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Describing the Union Budget 2022-‘23 as disappointing, former President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee Arjun Modhwadia likened it to cumin in the mouth of a camel. It was expected that important announcements would be made to push the stalled wheels of the economy, eliminate inflation and create employment opportunities but all these hopes have been […]
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday. The Budget was presented in the ‘never before’ environment with a focus on PM Gati Shakti, Inclusive Development, Productivity Enhancement, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, Climate Action, and Financing of Investments. Team VOI talked to the Top Industry Captains of Gujarat to know […]
Covid cases in Gujarat stood at 8,338 on Tuesday. Covid numbers in the State are observing a decline. New covid cases declined to 8,338 from 9,395 reported on Monday, a dip of 1057 cases within a day. Monday saw the daily covid deaths at 35 in the state whereas it has increased to 38 on […]
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the union Budget 20220 today, however, the gory details of the budget are yet to come but the announcement includes positive news for the EV ecosystem. In her announcement, Sitharaman mentioned that a special policy for battery swapping for EVs will be announced. The FM also stated that […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman started the innings of her much-awaited 2022 budget speech by emphasising her macro-fiscal priorities. Thus, we were treated to terms such as a vision of ‘India at 100’, in areas of ‘inclusive development’, ‘productivity enhancement’, ‘sunrise opportunities’, ‘energy transition’, ‘climate change’ and ‘PM Gati Shakti’. The PM Gati Shakti Programme identified […]
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget for 2022-23 may have factored in the need to create a dynamic digital infrastructure in the education sector, but experts say that it woefully falls short of the challenge that the sledgehammer impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on the sector for the last two years. The education sector has been allocated a […]
“The Union Budget 2022 will lay the blueprint for the next 25 years” – proudly stated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the Budget plans for the next financial year on Tuesday, February 01, 2022. Interestingly, Finance Minister Sitharaman began her presentation of Budget 2022 by expressing empathy towards people financially and health-wise affected by […]
Hailing the Budget tabled Tuesday, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, praised finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “It is a very progressive and forward-looking plan as it prepares India for the next stage of its sustained growth,” stated Mr Kant. He added that Budget 2022-23 is a continuation from the previous year. “The real highlight of the […]
South Korean boy band BTS is no doubt a trendsetting uber chic septet. However, the warm bond between V and Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, Park Hyung-sik and Peakboy, is what hogs most of social media limelight. The five call themselves “Wooga Squad” and often drop emojis or one-liners on each other’s pic updates. Little wonder then […]
The Union Budget 2022-23 is presented in the ‘never before’ environment with a focus on PM Gati Shakti, Inclusive Development, Productivity Enhancement, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, Climate Action, and Financing of Investments. Government expenditure for the financial year 2022-23 is expected to be Rs 39.45 lakh crore with a receipt of Rs. 22.84 lakh crore. […]
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar took the initiative of providing Home Delivery or Self Pickup of Medicines to patients seeking consultation on SeHAT from today. This project of Home Delivery is started with Base Hospital Delhi Cantt from Feb 1, 2022, and would be extended to more and more stations in coming times. Services e-Health Assistance […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Union Budget Announced that “Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ through varied applications for drones as a service”. The finance minister has announced about Kisan Drones which will be a huge asset in the farming and agriculture industry as they will be used to keep track of land […]
For encouraging “Atmanirbhar Bharat” further this year as well, 68% of the capital procurement budget in defence will be earmarked for the domestic industry in 2022-23 (up from the 58% last fiscal).To encourage research and development by private corporations, start-ups and academia into defence research and equipment development, states Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing […]
Due to the pandemic, the whole world has been slowed down and one of the most affected sectors has been education. It has been brought to a standstill. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman today during Budget announced for pushing of PM eVIDYA program to help deliver quality education. ‘One class, one TV channel’ program of PM […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during the budget speech that India will soon have its own digital currency using blockchain technology. What is Blockchain? It is a decentralised system used for recording information in the most secure way. Every block in the chain consists of a number of transactions, and each time a new transaction […]
Union Budget 2022-23 has been announced today at the Parliament by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s second budget amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Union Budget focused on providing access to education to students considering the effect it had on education especially in rural India. The education sector has been allocated a budget of Rs […]
During Union Budget speech, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced about rolling out new E-Passports. They will be infused with microchips soon in this financial year to make travelling abroad easy for Indian citizens. Many of us are now curious about this new E-Passport. Many of us will be curious to know – What is E-Passport? […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget for Financial Year 2022-23 on February 1, 2023, in Parliament. During her Budget speech, she said that the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan will be driven by seven engines for growth and transportation. “PM Gati Shakti will encompass the seven engines for multi-modal connectivity for the […]
The air quality in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category for the second consecutive day on Tuesday even as the mercury was expected to drop to 7 degrees Celsius. The hourly Air Quality Index (AQI) was 340 at 7 am on Tuesday andwas 338 on Monday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). […]
In an yet another case of cyber-bullying in the city, a woman in Ahmedabad fell prey to a trap by an UK returnee man, who blackmailed her through her nude pictures. Jay Mewada, who originally hails from Mehsana, went to the UK on a student’s visa but had to return to India during the pandemic. […]
