Budget 2021 news updates: Nirmala Sitharaman delivers budget speech at parliament.
New Delhi:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed parliament today with details of the Union Budget 2021, the first after a difficult year for the economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She announced foreign direct investment (FDI) hike in insurance to 74 per cent from 49 per cent with foreign control under safeguards. The Finance Minister has set a target of Rs 16.5 lakh crore as agricultural credit. Her budget speech comes after a difficult year for the economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down businesses for months, leading to lost earnings, curtailed consumer spending and job cuts. The total impact of Atmanirbhar Bharat and measures by RBI was Rs 27.1 lakh crore, which amounts to 30 per cent of GDP, Ms Sitharaman said. 2021 is a year of many milestones, she said.
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Gingko Biloba, The Living Fossils, Were Saved From Extinction Because Of Human Cultivation
The ginkgo trees, which have existed for nearly 200 million years and were on the verge of extinction. Read this article to know how they were saved.
The ginkgo trees, which are scientifically known as Gingko Biloba, are again returning to the streets of Manhattan and Washington, D.C. and in Seoul and Paris. The ginkgo trees are also called living fossils as they have existed for nearly 200 years.
What is a gingko biloba tree?
According to National Geographic, it is a tree that is the only living species from the Ginkgoaceae family. They are ancient palm-like trees that are different from the modern tree and plant species that are seen today.