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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Topic: budget

How govt’s budget transparency push is making this rail PSU switch tracks from its core business

IRFC is sole market lender to Railways, but with govt looking to limit extra-budgetary resources it is now looking to diversify its revenue streams.

Haryana budget walks path of fiscal discipline, while also providing numerous pre-election subsidies

CM unveiled a slew of measures including farm loan waivers, free bus travel, and higher ex gratia for kin of battle casualties, while also claiming higher GSDP growth & lower debt ratio.

Badaga & Saurashtra — story of 2 languages Tamil Nadu govt aims to help preserve

Badaga is a Dravidian language spoken in Nilgiris, while Saurashtra is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by people whose ancestors migrated from Gujarat centuries ago.

Punjab Budget to be presented on 5 March

The Budget session is set to commence on 1 March with the governor's address and budget estimates to be conducted on 6 March.

‘Centre gives only Rs 21 per Rs 100’ — Kerala minister questions ‘neglect’ of state in budget speech

Total tax revenue includes Kerala’s eligible tax share from tax collected by Centre, says finance minister. Compared to Kerala, UP gets Rs 46 out of Rs 100 from the Centre, he adds.

BMC tables highest ever annual budget of Rs 59,954-cr for Mumbai, special focus on infra & clean air

Focus on Green Budget, Mumbai beautification among key takeaways. Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aadtiya Thackeray suspects civic body will impose toll or taxes after polls to sustain infra works.

Govt to form panel to examine challenges of fast population growth, Sitharaman says in budget speech

Panel to be mandated to make recommendations in relation to ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal, adds finance minister. According to UNFPA, India's overtaken China to be world's most populous country.

CISF trains for Parliament security, likely to guard complex during Budget session

No clarity yet on whether CISF will replace any of the pre-existing forces such as Parliamentary Security Service (PSS), CRPF and the Delhi Police.

More borrowings, hike in excise — in Karnataka budget, bid to bankroll Congress’s 5 poll promises

CM Siddaramaiah has earmarked Rs 52,000 cr of total outlay of over Rs 3.27 lakh cr for this purpose, adding pressure to a state that has seen its liabilities grow at a rapid pace.

Reaping literal dividends — why Indian govt is reworking its disinvestment strategy

Dept of Investment & Public Asset Management secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey says govt is trying to strike a balance between earning revenue through dividends & disinvestment receipts.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.