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Cash transfer to farmers, middle-class tax relief to boost growth: Moody's

GST collections will continue to pose risks to indirect tax collections if they fall short of budgeted expectations.

05 Feb 2019 5:47 PM

Patna University to get central university status, if Congress voted to power: Rahul

Rahul promised a guaranteed minimum income to the poor if the Congress comes to power following the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

03 Feb 2019 5:47 PM

Congress uses farm loan waivers to win elections: PM Modi

Ridiculing the loan waivers given by the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, the PM said some beneficiaries have been given cheques of Rs 13 only.

03 Feb 2019 5:10 PM

500 farmers stage protest at DND, end stir with a warning

The farmers, numbering around 500 from Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, and Meerut, had stayed put until Saturday afternoon.

03 Feb 2019 7:54 AM

States asked to quickly identify small farmers for income support scheme: Niti Aayog

Govt has already earmarked Rs 20,000 cr for disbursement in the current fiscal to an estimated 12 cr farmers.

02 Feb 2019 3:06 PM

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India's sovereign rating profile to be evaluated based on post-election Budget: Fitch

The government's projections suggest a stabilisation of the central government deficit at 3.4 per cent of GDP next year.

02 Feb 2019 1:29 PM

Top US advocacy group praises Piyush Goyal for the positive elements

The interim Budget comes after the disappointing moves made by the Union government to control a quick execution in its eCommerce policy.

02 Feb 2019 11:35 AM

Poll Budget 2019: Tax relief for middle class, dole to small farmers

‘India is solidly back on track and marching towards growth and prosperity.’

01 Feb 2019 2:24 PM

Goyal announces 2 pc interest subvention for farmers hit by natural calamities

Government has fixed MSP for 22 notified crops at 50 per cent higher than cost of production.

01 Feb 2019 12:50 PM

Govt announces cash dole for small farmers

Rs 20,000 crore have been provided for current fiscal and also announced allocation of Rs 75,000 crore for the next fiscal.

01 Feb 2019 12:04 PM

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Govt may hold back Q4 fertiliser subsidy to meet fiscal deficit goal

The subsidy payment through special banking arrangement attracts interest liability for the government.

31 Jan 2019 10:10 AM

Goyal asks PSBs to step up lending to MSMEs, farmers

Govt-RBI-bankers meet discusses ways to boost loan recoveries, credit disbursal.

29 Jan 2019 10:53 AM

Maharashtra govt to disburse Rs 2900 crore for drought relief measures

151 Tahsil, 268 Mandals, 923 villages have been declared drought affected.

25 Jan 2019 10:42 AM

Farmers in Amethi raises anti-Rahul Gandhi slogans

Farmers staged a protest and raised slogans against Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

24 Jan 2019 10:49 AM

Interest-free, Rs 1 lakh loan for farmers soon

The Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for short-term crop loans would be a bonanza for farmers

22 Jan 2019 10:14 AM

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Strengthen agriculture by long-term structural changes: Naidu

Farming is our basic culture providing livelihood to nearly 60 per cent of our population.

12 Jan 2019 4:35 PM

Parties in a race to woo farmers ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The ruling BJP is also trying to win over farmers by proposing to start a pension scheme for peasants.

05 Jan 2019 4:45 AM

PM mulls cash handouts, other options for farmers

It remains to be seen whether these programmes are announced as part of the interim Budget due to be present on February 1.

01 Jan 2019 1:24 AM

A wishlist for 2019: To brighten India’s future

Let us hope that the parliamentary elections in 2019 throw up a result that is good for the country.

30 Dec 2018 12:10 AM

Odisha seeks financial assistance for helping drought-affected farmers

The crop loss of nearly 33pc has been recorded in pockets of nine districts in Odisha.

28 Dec 2018 4:53 PM

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