Plan to invite private companies to operate on some rail routes

The government has planned to form a holding company named the Indian Railway Rolling Stock Company, like CRRC Corporation Limited of China, that will independently control and manage the private companies. Read More
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After Budget announcement, petrol and diesel prices up by ₹2

Petrol and diesel prices have gone up by ₹2 per litre all over India after announcement by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, about imposition of excise duty of ₹1 and road and infrastructure cess of ₹1 per litre on both petrol and diesel in the Union Budget 2019. Read More
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Union Budget 2019: Now, Isro allocated ₹12,473 crore for FY19-20

The Union Budget allocation for the Indian space programme is estimated to go up by 11 per cent to about ₹12,473 crore, which is revised from the estimate of around ₹11,200 crore in 2018-19. Read More
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Budget 2019: No new relief on I-T, defence modernization on hold

The government unveiled the full-fledged Union Budget for the current financial year, on Friday. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Budget in Parliament. Read More
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Ahead of LS poll, Centre plans to roll out farmers’ income scheme

According to media reports, the Centre has directed the state governments to expedite the list of farmers eligible for the dole in their respective states. Read More
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Budget: Modi govt baits middle class, farmers with tax, cash sops

The Narendra Modi government has presented the interim Union Budget for 2019-20 that primarily focused on wooing the middle class, workers from the unorganized sector and farmers, ahead of this year’s Lok Sabha election, which is about two months away. Read More
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