Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out the third tranche of measures for the agriculture and allied sector aimed at bolstering the pandemic-hit economy. An 11-point action plan for the agriculture was announced on Friday by the Finance Minister as part of PM Narendra Modi’s 20 lakh crore COVID package. The last three of these were ...

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of relief package of Rs.20 lakh crores on 12 May evening, all eyes are now on the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s press conference on the same issue today at 4.00 pm. In yesterday’s televised address to the nation, the prime minister announced the extension of lockdown and an economic ...