Nirmal Sitharaman

Ensuring vaccines for all must for economic recovery: Sitharaman tells G-20

Ensuring equitable vaccines for all is a key to the global economic recovery but it faces a significant challenge, Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman told her G-20 counterparts on Wednesday

USIBC meets FM Nirmala Sitharaman; praises India's reform trajectory

Members of the influential US India Business Council in their meeting with Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday praised India's reform trajectory and exuded confidence in the growing Indian economy.

India has the highest fintech adoption rate of 87%, says FM Sitharaman

Asserts that nation is a prime destination for digital payments, which have grown from transactions worth Rs two trillion in 2019 to Rs four trillion in 2020

FSDC asks regulators to keep constant vigil on financial sector

The high-level FSDC headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday discussed a host of issues concerning the economy and underlined the need for keeping a continuous vigil on financial sector

Shipping assets worth Rs 12,828 cr to be monetised under NMP

Shipping assets worth Rs 12,828 crore will be monetised over the next four years under the Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

Under-utilised brownfield assets to be monetised under NMP: Sitharaman

According to Sitharaman, the NMP focuses on brownfield assets in which investments have already been made but these assets are under-utilised.

Top headlines: FM rules out fuel price cut; Aramco may invest $25 bn in RIL

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Monday

Rules for withdrawal of retrospective taxation to come soon: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the rules for the recent taxation amendment bill will be framed soon

Lok Sabha clears Bill to end retrospective tax, Congress backs move

Backing the government's move, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram tweeted, "I am glad that we have put an end to an issue that has been troubling us for eight years"

Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium

The announcement covers 98.3% of all deposit accounts and 50.9 per cent of the deposit value, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Kerala: Probe against ED an attempt to derail probe, says Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the Left government in Kerala and said the move for a judicial inquiry against the ED, which has been probing the gold smuggling case, was an attempt to derail the probe

LIVE: Traders declare Bharat Bandh as success, claim loss of Rs 1 trillion

The call for the bandh was given by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

How will Budget 2021 impact senior citizens, NRIs and salaried people

In this Podcast, we discussed how the Budget will impact finances of senior citizens, non resident Indians, salaried people and the changes in taxation on Ulips and ease of ITR

FM Sitharaman meets President Kovind ahead of Union budget presentation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind before presenting her third budget on Monday.She was accompanied by her deputy Anurag Thakur and other officials of the Finance Ministry."Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2021-22," the President tweeted.With the Union Budget 2021-22 set to be delivered in paperless form for the first time, Sitharaman replaced the Swadeshi 'bahi khata' and switched to a tablet.Dressed in a red and cream colour saree, accompanied by Thakur and other officials from her ministry at North Block, the Finance Minister was seen carrying a tablet kept inside a red coloured cover with a golden coloured national emblem embossed on it.For the first time ever, the Budget will be paperless this year due to COVID. It will be available for all as .

Economic Survey pegs India's real economic growth in 2021-22 at 11%

India's economy could contract 7.7 per cent in the financial year that ends on March 31, the survey said.

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

No amount of govt intervention adequate for pandemic-hit economy: FM

Sitharaman said that while in early 2020 green shoots and revival signs of the economy were visible, it was upset with the pandemic setting in

Best of BS Opinion: Reality in a cusp, Nitish G stood for governance & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Make officials well-versed in local languages, FM Sitharaman tells banks

The minister also suggested to the Indian Banks' Association to roll out a similar training exercise for their clerical staff.

Sebi, Centre at odds over easing disclosure norms for listed NCDs

If the proposal is approved, companies listing their non-convertible debentures won't be obliged to meet disclosure norms