Budget 2021 Live from Parliament, Union Budget 2021-22 Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government estimates fiscal deficit of 6.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the next f
Enacted in September last year, the three laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country.
In the 2019-20 crop year, the country's overall foodgrains production stood at a record 296.65 million tonne, as per the government's fourth advance estimate.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will discuss key issues pertaining to the mining sector at a national meeting of state mines ministers here tomorrow.
"Key issues for discussion include the preparedness for e-auction of major mineral blocks, management of District Mineral Foundations (DMF), National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET), effective ways of curbing illegal mining,
The mines ministry has tried to sweeten the bid criteria by proposing that preferred bidders would not be required to pay upfront payment or royalties at the prospecting licence stage.
In its bid to protect the domestic steel industry from imports of cheaper steel into the country, the government on Wednesday increased the customs duty on certain steel products by 2.5 per cent.