Coming in the wake of the very challenging times of the pandemic, Budget 2021 has rightfully focused on fuelling growth and investing deeply in infrastructure. It has set right the strategic directions to overcome the effects of the crisis brought about by the pandemic, and places due emphasis on quickening economic recovery, boosting domestic output … Read more
NEW DELHI: From Rs 1.03 lakh crore highway projects for Tamil Nadu to Rs 65,000 crore works for Kerala – four poll-bound states found special mention in the Budget speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. Tabling the Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, Sithraman in her speech specifically announced Rs 2.27 lakh highway projects for … Read more
Chef Vikas Swadesh Seth, Culinary Director, Embassy Leisure Dine-in still sees the most demand! For many Indian families, eating out had become a way of life, a celebration of small and happy moments, professional and personal triumphs or simply a way of enjoying life’s finest moments over food. Indeed, looking back, one can sense that … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held the 11th pre-budget consultations with experts in the field of infrastructure, energy and climate change, in view of the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22. Apart from Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur, Finance Secretary Dr AB Pandey, Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian … Read more
As many as 432 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of over Rs 4.29 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, according to a report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of the 1,670 such … Read more
New Delhi: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday suggested the government to borrow more to help stimulate demand and revive the country’s economy. The senior Congress leader also suggested some measures to raise money which include relaxing FRBM norms, accelerating disinvestment and borrowing money from global banks. As part of his measures to … Read more
NEW DELHI: India is not just assisting its Southern neighbour Maldives with development projects but also providing support for its security related infrastructure. A ceremony to mark completion of Police Training Center in Dh. Vaanee was held on last week at Iskandar Koshi, Male’. The Maldives Police Service(MPS) executed the project through a cash grant … Read more