosed amount in the company, becoming a key stakeholder in its future.
Gujarat’s Surat Airport now an ‘international airport’: Govt notification
Surat, Jan 31 - The Surat Airport in Gujarat has officially been elevated to international status, according to a notification on Wednesday by the Central government.
RBI bars Paytm Payments Bank from accepting deposits after Feb 29
Mumbai, Jan 31 - The RBI has barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) from further deposits or credit transactions or top ups in any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, wallets, FASTags, NCMC cards, etc., after February 29, 2024, other than any interest, cashbacks, or
GST collections rise 10.4% to touch Rs 1,72,129 cr in Jan
New Delhi, Jan 31 - The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January this year went up by 10.4 per cent to Rs 1,72,129 crore compared to the corresponding figures of Rs 155,922 crore for January 2023, reflecting the higher level
India’s smartphone market remains flat in 2023, Apple surpasses 10-mn unit mark
New Delhi, Jan 31 - India’s smartphone shipments remained flat in 2023 at 152 million units, as Apple surpassed the 10-million-unit mark in shipments and capturing the top position in revenue in a calendar year for the first time, a new report showed
Positive build-up in markets ahead of Interim Budget
Mumbai, Jan 31 - A positive build-up was reflected in Indian markets prior to the Interim Budget (Feb 1) on Wednesday and although expectations are low, the market anticipates a lower fiscal deficit supported by buoyant tax revenues, said Vinod Nair, Head of
Users can now bring GPTs into any conversation in OpenAI’s ChatGPT
New Delhi, Jan 31 - OpenAI is promoting GPTs, third-party apps powered by AI models, by enabling its AI chatbot ChatGPT users to invoke them in any chat.
Dhoni invested Garuda Aerospace launches Droni consumer drone
Chennai, Jan 31 - Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace on Wednesday announced the launch of consumer drone `Droni’ at an introductory price of Rs 85,000 on Amazon.
Rooftop solarisation figures in green package of Interim Budget
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a slew of measures including rooftop solarisation for the promotion of green growth and renewable energy.
Sitharaman announces three new railway economic corridors
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Thursday announced the setting up of three new major railway economic corridors.
Interim Budget 2024: Strong economic fundamentals make it easier for FM to go for growth
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Interim Budget 2024 to be presented in Parliament at 11 am today is expected to continue with the government’s big ticket expenditure on infrastructure projects and focus on agriculture and schemes for the rural
Meta CEO Zuckerberg apologies to families at social media hearing in US
San Francisco, Feb 1 - Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on kids' online safety in the US.