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At present, a large number of power distribution utilities (discoms) across the country are state-owned.

She said this will promote fuel-efficient and environment friendly vehicles while cutting on India's huge import bills.

Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, she said Railways will monetise dedicated freight corridors.

In the first paperless Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there will be 100 per cent electrification of broad gauge rail tracks by December 2023.

"National monetisation pipeline for potential brownfield infrastructure assets will be launched," Sitharaman said.

India had earlier in January approved two vaccines -- Oxford's Covishield manufactured by SII and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin -- for restricted emergency use.

As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation.

Lenovo placed second in the Chromebook market, having managed to greatly ramp up production to hit 2.8 million units for a massive 1,766 per cent growth," according to the report by market research firm Canalys.

Apple had a great holiday quarter (October-December period) with its tablets shipments up 37 per cent year-on-year, fulfilling consumer, commercial and education demand, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.

Finance Minister had launched the "Union Budget Mobile App" for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public.

On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, ONGC, Titan and HDFC Bank were prominent gainers.

This year, the Union Budget will be delivered in paperless form for the first time.

Setting up India’s first private sector dehumidified cold storage for seeds in 1998, Gubba today has 12 cold storage facilities for seeds in Hyderabad and Aurangabad (Maharashtra).

Finance minister may announce plan to revive cash-strapped electricity distribution utilities in budget

According to FPI statistics available with depositories, overseas investors pumped in a net of Rs 19,473 crore into equities but pulled out Rs 4,824 crore from the debt segment between January 1 and January 29.

The intensive review will include -- adequacy of the customer service and customer grievances redressal-related policies

The firm has now won an international arbitration against the tax demand and the government has been ordered to return the value of shares of Cairn it had sold

REITs and InvITs are relatively new investment instruments in the Indian context but are popular in global markets.

Apple would not be covering the AirPods Max ear cushions under the Apple Care warranty and it instructs the user to remove the AirPods Max ear cushions before sending the unit in for repair.

The term of TITA Advisory Council will commence this year.

The Indian Auto LPG Coalition has urged slashing of GST on conversion kits along with subsidy support to consumers shifting to environment-friendly fuels.

It would boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem and empower future innovators of the country, he added.

Jio and Bharti now have 19 lakh and 27 lakh fixed broadband subscribers, respectively.

The commerce ministry is holding stakeholder consultations for the formulation the next foreign trade policy (FTP) for five years (2020-25). It is expected to be rolled out in April.