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TopicBudget 2022

Topic: Budget 2022

How Modi govt has given legal sanction to cryptocurrencies in India, through the backdoor

In Budget 2022, FM Sitharaman labels cryptocurrencies as ‘digital assets’ and not currency, and taxes income gains from their transactions at a high 30%.

Medical & public health spending cut due to ‘lower vaccine requirement’, Budget documents show

According to documents, the slash is to account for reduced Covid vaccination need, even as 2nd doses are awaited for most aged 15-18 years & vaccinations for children are yet to roll out.

Questions over LIC IPO as FM Sitharaman slashes asset sale target in Budget 2022

FM Sitharaman announced that she estimates Rs 78,000 crore from divestment in FY22, much lower than the Rs 1.75 lakh crore budgeted earlier.

Bonds in India tumble as Modi govt unveils record borrowing plan in Budget

Elevated bond sales will worsen debt supply worries in a year when the RBI is expected to wind back on its monetary stimulus.

Modi govt plans record Rs 14.5 lakh crore borrowing in Budget 2022 to fund growth ambitions

The looser spending puts India on track to post one of the deepest budget deficits among major economies as nations spend their way out of the Covid-induced downturn.

No populism, no tax cuts, only capex & focus on infrastructure, growth in Modi govt’s Budget

The government will spend a total of Rs 39.45 lakh crore in FY23, a rise of 4.6% from the revised spending target of 2021-22 at Rs 37.7 lakh crore.

Modi govt continues infra push, Budget shows big jumps for highways, transport & tap water

Finance Minister says Gati Shakti Master Plan for expressways will be formulated to facilitate faster movement of people & goods. It will build 25,000 km of expressways in 2022-23.

Green bonds, push for indigenous solar panels, EVs: Spotlight on climate change in Budget 2022

FM Nirmala Sitharaman calls climate change ‘strongest negative externalities that affect India, other countries’, says focus is on reducing dependence on non-renewable energy.

Budget 2022 ‘people-friendly, progressive’: PM Modi says it’s full of possibilities for jobs

In a televised statement, PM Modi added that the Budget aims to ensure pucca house, toilet, tap water and gas connection for poor households and focuses on modern Internet connectivity.

Defence procurement gets Budget boost, Modi govt hikes capital outlay to Rs 1.52 lakh crore

Overall defence budget for 2022-23 stands at Rs 5.25 lakh crore, up from Rs 4.78 lakh crore in 2021-22. Defence budget is 13.3% of total expenditure planned by Centre for 2022-23.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.