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TopicBudget 2018

Topic: Budget 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley finally sees value in blockchain. Here’s what he should also know

Arifa Khan -
In his Budget speech the Finance Minister has said he sees value in blockchain. But there's a lot that most people don't know about blockchain.

Middle of Nowhere Class: When just 2.56% pay 100% of India’s income tax & govt wants more

Shekhar Gupta -
Governments treat the middle classes rudely and squeeze taxes out of them as they are the usual suspects – without lobbies or electoral power.

The Modi govt is going to spend Rs 150 cr on the Mahatma’s 150th birthday

Nandita Singh -
Union Budget 2018-19 has allocated funds for the commemoration programme that a committee is expected to finalise. 

The government has announced higher farm prices, but has also bought time

Siraj Hussain -
There’s no easy solution; and instead of making a promise, Jaitley has announced that NITI Aayog will draft a policy after consulting the states.

Will linking MSP with cost really have any benefits? No, say farmers & experts

Chitleen K Sethi -
Farmers' bodies and experts say the key to any benefit to farmers lies in how the production cost or the cost of cultivation is calculated.

The budget was insipid, lacked courage, and the math was all fuzzy

Praveen Chakravarty -
The budgeted expenditure doesn’t account for various schemes & announcements that have been made, such as the increase in MSP or the healthcare coverage scheme.

Modicare is not a jumla. There are too many ‘buts’ though

Shailaja Chandra -
The concern with the health protection scheme is whether the insurance companies would make it worthwhile for hospitals to extend services easily.

The great balancing act by Jaitley on social and fiscal fronts

A K Bhattacharya -
The big relief is that Arun Jaitley's fifth budget largely steers clear of the many traps that ensnare budgets before a series of big elections.

The Budget for 2018-19 will be forgotten within a week

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan -
Large chunks of the budget speech will, however, resurface in the BJP's election manifesto. Modi & Jaitley have also given their candidates many talking...

What India’s industrialists thought about Budget 2018

Priyamvada Grover -
The general consensus is that while the Budget is slightly populist, it's good that it focuses on healthcare rather than handing out sops.
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There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Samah Qundeel -
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Qatar museum marks the unthinkable finale for MF Husain—a legacy beyond his life

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Economy

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

Sharan Poovanna -
The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Defence

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

Snehesh Alex Philip -
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

National Interest

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

Shekhar Gupta -
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.

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