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 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 ...
Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subraman on Friday said that the global economic slowdown is partly to be blamed for the slowdown in the Indian economy. ...
Since 2014, India has moved up 79 positions in the World Bank's Doing Business rankings, improving from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019 with the country improving on seven out of the 10 parameters, points out the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliamen ...
The Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday suggested rationalisation of government intervention to boost economic freedom and wealth creation. ...
The liberalisation of the visa regime has seen a significant increase in the number of foreign tourists arriving in India, says the Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled in Parliament by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday. ...