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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicBudget 2020

Topic: Budget 2020

IAF needs 200 new fighters but Modi govt has cut funds in Budget 2020

Nirmala Sitharaman marginally increased the capital budget of both the Navy and Army in the Union Budget 2020-21 announced Saturday.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s second Union Budget woos the salaried class — but only just

Budget 2020 changes tax slabs to benefit the salaried class earning up to Rs 15 lakh a year, but those opting for it will have to forgo various exemptions.

Electrical goods and tobacco to get costlier, raw sugar and tuna bait cheaper

The relative change in price of these products is due to custom duties and taxes imposed by the central government

LIC to tax charter: Budget 2020 wants India in the big league, but offers mere quick fixes

Modi govt’s Budget identifies key reform areas, but a mere window dressing won’t get desired results. There is clear need for deep structural reforms.

Government to launch Krishi Udan scheme to transport agricultural goods by air

Nirmala Sitharaman's budget announced the Krishi UDAN scheme which is aimed at helping farmers' income double by 2022.

Chidambaram slams budget, says govt in denial of ‘grave macro economic challenge’

Congress leader and former finance minister Chidambaram said the Modi government did not believe in reforms as Sitharaman rejected the reform ideas presented in the Economic Survey.

Budget has ‘vision’ and ‘action’, will give push to economy, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms announced in Nirmala Sitharaman's budget will increase employment and ease the taxation process.

Govt cuts National Sports Federations & SAI budget, incentives to players

In the 2020 budget, Modi government allocated Rs 2,826.92 crore to the sports budget, a mere increase of Rs 50 crore from 2019-20.

Sitharaman’s long Budget speech has Opposition angry, MPs sleepy & Shabana says thank you

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

No big fiscal stimulus in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2020, but govt can still do it later

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can do more on policy and legislative changes that are not related to tax, revenue and expenditure.

On Camera

MCD is rounding up sterilised, friendly dogs just for optics—a moral and scientific failure

Since 1982, the resident dogs of JLN Stadium have peacefully coexisted with athletes, spectators, and staff. There hasn’t been a single recorded bite in over four decades.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.