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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: budget

Our take on UP’s Kanwariya Yatra directives, 2024 Budget & delay in Census — in 50 words

This week, the Supreme Court stayed UP and Uttarakhand’s Kanwariya Yatra directives, the government presented the 2024 Budget and the Economic Survey criticised the...

Budget 2024: Venture capital fund of Rs 1,000 crore to be set up to boost space economy

This is expected to help over 180 govt-recognised space technology startups in India. Govt aims to enhance space sector development 'by 5 times in the next 10 years'.

Budget 2024-25: FM announces Rs 10 lakh-cr for housing for poor & middle-class families in urban areas

Sitharaman also announced an initiative for increased connectivity to rural habitations, and introduced an interest subsidy to facilitate affordable housing loans.

In Budget 2024-25, focus on development of cities as ‘growth hubs’, land reforms in urban areas

Urban development among nine priority areas in this year’s budget. Since 2014, Centre has been implementing land reforms in rural areas. Now, it aims to do so in urban areas.

Shares slide as government hikes trading-related taxes in Budget 2024

Govt raised tax rate for equity investments held for less than one year to 20% from 15% and for shares held for more than 12 months to 12.5% from 10% in the budget.

Industry bodies ask Karnataka govt to ‘reconsider retrograde’ bill proposing reservation for ‘locals’

The bill mandates employers to have 50% local candidates in management roles & 75% in non-management roles. Industry players say 'don't understand' how you can execute something like this.

In 1st budget, BJP govt in Rajasthan promises Khatu Shyam corridor, 4 lakh govt jobs in 5 years

Rajasthan Dy CM & Finance Minister Diya Kumari also announced ‘one state, one election’ and allocation of Rs 13 cr to be spent on celebrating festivals ‘with full joy and devotion’.

Union Budget is not corporate India’s wishlist. Tax breaks can’t solely drive profit

The incidence of GST is higher on the poor than rich. The public would be better off pushing for faster timelines for this rather than making plaintive appeals for income tax reductions.

Cabinet approves VGF scheme worth Rs 7,453 cr for offshore wind energy projects

The Viability Gap Funding scheme aims to support installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind energy projects — 500 MW each off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

‘Not a political priority’ — why India’s healthcare spending has been falling & fares poorly globally

A report by Centre for Social and Economic Progress & analysis by ThePrint finds India’s healthcare spending as a share of total spending has been falling since 2017-18.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.