Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, serving as the Minister of Defence of India since 2017 and has served as Member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2016. Read More
The Economic Survey 2020 has advocated more disinvestment in CPSEs for higher profitability and promote efficiency, competitiveness, and professionalism in these organisations. ...
Hinting at a further cut in food subsidy, the Economic Survey for 2019-20 said that despite moderation, there was still headroom for further rationalisation of subsidies, especially the food subsidy. ...
The Economic Survey 2020 is a synthesis of old and new ideas and shares contemporary evidence with ancient ideas, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Friday. ...
Indicating a change in India's economic structure and sector-wise contribution, the Economic Survey 2019-20 has said the creation of new firms in the services sector is "significantly" higher currently than in the manufacturing, infrastructure and ag ...
The government should take a cue from the experience of Singapore's Temasek Holdings Company to lend professionalism and autonomy to the disinvestment programme, the Economic Survey 2019-20 said on Friday. ...
The Indian Railways saw an increase in ferrying passengers by 1.85 per cent and also registered a growth of 5.34 per cent in transporting freight in 2018-19, while the consequential train accidents decreased to 41 as compared to 59 on the previous ye ...
At a time when the entrepreneurial sentiments in the country is subdued, the Economic Survey for the financial year 2019-20 has said that the government needs to focus on increasing the literacy rate and policies for ease of doing business and enhanc ...