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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicBudget 2024

Topic: Budget 2024

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Kursi Bachao’ stuck to Budget 2024. TV news to papers, all knew where to look

'It’s raining jobs, jobs, jobs,' said an elated Rahul Kanwal on India Today’s Budget Special. But Rajdeep Sardesai was dubious: 'right intent, reality different'.

Economic affairs secretary indicates that govt doesn’t intend to conduct census this year either

Allocation for census was slashed in Union Budget 2024-2025. Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth says allocations will be increased when a decision is taken to go ahead with the census.

Budget 2024 shows Modi govt’s priority areas have changed after election results

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results' impact is evident in the differences between Nirmala Sitharaman's interim and Union budgets, but nothing that disrupts the govt's business-as-usual approach.

‘Weakened’ Modi’s budget ‘doles out pork’ & jobless ‘get some love’ — global media

Other reports highlight how budget has prioritised employment & demands by BJP's allies, Neeraj Chopra as fuel for India's Olympic dreams, and indie films.

Budget 2024 gives cosmetic solutions to unemployment—hollow shells where substance is needed

The measures announced in the Budget to address the problem of thwarted aspirations of young people don't seem to be a strategic response to the underlying issues.

Budget 2024 bets on investment-led growth, shows long-term vision

With fiscal consolidation, the government’s debt-GDP ratio and interest payments to revenue receipts ratio would fall, opening up additional fiscal space for capital spending.

Budget 2024 shows Nirmala Sitharaman is fiscally prudent, bold, and politically savvy

As for the long-term vision of the Budget, there are some reassuring messages from the finance minister.

Budget 2024 signals rigour in farm policymaking, govt openness to align with states on reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman's speech marks a shift toward a more collaborative, transparent, and strategic policymaking. But Budget 2024 has its share of hits and misses.

Budget 2024 stays clear of populism, continues to create a path for fiscal consolidation

The ‘Vivad se Vishwas' scheme 2024 will provide a fresh opportunity for taxpayers who, in the absence of the settlement commission, had no options but to litigate.

Hostels, creches, skilling programmes — budget bats for higher participation of women in workforce

However, budgetary allocation to women and child development ministry has seen only a marginal increase from last year, to Rs 3.1 lakh crore.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.