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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicNirmala Sitharaman

Topic: Nirmala Sitharaman

Past, present & future of India, and how Budget pushes for middle-class self-reliance

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Voters can be convinced China is defeated, but how do you convince jobless they’re earning?

When presenting a Budget like 2022, political management is a bit of a problem. Here, Nirmala Sitharaman needs more than good English and bad Economics.

Citi abandons day-old ‘buy’ call as bonds in India face a ‘perfect storm’

Investors had been betting that Sitharaman would unveil a path toward inclusion of debt in global indexes, which would bring foreign inflows. But that didn’t materialise.

100 Gati Shakti cargo stations will address logistical challenges in long run: Exporters’ body

Federation of Indian Export Organisations chief A. Sakthivel also hopes the upcoming foreign trade policy will tackle overseas marketing of exports & transport subsidies of agri exports.

FM Sitharaman has made a prudent choice in pushing capex instead of demand stimulus

The Modi government has given a boost to capital expenditure and announced several infra projects to pump-prime private investment and economic recovery.

Why Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 is, and isn’t, an election Budget

Budget’s message for our political economy is, this is still a fiscally responsible govt playing the long game. It isn’t for these assembly elections, but it certainly is for 2024.

Budget proposals for digital schooling split experts. Some keen, others want more offline focus

Modi govt's Budget has, in fact, made a push to make offline education more robust, but some experts feel it's not enough. Edtech sector has welcomed the announcements.

Budget 2022 shows agriculture under change. Gone are talks about doubling farmers’ income

The changes in budgetary allocations of key schemes will likely affect the Indian agriculture sector. Budget 2022 should lay the foundation for PM Modi's ‘Amrit Kaal’.

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%.

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.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Tejas Mk-1A carries out maiden flight but delivery to IAF delayed. Here’s why

According to contract for 73 Tejas Mk-1A and 10 trainer aircraft, inked on 1 February 2021, the first Tejas was to be delivered within three years of signing the deal — February 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.