Here are the 12 measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package

The Modi government on Thursday announced another financial stimulus package, as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamana announced 12 new measures under the new Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package to boost the Indian economy amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The measures announced by the centre are expected to be aimed at sectors worst hit by the … Read more

Nine out of Eleven component manufactures of Apple convinced to shift their plants from China to India: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister for IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Modi government was able to convince nine of the eleven component-makers of Apple Inc to move away from China to set up their plants in India. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 23rd edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit held … Read more

Anti-India bias in reporting on Indian economy is destroying the credibility of the New York Times (and others)

Everything is wrong with the Indian economy. The New York Times certainly thinks so. See this article complete with the picture of manual labourers working the ground with the most primitive tools in India. In the foreground, a sad-looking man carries what appears to be construction material on his head. Look more carefully. I’m sure … Read more

Samsung to relocate mobile display plant from China, to invest Rs 4,825 crore in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh: Details of the deal

 Smartphone major  Samsung is all set to relocate its mobile and IT  display production unit from China to Uttar Pradesh and invest Rs 4,825 crore in the state. According to the reports, the new production plant by  Samsung will be the first high-technique project, which is being set up in India after relocating from China. The new project is likely to generate 1,500 … Read more

Demands to legalise MSPs is retrograde, can destroy the farm sector and hurt the Indian economy: Explained

Ever since the Modi government passed three farm laws to free the country’s agricultural marketing and procurement systems, the farmers, especially from Punjab have hit the streets to demand a rollback on the law. One of the main arguments of the protesting farmers is that the newly enacted laws would alter the existing procurement system … Read more

India Post Payments Bank launches digital payment service DakPay, here is a comprehensive guide on how to use it

Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) have launched a new digital payment app, ‘DakPay,’ on December 15, 2020. The app will help in providing Digital Financial services at the last mile across India. The app comes with a suite of digital financial and assisted banking services offered by India post and IPPB using … Read more

India witnesses a record high collection of GST in April: Finance Ministry

In a major development, India witnessed a record high collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of December 2020. As per reports, GST revenue collected last month stood at an all-time high of ₹1,15,174 crores. At the same time, the figure is 12% higher than the tax collected in December 2019. Finance Ministry informed … Read more

Amid allegations that new farm laws will end MSP regime, govt’s paddy procurement at MSP surges 23 per cent

While misled farmers, driven by the lies peddled by various opposition parties and the anti-Modi brigade, continue to protest, assuming that Modi government will ‘abolish MSP’ through its new farm laws, the central government’s ongoing paddy procurement has surged past the last year’s total procurement by more than 23 per cent. According to official data, the Food … Read more

Nifty touches an all-time high as PM Modi predicts historic win for BJP alliance

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted a historic win for the BJP in the upcoming election and forecasted record highs for the stock markets on June 4, the benchmark Nifty index crossed the 22,800 mark for the first time during Thursday’s session. The Nifty index reached a new high of 22,852, while the Sensex surged … Read more

While China built high-speed rail track, Indian liberals blocked highways around Delhi: Here is how the economy is a national security issue

At long last, we hear of a thaw in the bitter India-China standoff that began last April in Eastern Ladakh. If we want, we can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. But how much relief? China remains dominant, untrustworthy and likely to strike at the next possible opportunity. We lost 20 precious lives at the … Read more