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Chidambaram visits UK, France, Qatar to woo investors

Chidambaram visits UK, France, Qatar to woo investors

New Delhi, May 16  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram left on a three-nation visit to UK, France and Qatar, in a bid to sell the India-growth story and woo overseas investors. During the five-day visit, Chidambaram will hold talks with industrialists,...
ESCAP On India: GROWTH APPROACH UNTENABLE…

ESCAP On India: GROWTH APPROACH UNTENABLE…

ESCAP On India GROWTH APPROACH UNTENABLE By Shivaji Sarkar New Delhi, May 09 : The other day, President Pranab Mukherjee lamented that the multi-nationals are not investing in India to “dodge” tax. The very next day, Finance Minister P Chidambaram...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja meeting the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja meeting the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja meeting the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, in New Delhi on May 07, 2013. Related Posts:Chidambaram visits UK, France, Qatar to woo investorsESCAP On India: GROWTH APPROACH UNTENABLE…The...
The PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Inaugural Session of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ADB

The PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Inaugural Session of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ADB

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Inaugural Session of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank, at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on May 04, 2013. The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram and the President,...
More reforms coming in 2-4 months: Chidambaram

More reforms coming in 2-4 months: Chidambaram

New Delhi, April 25  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram ruled out the possibility of early elections and said the government will take more reform initiatives in the next two-four months in a bid to boost economic growth and contain deficit and inflationary...
2G JPC clears Chidambaram, blames Raja

2G JPC clears Chidambaram, blames Raja

New Delhi, April 19  The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut off date for the allocation of spectrum and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in...
300 new bank branches to open Friday in UP

300 new bank branches to open Friday in UP

Lucknow, March 29  Efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government to increase the ratio of banks to population in the state are set to get a major boost Friday as union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram comes here to inaugurate 300 new bank branches. The new...
The MoS (IC) for Tourism, K. Chiranjeevi meeting the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram

The MoS (IC) for Tourism, K. Chiranjeevi meeting the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, K. Chiranjeevi meeting the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram to discuss the matters related to Tourism Ministry, in New Delhi on March 22, 2013. Related Posts:Chidambaram visits UK, France,...
Government, parties in talks on resolution on Sri Lankan Tamils

Government, parties in talks on resolution on Sri Lankan Tamils

New Delhi, March 20  The government Tuesday said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA. Addressing the media...
Andhra Pradesh presents Rs.1.61 lakh crore budget

Andhra Pradesh presents Rs.1.61 lakh crore budget

Hyderabad, March 18  Andhra Pradesh Monday presented a tax-free, revenue-surplus budget for 2013-14 with an overall expenditure of over Rs.1.61 lakh crore (nearly $30 billion). Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy told the assembly during his budget...
The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram holding the Quarterly Performance Review meeting with CEOs of PSB and FIIs,

The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram holding the Quarterly Performance Review meeting with CEOs of PSB and FIIs,

The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram holding the Quarterly Performance Review meeting with CEOs of PSB and FIIs, in New Delhi on March 18, 2013. The Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena is also seen. Related Posts:Union Finance Minister,...
Waste Management : CAN’T DUMP THE ISSUE…

Waste Management : CAN’T DUMP THE ISSUE…

Waste Management CAN’T DUMP THE ISSUE By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) New Delhi, March 07 : One proposal in the Union Budget which craves attention sadly went unnoticed. On Environment, Finance Minister P Chidambaram noted: “India...
Union Budget: CAN FM REWRITE IT?…

Union Budget: CAN FM REWRITE IT?…

Union Budget CAN FM REWRITE IT? By Shivaji Sarkar New Delhi, March 04 : Finance Minister P Chidambaram better rewrite his Budget. People’s expectations of growth acceleration, freedom from inflation and simple tax norms have sadly not been met by the...
FDI inflows to India slump by 43 percent

FDI inflows to India slump by 43 percent

New Delhi, March 01  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India slumped by 43.3 percent at $15.85 billion in April-November period of the current financial year as compared to $27.93 billion in the corresponding period previous year, according to the Economic...
Delhi Metro gets Rs.3,120 crore in budget

Delhi Metro gets Rs.3,120 crore in budget

New Delhi, March 01 The Delhi Metro was Thursday allocated Rs.3,120 crore ($581.927 million) in the union budget which will be spent on construction of Phase-III to lay another 103 km of tracks. Of the funds allotted to the urban development ministry,...
Air India to get Rs.5,000 crore as budgetary support

Air India to get Rs.5,000 crore as budgetary support

New Delhi, March 01 :  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram proposed to pump in Rs.5,000 crore ($909.09 million) into ailing national carrier Air India in the next fiscal. “Budgetary support of Rs.5,000 crore has been earmarked for equity infusion in...
GAAR with modifications from April 2016

GAAR with modifications from April 2016

New Delhi, March 01  India will implement the modified General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) aimed at checking tax avoidance by overseas investors from Apr 1, 2016, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said. Presenting the federal budget in the lower house...
Finance minister has done commendable job: PM

Finance minister has done commendable job: PM

New Delhi, Feb 28  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday appreciated the union budget and said the finance minister had done a “commendable” job. “The finance minister has done a commendable job in containing the deficit while simultaneously...
The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram departs from North Block to Parliament House to present the General Budget 2013-14.

The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram departs from North Block to Parliament House to present the General Budget 2013-14.

The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram departs from North Block to Parliament House along with the Ministers of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena and S.S. Palanimanickam to present the General Budget 2013-14, in New Delhi on February 28, 2013. Related...
Rs.1,000 crore for skill development of youth

Rs.1,000 crore for skill development of youth

New Delhi, Feb 28  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday allocated Rs.1,000 crore to develop job-oriented skills among youth. “Assuming that 10 lakh (one million) youth can be motivated in one year, skill trained youth will give enormous boost...