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In the first paperless Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said investor charter would be introduced as a right of all financial investors across all financial products.

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up of investor charter across financial products.

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

The opening concert is a curated SOI Chamber Orchestra performance featuring a beautiful rendition of old classics.

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

The single-storey building, which served as a godown, collapsed at around 10.30 am in Harihar Compound at Mankoli Naka in Bhiwandi.

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.

After the resumption of local train services in June last year, initially, only essential and emergency services staff were allowed to travel in the suburban trains.

There are 1,68,235 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprise 1.56 per cent of the total caseload.

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.

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

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.

The place is the first-of-its-kind in the country

Kerala has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 7,032 newly recovered cases.

Shah exuded confidence of forming the next government in the state and take it to the path of development.

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