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SUMMARY OF THE UNION BUDGET 2024-2025

PART A Despite global economy remaining under the grip of policy uncertainties, India’s economic growth continues to be the shining exception and will remain so in the years ahead. Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today said that India’s inflation continues to be low, stable and moving towards the ...

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INDIA’S REAL GDP PROJECTED TO GROW BETWEEN 6.5–7 PER CENT IN 2024-25

India’s real GDP is projected to grow between 6.5–7 percent in 2024-25. The Indian economy recovered swiftly from the pandemic, with its real GDP in FY24 being 20 percent higher than the pre-COVID, FY20 levels. This was stated by the Economic Survey 2023-24 presented in Parliament today by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman. The ...

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Intangible Cultural Heritage of India:Beyond Monuments and Landscapes

The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and ...

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India Accelerates Progress towards the SDGs Despite Global Headwinds

Significant progress in goals on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land. Targeted interventions by the Government such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan, Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, Ayushman Arogya  Mandir, PM-Mudra Yojana, Saubhgaya, Start-up India etc. had impact and led to rapid improvement. All States have shown an improvement in overall ...

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World Population Day 2024

On the occasion of World Population Day, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda virtually held a meeting with State/UTs in the presence of Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel, here today. The theme of the event was: “Healthy timing & spacing of pregnancies for the wellbeing of mother and child”. ...

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Project PARI:Bringing Aesthetic Grandeur to Delhi

Public art spaces of India are a reflection of our Lok Kala and Lok Sanskriti. When we talk about Public Art, it is very dynamic and is an intersection of past, present, and future. Through it, we can see the amalgamation of different ideas in various art forms like traditional and contemporary. This art form which is freely accessible to ...

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Real GDP has been estimated to grow by 8.2% in FY 2023-24 as compared to the growth rate of 7.0% in FY 2022-23

 The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing in this Press Note, the Provisional Estimates (PE) of Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 and Quarterly Estimates of GDP for the Fourth quarter (January-March) of 2023-24 along with its expenditure components both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices. Annual and ...

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Dhamra Port Company Limited is indeed an Island of Excellence

“The Stones may be old, but they are chiseled afresh. The Civilization may be ancient, but it is born again. The people may be young, but they never forget. The day might be like any other, but it marks a new dawn” – Anand Ranganathan. The above lines echo the growth story of Dhamra which used to be a hamlet cocooned between ...

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The journey of Baba Saheb Ambedkar – Life, History & Works

Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891, he was the 14th and last child of his parents. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the son of Subedar Ramji Maloji Sakpal. He was Subedar in British Army. Babasaheb’s father was a follower of Sant Kabir and was also a well-read person. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was hardly two years ...

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Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts is an integral component of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Newdelhi:4/4/24:Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) is an integral component of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which is India’s flagship national health protection scheme. ABHA is designed to facilitate cashless transactions and manage financial aspects related to healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Here’s an explainer on Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts: Introduction: Ayushman Bharat Health Account ...

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