In the last financial year, the government had allocated Rs 2826.92 crore for sports, which was later revised to Rs 1800.15 crore because of lack of activity caused by the pandemic.
The education ministry's Department of School Education and Literacy has been allotted Rs 54,873 crore in Budget 2021, a decrease compared to Rs 59,845 crore last year.
Congress leaders strongly criticised the Union budget, saying Nirmala Sitharaman's speech was oblivious to the declining GDP and it was case of 'wrong diagnosis and prescription'.
There is real restructuring underway of Indian economy and a reset of our growth aspirations by Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision. Budget 2021 represents a gateway to post-Covid world.
Monetisation of oil and gas pipelines, airports, Railways' infrastructure can generate huge sums of money for Modi government’s infra push. But implementation is key.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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