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COVID-19 PF Advance: What You Should Do If Centre Allows It For 3rd Time
COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on economies around the world. In India, the first two waves of the pandemic left several families staring at a financial crunch. Now, with the rise in the number of Omicron cases, things have again begun to get difficult.
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Increase Education Budget 2022, Government Should Focus On Bridging Digital Divide: Experts
Last year, though the education sector was widely impacted due to the pandemic, but the government slashed the education budget by 6 per cent from what was announced in 2020
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Budget Wishlist: Redefine Affordable Housing, Give More Tax Sops, Say Real Estate Experts
Every year before the Budget, Finance Minister's kitty gets filled with suggestions and wishes from all the sectors. This year, the real estate sector -- which staged a recovery from 2020's downturn -- expected a range of measures from the upcoming Union Budget 2022-23.
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"Speed Booster", "Aatma Barbaad": How Karnataka Leaders Reacted To Budget
The 2021-22 union budget evoked responses on expected lines in Karnataka on Monday with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa saying it has come as a catalyst that can revive the sluggish economy and opposition leaders slamming it as "Aatma Barbad" "Aatma Vanchane".
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Budget Reflects Sidelining Of Non-BJP Ruled States: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the Union Budget, saying it reflects the Centre's "persistent efforts to sideline" non-BJP ruled states.
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Enhanced Rs 1.18 Lakh Crore For Highways, Flagship Corridors: Finance Minister
Allocating an enhanced outlay of Rs 1.18 lakh crore for the highways sector for 2021-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said execution of flagship highways corridors as well as projects are bound to speed up.
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E-Education, If Well Utilised, Can Reduce Inequalities In Educational Outcomes: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2020-21 pointed out that the percentage of enrolled children from government and private schools owning a smartphone increased from 36.5 per cent in 2018 to 61.8 per cent in 2020 in rural India.
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"This Budget Will Be Seen As Part Of 4-5 Mini Budgets Of 2020": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the upcoming Union Budget was the next in a series of mini-budgets presented by Finance Minister Nimala Sitharaman in 2020. He also spelt out his priority of using the first Parliamentary session of the decade to chart out a bright future for India.
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16-Year-Old Petitions Centre To Increase Education Budget
A 16-year-old girl had started a petition an year back on the Change.org to increase the Union budget for education. The petition is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) as it seeks the budget allocation for education to be increased to six percent of the GDP.
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Proposal For Establishment Of National Recruitment Agency At An Advanced Stage: Centre
The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) was first proposed by the government in the union budget 2020. The NRA will be an independent, professional, specialist organisation and will conduct an exam, which would be known as the Common Eligibility Test, for selection to government jobs.
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"Not Familiar With Numbers...": P Chidambaram Slams Finance Minister
Hitting out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for declining to answer Congress leader Anand Sharma's question on Budget 2020 in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Union Minister was not familiar with the numbers that were presented by her only 10 days ago.
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First Budget Session Ends, Lok Sabha Adjourned Till March 2
Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday till March 2 as the first part of the budget session ended.
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Budget Tax Proposals Not To Impact Mutual Fund Industry: Franklin Templeton
After the Union Budget was presented on February 1, there had been some apprehensions on the growth of MF sector in the coming days.
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Parliament Budget Session Updates: Lok Sabha Adjourned For The Day After BJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi's Comment Against PM
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will make a statement on the government's preparedness against novel coronavirus which has claimed more than 636 lives in China and infected over 30,000 people. India has officially reported three confirmed cases of the infectious disease in Kerala.
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Budget Done, Over To RBI. What To Expect From Decade's First Policy: 10 Things To Know
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will release its sixth bi-monthly policy statement of current fiscal year at 11:45 am today, following a three-day meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee. The six-member Committee headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is widely expected to maintain the status quo on key lending rates, amid economic slowdown and co...
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COVID-19 PF Advance: What You Should Do If Centre Allows It For 3rd Time
COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on economies around the world. In India, the first two waves of the pandemic left several families staring at a financial crunch. Now, with the rise in the number of Omicron cases, things have again begun to get difficult.
-
Increase Education Budget 2022, Government Should Focus On Bridging Digital Divide: Experts
Last year, though the education sector was widely impacted due to the pandemic, but the government slashed the education budget by 6 per cent from what was announced in 2020
-
Budget Wishlist: Redefine Affordable Housing, Give More Tax Sops, Say Real Estate Experts
Every year before the Budget, Finance Minister's kitty gets filled with suggestions and wishes from all the sectors. This year, the real estate sector -- which staged a recovery from 2020's downturn -- expected a range of measures from the upcoming Union Budget 2022-23.
-
"Speed Booster", "Aatma Barbaad": How Karnataka Leaders Reacted To Budget
The 2021-22 union budget evoked responses on expected lines in Karnataka on Monday with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa saying it has come as a catalyst that can revive the sluggish economy and opposition leaders slamming it as "Aatma Barbad" "Aatma Vanchane".
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Budget Reflects Sidelining Of Non-BJP Ruled States: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the Union Budget, saying it reflects the Centre's "persistent efforts to sideline" non-BJP ruled states.
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Enhanced Rs 1.18 Lakh Crore For Highways, Flagship Corridors: Finance Minister
Allocating an enhanced outlay of Rs 1.18 lakh crore for the highways sector for 2021-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said execution of flagship highways corridors as well as projects are bound to speed up.
-
E-Education, If Well Utilised, Can Reduce Inequalities In Educational Outcomes: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2020-21 pointed out that the percentage of enrolled children from government and private schools owning a smartphone increased from 36.5 per cent in 2018 to 61.8 per cent in 2020 in rural India.
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"This Budget Will Be Seen As Part Of 4-5 Mini Budgets Of 2020": PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the upcoming Union Budget was the next in a series of mini-budgets presented by Finance Minister Nimala Sitharaman in 2020. He also spelt out his priority of using the first Parliamentary session of the decade to chart out a bright future for India.
-
16-Year-Old Petitions Centre To Increase Education Budget
A 16-year-old girl had started a petition an year back on the Change.org to increase the Union budget for education. The petition is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) as it seeks the budget allocation for education to be increased to six percent of the GDP.
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Proposal For Establishment Of National Recruitment Agency At An Advanced Stage: Centre
The National Recruitment Agency (NRA) was first proposed by the government in the union budget 2020. The NRA will be an independent, professional, specialist organisation and will conduct an exam, which would be known as the Common Eligibility Test, for selection to government jobs.
-
"Not Familiar With Numbers...": P Chidambaram Slams Finance Minister
Hitting out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for declining to answer Congress leader Anand Sharma's question on Budget 2020 in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Union Minister was not familiar with the numbers that were presented by her only 10 days ago.
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First Budget Session Ends, Lok Sabha Adjourned Till March 2
Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday till March 2 as the first part of the budget session ended.
-
Budget Tax Proposals Not To Impact Mutual Fund Industry: Franklin Templeton
After the Union Budget was presented on February 1, there had been some apprehensions on the growth of MF sector in the coming days.
-
Parliament Budget Session Updates: Lok Sabha Adjourned For The Day After BJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi's Comment Against PM
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will make a statement on the government's preparedness against novel coronavirus which has claimed more than 636 lives in China and infected over 30,000 people. India has officially reported three confirmed cases of the infectious disease in Kerala.
-
Budget Done, Over To RBI. What To Expect From Decade's First Policy: 10 Things To Know
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will release its sixth bi-monthly policy statement of current fiscal year at 11:45 am today, following a three-day meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee. The six-member Committee headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is widely expected to maintain the status quo on key lending rates, amid economic slowdown and co...
