Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
India is among the fastest adopters of Fintech: Nirmala Sitharaman
According to the minister, the FinTech adoption in India is 87% as compared to the global average of 64%
Centre eyes Rs 35,100 crore from partial sale of Bharatnet network under National Monetisation Pipeline
According to Niti Aayog, over 2.86 lakh kilometres of optical fibre assets have been laid by BBNL and BSNL under rural broadband project Bharatnet at Rs 26,300 crore
Centre’s PLI scheme extension to boost business growth: Foxconn
Foxconn said the extension granted for achieving manufacturing targets under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme will help the company to accelerate its business and qualify for receiving incentives
Nirmala Sitharaman pushes for global tech transfer for Covid-19 vaccine
The Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged nations to share technology under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement to contain the coronavirus pandemic
‘Budget 2021 is more of infrastructure, healthcare and disinvestment budget’
Fiscal Deficit, Disinvestment, Expenditure & Administrative Reforms were the theme of the budget 2021 speech of the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.
‘Rs 50,000 crore National Research Fund to boost India’s research ecosystem’
Allocation of Rs 50,000 crore in Budget 2021 for the National Research Fund for the next five years is a definite step towards boosting the research ecosystem in a coordinated way.
Budget 2021: Divestment and monetisation of assets are big strides for making India Atmanirbhar
Divestment and monetisation of assets across the industry including airports, ports, railways and freight corridors is a big stride and will go a long way in making India Atmanirbhar
Budget 2021: Expectations of startups, salaried individuals, health and IT sectors from FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Where Budget 2020 was declared as an aspirational budget, Budget 2021 is expected to be an executionary one in view of economy-revival, as required after the worldwide pandemic took place in 2020
Budget 2020 strengthens India’s commitment to IT sector: DG STPI Omkar Rai
According DG STPI Omkar Rai, the Finance Minister push of proactive policy measures on emerging technologies such as AI, ML, Data Analytics and Quantum Computing could be a a great catalyst for the Indian IT industry.
Budget 2020: Govt should earmark 10% of tech budget for cybersecurity
In Budget 2020, the finanance minister Nirmala Sitharaman should earmark at least 10% of the technology budget for cybersecurity initiatives
