Month: February 2019

To provide an assured income support to small and marginal farmers Govt. is launching Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (P.M. Kissan)

open view news desk Budgetary allocation of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry has been raised by around 2.5 times Government decides to create a separate Department of Fisheries Agriculture continues to be the main driver of the rural economy. Our hard-working farmers, supported by pro-farmer policies of our […]

Higher budget allocation for Space technology

open view news desk While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that seventh dimension of our vision for the next decade aims at the Outer Skies. Our space programme – Gaganyaan, India becoming […]

The Budget for New India will energise the nation, says PM

open view news desk Budget will empower the poor, give a boost to the farmer and an impetus to economic growth: PM 12 crore farmers and their families, 3 crores middle class taxpayers will be directly benefitted: PM Farmers having land under 5 acres will be greatly helped […]

English Rendering of Prime Minister’s Statement after the Union Budget 2019-20

open view news desk “This is a major step towards making India a powerful nation with the schemes touching the lives of the people. This budget takes care of the interest of several sectors- from farmer welfare to middle class, from income tax relief to infrastructure, from manufacturing […]

PM to visit Durgapur, West Bengal on 2 February 2019

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi, will visit Durgapur in West Bengal on February 2, 2019. During the visit, he will dedicate to the nation, the Railway electrification of 294 kilometre long Andal- Sainthia-Pakur-Malda  and Khana- Sainthia Sections. Electrification of this section will enable […]

Key initiaitves for Entertainment Industry announced in Interim Budget 2019-20

open view news desk Union Finance Minister Shri Piyush Goyal today announced key initiatives taken by the Government in the films sector in the Interim Budget 2019-20. Hailing the entertainment industry as a major employment generator, he declared that the provision of single window clearance system for ease […]

Thousands of Belgian teens skip school for 4th climate march

BRUSSELS  — Thousands of teenagers in Belgium skipped school for the fourth week in a row Thursday in an attempt to push authorities into providing better protection for the world’s climate. Police say the march through Brussels drew at least 12,500 students, and another march in eastern Liege […]

January was officially Australia’s hottest month on record

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia sweltered through its hottest month on record in January and the summer of extremes continued with wildfires razing the drought-parched south and flooding in expanses of the tropical north. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the January record on Friday as parts of the northern […]

Ocean mixing that drives climate found in surprise location

WASHINGTON — One of the key drivers of the world’s climate is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where warmer and colder water mix and swirl. When scientists went for their first close look at this critical underwater dynamo, they found they were looking in the wrong […]

Opposition members protest amid Budget presentation

New Delhi :  The nearly 100-minute presentation of the NDA government’s final Budget Friday intermittently witnessed noisy protests from opposition members and a spirited reaction from Treasury benches regularly thumping their desks. Presenting his first Budget, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal faced protests even before he began his speech as […]

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