Budget 2020
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Budget 2020: FM introduces campaign against tuberculosis, announces Rs. 69,000 for Health sector
Business | February 01, 2020 13:02 ISTHealth Budget 2020: Finanace Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has allocated Rs. 69,000 crore to give a boost to the Health sector. Presenting the Budget in the Lok sabha, Sitharaman proposed to expand Jan Aushadhi Kendras in all districts of the country to provide medicines at affordable rates.
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100 more airports to come up in India by 2025, Sitharaman announces
Business | February 01, 2020 12:53 ISTPresenting Budget 2020, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that 100 more airports will be developed in India by 2025 to support the UDAN scheme. She said Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21.
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Rs 22,000 cr outlay for power, renewable energy sector in FY21: Nirmala Sitharaman
Business | February 01, 2020 12:41 ISTIn her second Budget presentation, the finance minister said the Centre has proposed that discoms should replace conventional meters with smart pre-paid meters and give option to consumers to choose electricity suppliers.
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Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman announces more Tejas-like trains
Business | February 01, 2020 12:40 ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that more Tejas Express-style trains will be put into service by Indian Railways on key tourism routes. Tejas Express is a more premium version of the Shatabdi-style AC Chair Car trains.
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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to be completed by 2023, Sitharaman promises in Budget 2020
Business | February 01, 2020 12:38 ISTThe Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be completed by 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced as she presented Budget 2020 in Parliament on Saturday. Sitharaman said accelerated development of highways will also be undertaken.
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'Like lotus in Dal Lake': Sitharaman recites Kashmiri poem to make a point in Budget 2020 speech
India | February 01, 2020 12:19 ISTPresenting the Budget 2020 in the Lok Sabha today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dropped lines from a Kashmiri poem. The verse, which talked about the nation "blooming like a lotus in Dal lake", was meant to convey that everything in the budget is for this "pyara watan (beloved nation)".
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Budget 2020: New Education Policy soon, FM says proposing Degree Level Online Education System
Education | February 01, 2020 15:00 ISTEducation Budget 2020: Presenting union budget 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced 'Study in India programme' as part of Modi government's plan to improve the education sector. The finance minister also announced that the National Education Policy will soon be announced.
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National Police University, National Forensic Science University proposed by Sitharaman
Education | February 01, 2020 12:54 ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced National Police University and National Forensic Science University as she allocated Rs 99, 300 crores for Education sector in 2021. Sitharaman said a new education policy will be announced soon.
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FM Sitharaman proposes 'Kisan Rail' in her 16-point plan to improve farm sector
Business | February 01, 2020 11:51 ISTPresenting Budget 2020, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced 'Kisan Rail' as part of Modi government's 16-point plan to improve the farm sector.
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Budget 2020: Sitharaman lists 16 points to boost farmer income
Business | February 01, 2020 12:24 ISTFinanace Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Saturday presented the Budget 2020 in the Lok Sabha. In her budget speech, Sitharaman said that the government is committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022. She lists 16 action points for farmers' welfare.
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Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recites a verse in Kashmiri
News | February 01, 2020 12:04 ISTFM Nirmala Sitharaman recites a verse in Kashmiri and translates it in Hindi, "Humara watan khilte hue Shalimar bagh jaise, humara watan Dal lake mein khilte hue kamal jaisa, nau jawanon ke garam khoon jaisa, mera watan tera watan, humara watan, duniya ka sabse pyara watan."
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Budget 2020: What FM Nirmala Sitharaman has to boost job creation
Business | February 01, 2020 17:18 ISTIndia is already struggling with its fiscal deficit target and economic slowdown has taken a toll on the job scene in the country. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to address this problem in her Budget speech today. Budget 2020-21 is likely to focus on resolving the issue that is impeding job creation in India.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2020 Speech: Full Text
Business | February 01, 2020 14:00 ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting Budget 2020 in Parliament on Saturday. The most important highlight of Budget 2020 was the introduction of new slabs and reduced tax rate for different slabs.
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Union Budget 2020: IT Sector suggests budget should spur AI use in economy
Technology | February 01, 2020 11:08 ISTBudget 2020: With the US and China racing ahead of India in AI research, AI entrepreneurship and government investment in AI is much needed.
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Railway Budget 2020: BIG push for Indian Railways! More Tejas trains, private trains announced
Business | February 01, 2020 14:19 ISTRailway Budget 2020: Indian Railways, the lifeline of the country and the common man, is expecting big announcements from the Railway Budget 2020. Will trains fare hike? Is one of the biggest questions raised ahead of Budget. Railway Budget 2020 is expected to lay out the roadmap for an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore by 2030 in the Indian Railways network.
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Budget 2020: Here's what Tech giants and startups have to say about Budget 2020-21
Technology | February 01, 2020 11:54 ISTBudget 2020 is about to begin and here's what the tech giants and startup feel about the upcoming changes.
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Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman back with traditional 'bahi khata'
Business | February 01, 2020 10:28 ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carried documents in a traditional 'Bahi-Khata' (ledger) wrapped in a red cloth for Budget 2020. This is Sitharaman's second budget presentation.
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Budget 2020: BIG Highlights from Sitharaman's Budget speech
Business | February 01, 2020 17:10 ISTBudget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2020 in Lok Sabha on February 1. During her speech, Sitharaman announced major reforms for agriculture and education sector including a simplification of GST system. Here are the BIG Highlights from Budget 2020:
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Budget 2020: Major highlights of Nirmala Sitharaman's speech, as they unfolded
Business | February 02, 2020 15:00 ISTBudget 2020 updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented her second union budget with a vision to revive the economy. The biggest take away from her budget speech is the introduction of new income tax regime which will be a major relief for the middle class.
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Budget 2020: PM Kisan may see 20 percent cut in budgetary allocation
Business | February 01, 2020 8:57 ISTThe reason for this is not to implement the scheme by some states like West Bengal. Also, many states do not have proper data of farmers. The target of farmers availing this scheme has been reduced from 14.5 crore to 14 crores which will mean lower spending and allocation under the scheme.
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