Next stimulus should focus on short-gestation infra projects: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman

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New Delhi: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday said the Indian economy might end up with a lower contraction in the current fiscal than projected by various organisations and also stressed that the next stimulus should focus on short-gestation infrastructure projects. Participating in a virtual event organised by Public Affairs Forum of India … Read more

Govt must send farm bills to the parliamentary standing committee: Bhartiya Kisan Sangh

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NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated farmers’ union, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), has demanded that the government send the three agricultural bills to the parliamentary standing committee. “The three ordinances were promulgated on June 5, The government still has time till December. Why is there a hurry to get the bills passed?” BKS national general … Read more

India attracts USD 22 billion FDI during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant

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India’s FDI regime is the most liberal in the world, and even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has attracted over USD 22 billion worth of direct investments, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. Kant further said that almost 90 per cent plus of the USD 22 billion foreign direct investment in India … Read more