Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget 2023-2024 listing the seven priorities or the ‘Saptarishi’ guiding us through…

Nirmala Sitharaman announced capital outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for the Railways. This highest ever outlay is about 9 times…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hinted that the current spike in international oil prices may upset provisions of her Union Budget…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the ensuing jump in global crude prices are a challenge to…

PM GatiShakti is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely,…

With the government committing to become carbon neutral by 2070, it is imperative that the forthcoming Budget should focus on…

In continuance to the drive towards accelerated capital spending and timely infrastructure development, Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman chaired…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that climate financing continues to be an area of worry as she flagged India's…

India is all set to meet its Paris climate agreement target to reduce emissions by 33-35% of its GDP by…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underscored the need for augmented and effective power generation and distribution, asserting that these are…

Petroleum products will not be included under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the trust between government and industry is critical for leveraging the opportunities…

The government's collections from levy of excise duty on petroleum products have jumped 48% in the first four months of…

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said over ₹1.5 lakh crore of oil bonds issued by the previous UPA government remains…

Government's think tank NITI Aayog has valued state-owned power generation assets at Rs 39,832 crore which can be monetised by…

Parliament cleared a bill to bury the ghost of retrospective taxation which had created discontent among foreign investors.

UK's Cairn Energy Plc has brought a lawsuit in the US court that potentially can lead to seizing of Air…

The adoption of electric vehicle by commuters is on the rise in the country as falling prices and government support…

Amid mounting pressure from all the quarters to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, the Finance Ministry vigorously started to…

The Shiv Sena on Friday targeted Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for referring to the issue of high fuel prices…

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that reduced fuel production and oil-rich nations seeking more profits are…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech 2021-22 announced capital Augmentation of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI)…

Government proposed to raise import duty on solar inverters and lanterns or lamps but did not go ahead with its…