Opinion: Makhanas For Poll-Bound Bihar
Bihar is the envy of other states. It scooped up a bonanza in Budget 2025. That it was going to be a Bihar-focused budget was hinted by the Madhubani-style fish…
Budget 2025: What’s Better Than Reforms? Execution
Reforms are often seen as the engine of growth, but the term now covers both genuine structural shifts and superficial interventions that merely redistribute inefficiencies. True reform enhances economic freedom,…
Union Budget: Keeping The Kingmakers Happy
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman, by effectively making income up to Rs 12 lakh tax free, has presented a dream budget for India's middle class. Leaving more money in the…
Scrapping Custom Duty On Lithium-Ion Battery To Boost EV Manufacturing
New Delhi: The scrapping of basic customs duty on the import of lithium-ion battery scrap and capital goods - or the machinery used to manufacture lithium-ion batteries - will strengthen…
Government Marginally Expands Budget For Social Justice, Disability Welfare
New Delhi: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has received Rs 13,611 crore in the Union Budget announced on Saturday, while the allocation for disability welfare now stands at…
Centre To Set Up Daycare Cancer Centres In District Hospitals Over Next 3 Years: N Sitharaman
The government will build daycare cancer centres in all district hospitals over the next three years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during Budget presentation on Saturday. The Minister said that 200…
Government Proposes New Tariff Lines For Rice, Makhana Products
New Delhi: The government on Saturday proposed to create new tariff lines for makhana products and rice based on process and varieties.These changes under the Customs Tariff Act 1975 will…
Budget Allocates Rs 20,000 Crore To Science Department To Kickstart Research Fund
New Delhi: Signalling a commitment to research and development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 20,000 crore to the Department of Science and Technology as a corpus…
Ashwini Vaishnaw After Budget Allocation
New Delhi: Calling the Union Budget 2025-26 "amazing", Union Railways and Electronics and IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that with the big allocation to it, Indian Railways is…
Centre Increases Culture Budget To Rs 3,360 Crore To Promote Arts, Heritage
New Delhi: The government has increased the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Culture for the fiscal year 2025-26, with a total outlay of Rs 3,360.96 crore against a revised…
