Union Budget

“It’s a balanced budget, focused on job creation”: USISPF President Mukesh Aghi on India’s Budget 2024

Commending India's Union Budget 2024, Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, said that it is…

4 months ago

Budget 2024: FM gives relief to salaried class on tax slabs and standard deduction

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a significant set of income-tax reforms for the fiscal year 2024-25, aimed at simplifying…

4 months ago

Union Budget proposes reduction in customs duty on gold, silver, platinum

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed to reduce customs duties on gold and silver to six per cent and…

4 months ago

Union Budget 2024-25: Mobile Phones to get cheaper, as FM Nirmala Sitharaman reduces basic customs duty to 15%

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction of 15 per cent in the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on mobile phones…

4 months ago

Employment, agricultural productivity, manufacturing among nine priorities outlined by government in Union Budget

The Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday identified nine priorities for generating ample opportunities. Presenting…

4 months ago

FM Sitharaman to present historic seventh consecutive Union Budget in paperless format

As the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to present her seventh Union Budget, the Monsoon Session of Parliament…

4 months ago

PM Modi met with eminent economists and took their suggestions for Union Budget 2024

In preparation for the Union Budget 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a meeting with economists and sectoral experts on…

4 months ago

How agri-startups are now transforming India’s farm sector amid threat of climate change

India’s all-important agriculture sector—not only critical for maintaining domestic food security but also across the world, is undergoing a gradual…

1 year ago

With 50 destinations earmarked, PM Modi calls for big tourism push to shore up economy

Tourism industry with its multiplier effect in the economy has the same potential as other key sectors such as agriculture,…

2 years ago

Starting tomorrow, PM Modi to hold 12 post budget webinars to increase public participation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 12 post-budget webinars starting tomorrow to further outline the targets under the Saptrishi or…

2 years ago

Will FM Sitharaman manage to bring down revenue deficit to 2.9% in FY24?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget has projected an ambitious revenue deficit target of 2.9 per cent for…

2 years ago

Video: From Hydrogen trains to Vande Metro, Indian Railways fast track innovation

Following Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Press conference on Wednesday after presentation of the Budget, her colleague and Railway Minister…

2 years ago

Watch: FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s post Budget press conference

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is moving along to become a $5 trillion. Addressing the customary post Budget…

2 years ago

Boost to tourism sector in Budget will create more jobs, spur growth

As many as 50 tourist destinations across the country will be developed as a "complete package", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

2 years ago

Budget brings grant for IITs to boost lab-grown diamonds

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget speech today announced that a research grant will be provided to one…

2 years ago

Budget 2023 lays foundation for a developed India, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the "first budget of Amrit Kaal" and said that it would lay a…

2 years ago

Budget 2023 focuses on investment and consumption, touching all segments

The Union Budget – the fifth presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman -- reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on…

2 years ago

Budget 2023: Goods that become cheaper and those that turn costlier

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the last full Union Budget for the Narendra Modi government before 2024 Lok…

2 years ago

Zero Income Tax for those earning up to Rs 7 lakh, 25% cut for others as Budget brings relief

In  a massive concession to the “hard working” middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today slashed the income tax on…

2 years ago

Union Budget hikes outlay for big infra projects by 33% to Rs 10 lakh crore: Big numbers at a glance

·       Capital investment outlay for infrastructure projects to be raised by a whopping 33% to ₹ 10 lakh crore, will go up to…

2 years ago

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present last full Union Budget before Lok Sabha polls today

Union Budget 2023-24, which will be the last full Budget before the 2024 general elections, will be presented by Finance…

2 years ago