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Budget 2024-25: Focus To Remain On Four Core Groups

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Jul 10, 2024

ETV Bharat Business Team

The enhanced budgetary allocation to the defence sector in the recent interim budget is likely to boost the sector with multiple achievements. However, some more funds may be generated in the future match China’s defence budget.

Defence Budget: A March Towards Modernisation and Self-Reliance

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Feb 12, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

India’s spending on research and development is among the lowest in the world. However, the recent announcement of a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore in the budget on February 1 by the government can be a start to a long journey of success.

Opinion: Spending on Research in India Should Drastically Increase

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Feb 9, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

India's budget announcement on cervical cancer vaccine applauded

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Feb 8, 2024

PTI

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim budget for the next year stood out for two crucial numbers, the government’s decision to increase the effective capital expenditure to a record Rs 15 lakh crore and yet at the same time follow the path of fiscal consolidation by reducing the amount of loans taken by it in a year.

Budget 2024-25: Centre’s capex spree narrows the gap between fiscal deficit, capital expenditure

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Feb 2, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The Election Commission has been granted Rs 385.67 crore for conducting elections this fiscal, according to documents provided after the presentation of the Interim Budget on Thursday. Lok Sabha elections are due this summer and could be announced sometime in March.

Funds Allocated to Law Ministry and EC for EVMs, Polls

1 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The Central government will withdraw as many as 1.11 crore disputed tax demands totalling Rs 3,500 crore for the five years till 2014-15 under a Budget proposal that aims to end hardships for small taxpayers, an official said on Thursday

Govt to Withdraw 1.1 Crore Small Tax Demands Totalling Rs 3,500 Crore

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Feb 1, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

"Picture abhi baki hai," senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asserted on Thursday as he rejected the BJP's claims that the 2024 poll results are a foregone conclusion

Sounded like Modi govt's final budget, whole bunch of rhetoric: Shashi Tharoor

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Feb 1, 2024

PTI

Funds Allocated to Law Ministry and EC for EVMs, Polls

1 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

PTI

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said international rating agencies should take on board the message that India has bettered the targets set for lowering fiscal deficit.

Global Rating Agencies Should Take on Board India's Efforts in Bettering Fiscal Deficit: Sitharaman

1 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

PTI

Union Budget: Congress MP Says Southern States Will Demand 'Separate Country' if Injustice Continues

3 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

he Jal Shakti Ministry was on Thursday allocated Rs 98,418 crore in the interim budget for 2024-25 with its flagship Jal Jeevan Mission getting a 71 per cent share.

Jal Shakti Ministry Allocated Rs 98,418 Cr in Interim Budget, Jal Jeevan Mission Gets Maximum Share

2 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

PTI

Former Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik, commenting on the Rs 6.21 lakh crore allocation to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Interim Union Budget 2024-25, said that although it is not a very substantial increase overall, it's a good thing as long as the focus is on Research and Development (R&D) and the import of technology.

Ex Army Chief Praises Increase in MoD Allocation in Interim Budget

2 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

No changes in tax rates for direct, indirect taxes: FM

3 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

ANI

As per the revised estimates for the year 2023-24, Maldives received ₹ 770.90 cr as grants as against the ₹ 400 crore initially allocated for the financial year, according to the budget document presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Thursday.

Budget 2024: India Earmarked Rs 400 Cr, Spent Rs 771 Cr on Maldives in 2023-24

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Feb 2, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The government will come out with a White Paper on the mismanagement of economy prior to 2014 with an aim to draw lessons.

Govt to Come out With White Paper on Mismanagement of Economy Prior to 2014

2 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

PTI

The government on Thursday approved the extension of subsidy scheme for sugar supplied to 1.89 crore Antyodya Anna Yojna (AAY) families through ration shops for two years till March 31, 2026.

Govt Approves Extension of Subsidy Scheme on Sugar Supplied to AAY Families by 2 Years Till Mar 2026

1 Min Read

Feb 1, 2024

PTI

Budget Not Great from Industrial POV but Goes in Consonance with Status of Interim Budget: Industrialists

Budget Not Great for Industries, but Fine as Interim Budget: Punjab's Businessmen

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Feb 1, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

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