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Malaysia allocates $1.7 bln in cash aid for low-income households in 2023 budget
Malaysia unveiled a smaller budget for 2023, prioritising fiscal discipline over expected populist measures, as it warned of a slowdown in the economy from rising global risks.
Published on Oct 07, 2022 02:17 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Five key messages from analysis of state budgets
All Indian states and union territories have presented their state budgets for 2022-23
Updated on May 23, 2022 11:15 AM IST
Centre sets up expert panel to train urban planners
As part of the urban planning reforms announced by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in this year’s budget, the ministry aims to train 5,000 urban planners in the next five years.
Published on May 02, 2022 11:40 PM IST
Risha Chitlangia
India exceeds target of local defence purchases in 2021-22
The total capital expenditure for 2021-22 stood at ₹1,14,910 crore of which, ₹75,140 crore was spent on local weapons and systems, said a senior official familiar with development. The rest of the money was spent on weapons from foreign sources, the official added, asking not to be named.
Updated on Apr 20, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
‘Why did Nehru…': Nirmala Sitharaman questions as she rakes up Kashmir issue
The finance minister described Kashmir as an integral part of India and “it is an issue that should not have gone to the global forum".
Updated on Mar 23, 2022 11:50 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Budget session resumes today, Ukraine war likely to be focus: 10 points
Parliament budget session: The first half on the session was held between February 1 and February 11.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 06:18 AM IST
'This budget is against farmers, Dalits..’: Fadnavis on Maha Budget
Maharashtra finance minister and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar tabled the 2022/23 budget in the Assembly on Friday.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 06:42 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
₹1 lakh crore funding budget provision may not be part of state loans
The Budget provision of ₹1 lakh crore, 50-year interest-free loan to states in 2022-23 will not be part of their annual borrowing limit, but will be given on condition that the money will be spent on capital investments and specified reforms that will spur country’s overall economic growth, two officials said.
Published on Mar 01, 2022 11:54 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
Rajasthan Budget 2022: Special focus on employment, healthcare | Key takeaways
This is the first time the Gehlot government is presenting the agriculture budget separately. At the same time, the old pension scheme has been brought back.
Published on Feb 23, 2022 02:23 PM IST
PTI | | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
PM Modi lauds Budget 2022 for emphasis on education sector
Prime Minister hails the Union Budget presented in the Parliament on February 1 and said that a lot of emphasis has been laid on the education sector.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 11:47 AM IST
ANI |
In webinar on Budget, PM Modi lists 5 major announcements for education sector
The five major announcements, according to the Prime Minister, are: universalisation of quality education, skill development, urban planning & design, internationalisation, and ‘AVCG'.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PM Modi to address webinar today on positive impact of Budget 2022 on education
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a webinar on Monday at 11am on how this year's Union Budget will have a "positive impact" on the education sector.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 09:50 AM IST
ANI |
Enabling service delivery for Bharat
The Government of India has been strategically fostering public-private service delivery models well ahead of time, especially with projects requiring extensive tech intervention.
Published on Feb 19, 2022 10:09 AM IST
Rajesh Awasthi, New Delhi
Putting the spotlight on state budgets
In 2020 and 2021, both the Centre and most states presented their budgets before the peak of Covid waves in the respective years.
Published on Feb 19, 2022 10:09 AM IST
A health check-up for the Union Budget
Much of economics has grappled with these trade-offs between well-being and prosperity, as do governments. And in this context, the Union Budget 2022 stands out
Stimulus packages helped check inflation, says Sitharaman
The US Labor Department said on Thursday the consumer price index (CPI) climbed 7.5% over the 12 months to January, its largest increase since February 1982 as costs spiked for a wide range of items, HT reported quoting AFP on Friday.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 03:45 AM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
First half of Budget session ends, House records high productivity
The session, starting on a sombre note in the memory of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar who died on February 6, spent extra hours to debate the President’s speech as well as the Union Budget.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 03:29 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
UPA is Under Performing Alliance, says BJP MP Zafar Islam
The BJP MP’s remarks came days after Congress MP P Chidambaram called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a ‘no data available’ government in Parliament
Updated on Feb 11, 2022 06:52 AM IST
Isha Sahai Bhatnagar, New Delhi
25,000 suicides linked to debt, jobs in three years: Govt in Rajya Sabha
Unemployment and bankruptcy (or indebtedness) were cited as the trigger in 25,231 suicides in the three most recent years for which full year data is available: 2018, 2019 and 2020
Published on Feb 10, 2022 12:25 AM IST
Malavika Murali, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Opposition unlikely to bring up Pegasus issue during rest of Budget Session
The issue was back in the news after the New York Times on January 28 reported that the government purchased Pegasus in 2017 as a part of a $2-billion deal with Israel
Updated on Feb 08, 2022 04:37 PM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PM invokes Nehru to corner Congress in House
Opposition Congress has been accusing Modi and the current disposition of undermining Nehru’s legacy and his contributions to making of modern India.
Published on Feb 08, 2022 07:05 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PM Modi accuses Opposition of ‘instigating’ migrants
This was the first time that the PM blamed political rivals for the migrant workers’ crisis, one of the defining tragedies of the pandemic in India.
Published on Feb 08, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
The hits and the misses in Union Budget 2022
The Budget is a vision document high on promise but short on facts
Published on Feb 07, 2022 07:21 PM IST
Climate and Us | Budget shows great promise, but needs greater scrutiny
While the government has shown seriousness in its approach to the climate crisis, concerns among environmental experts on implementation remain
Published on Feb 07, 2022 04:14 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Budget session: PM Modi to reply on motion of thanks debate in Lok Sabha
On January 31, the Budget session commenced with President Kovind's address to the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Updated on Feb 07, 2022 06:36 AM IST
Union Budget: Investment over consumption in 2022
There are two ways to respond to an economic slowdown. The first is by consumption, the second is by investment. The Budget has adopted the second way.
Published on Feb 06, 2022 08:50 PM IST
Parliament: TMC's Mahua Moitra takes on ‘fearful’ Modi govt with Netaji
TMC MP Mahua Moitra, later spoke about how chaos reigned during the later part of her speech and when she confronted Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla over the same, the latter said it was his greatness that she was even given 13 minutes to speak in first place.
Updated on Feb 03, 2022 11:05 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Drink ‘gaumutra’ shots: TMC’s Mahua Moitra to BJP ahead of her Lok Sabha speech
The MP from West Bengal's Krishnanagar constituency is famous for taking on the saffron unit's leaders, and speak unabashedly. Her speech will come a day after the scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Published on Feb 03, 2022 05:48 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Budget for a modern, self-reliant nation: PM Modi
Union Budget 2022-23 pumped up capital expenditure massively to spur growth, raising its outlay by a record 35.4% to ₹7.5 lakh crore. It has taken a classic economic mantra, according to which investments begets growth.
Updated on Feb 03, 2022 07:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
‘Main Tamil hoon na’: Rahul Gandhi on mentioning Tamil Nadu in Lok Sabha speech
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday spoke in Parliament during which he slammed the BJP-led central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the idea of ‘shahenshah (king)’ has come back in India.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 11:26 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
