Up Budget 2019

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  US Sees Record Year for Private Space Sector in 2020

  The US plans to step up its space rocket launches in 2020, officials said Wednesday, an increase driven largely by private sector companies like SpaceX.

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  Housing Sales Rise 1% In 2019, Launches Up 23%: Knight Frank

  Mumbai had the highest quantum of unsold inventory at 1,45,301 units, followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) at 1,22,084 units.

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  Best Phones of 2019: The Budget Smartphones We Loved This Year

  We’ve rounded up some of the best budget smartphones of 2019, in one single list.

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  Earth's 2019 'Budget' Of Natural Resources Spent By Today: Report

  Mankind will have used up its allowance of natural resources such as water, soil and clean air for all of 2019 by Monday, a report said.

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  Budget 2019: How To Claim Rs 3.5 Lakh Income Tax Deduction Against Home Loans

  The government has now proposed to introduce Section 80EEA to allow for an additional interest deduction of up to Rs 1.5 lakh on repayment of home loans.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman Talks Of Zero Budget Farming, Allocation Up By 78%

  Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the country needs to replicate "zero budget farming" as part of the government's plan to help farmers double their income. In her speech presenting the Union budget in parliament, the minister underscored the need to "go back to the basics, which will help double farmers' income".

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  Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Proposes Creating A "Social Stock Exchange"

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the setting up of a social stock exchange under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for listing of organisations which work for social welfare, as she presented her first union budget.

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  Budget 2019: Corporate Tax Reduced To 25% For Companies With Rs 400 Crore Turnover

  Currently, the lower rate of 25 per cent is only applicable to companies having annual turnover up to Rs 250 crore.

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  Budget Gives First-Time Homeowners Rs 1.5 Lakh Increase In Tax Deduction

  The deduction, which now stands at a total of Rs 3.5 lakh, is applicable to loans sanctioned during the current fiscal year and for home worth up to Rs 45 lakh

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  Budget 2019: Government Announces Steps To Revive Shadow Banks

  In her first Budget speech, Ms Sitharaman said, "For purchase of high-rated pooled assets of financially sound NBFCs, amounting to a total of 1 lakh crore during the current financial year, government will provide one time six months' partial credit guarantee to public sector banks for first loss of up to 10 per cent."

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  Winners and Losers: Who Got How Much in Budget 2019

  In her budget speech Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to sell India's first global sovereign bonds and ease rules for overseas investors to help revive economic growth

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  Government's Subsidy Bill 13.32% Up At Rs 3,01,694 Cr For 2019-20

  The union budget 2019-20 was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This is the first budget of the Modi 2.0 government.

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  Budget 2019: Direct Tax Collections Up By 78% In 5 Years, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

  Budget 2019: According to government's provisional figures, total direct tax collections stood at over Rs 11.37 crore in 2018-19

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  Budget 2019: New Education Policy To Focus On Research; Rs 400 Crore For World-Class Institutes

  The Centre Friday allocated Rs 400 crore for setting up world-class education institutes and announced ''Study in India'' programme that will aim at attracting foreign students to the country.

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  Budget 2019: Centre To Set Up National Sports Education Board Under Khelo India

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the government will set up National Sports Education Board under the Khelo India programme.