While the success of the budget depends on how effectively India is able to contain rising infections through vaccine drives, here are the key numbers to watch out for.
137% hike in health and wellness budget, agri infra cess, infra push — Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of allocations as she presented Budget 2021 Monday. Follow updates here.
The purpose of Covid cess is to cover for the money spent on vaccination as well as on assisting the poor during the pandemic. But public health is a state subject.
S&P BSE Sensex index has climbed in the month after the Budget only twice since Modi govt came to power, while falling or staying range-bound the other 5 times.
Ministry of Railways has sought a rise in its capital expenditure from the existing Rs 1.6 lakh crore to 1.8 lakh crore. But the actual increase could only be up to Rs 8,000 crore.
Millions of people slipped back into poverty, lost their jobs or slipped from salaried to part-time ones. Some relief has been given, but more has to be done.
Authored by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, the Economic Survey details the state of different sectors and reforms needed to accelerate growth.
In his remarks to the media before the commencement of Parliament's Budget Session, Modi said this decade is very important for the bright future of India.
As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.
Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.
The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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