Tag: spending
US Government Shuts Down After Spending Bill Falters In Senate
The US government began shutting down on Saturday for the first time in more than four years after Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating. ....
BJP Hits Out At MP Government For Stopping Vande Matram Recitation
The BJP criticised the new Congress government in Madhya Pradesh for suspending the practice of reciting the national song, Vande Matram, in government offices on the first day of every month.....
Easing Covid Woes: More MGNREGS Days, Social Spending Announced
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced eased corporate regulations, greater private participation in the economy and increased social spending budget to mitigate the economic fallout of Covid-19 outbreak.....
Russia Increases Spending On 2018 Football World Cup Preparations
Russia has increased spending on the 2018 World Cup preparations by 19.1 billion rubles ($324 million), according to information posted on the official information website on Monday.....
Jharkhand Spending Over Rs 150 Cr On Branding, Face-lift
With barely days left for a global summit here, Jharkhand is spending over Rs 150 crore on branding and face-lift before rolling out the red carpet for potential investors, an official said.....
Government IT Spending To Grow 9.5% In 2017: Gartner
Led by growth in business process outsourcing, the Indian government is set to spend $7.8 billion on IT in 2017 - an increase of 9.5 per cent over 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Monday.....
Snapchat Launches Location-based Ad Product
Photo-sharing service Snapchat is launching a new location-based product that will allow businesses see whether people go to stores after seeing advertisements.....
Online Gaming Industry In India To Hit $1 Bn By 2021
Though still in a nascent stage, the online gaming industry in India is expected to grow to $1 billion by 2021 from the current $360 million - a growth rate of 20 per cent - with the online gamers community reaching 310 million by 2021, a Google-KPMG report said on Wednesday.....
Bulk Of Additional Budget Spending For People-centric Schemes: FN
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday said that the majority of the additional resources in the first batch of the Supplementary Demands for Grants would be spent on people-centric schemes amid the coronavirus pandemic. ....
