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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicFinance Minster

Topic: Finance Minster

Go green, earn green: India’s 1st Green Credit scheme to reward eco-friendly actions by individuals, industries

Environment ministry has readied draft contours for rolling out the programme under which entities will earn 'green credit' for activities like planting trees and conserving water.

G20 finance meet in Bengaluru set to end without consensus as world leaders differ on Ukraine war

Delegates say US & its allies in the G7 are demanding communique condemning Russia for the invasion, but Russian & Chinese delegations have opposed use of such language.

Jeremy Hunt appointed Britain’s next finance minister, replacing Kwarteng

Former foreign minister Hunt was given the post following Kwasi Kwarteng's resignation after less than six weeks in the job. He becomes UK's fourth finance minister in four months.

Will Nirmala Sitharaman make a good finance minister?

Former defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will be replacing Arun Jaitley as the finance minister.

The budget was insipid, lacked courage, and the math was all fuzzy

The budgeted expenditure doesn’t account for various schemes & announcements that have been made, such as the increase in MSP or the healthcare coverage scheme.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?