Special Report
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Budget 2021: Financial inclusion means new portal for unorganised labour sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave no information on what will be used to populate the portal
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Budget 2021: Government lowers disinvestment target
Selling stake in state-owned enterprises remains key to bridging growing fiscal deficit
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Budget 2021: Mobile manufacturing gets a Make in India push
The finance minister announced an outlay of ₹1.97 lakh crore under its PLI scheme for 13 sectors
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How much will the Rs 35,000 crore allocation for Covid-19 vaccines help?
While the pandemic has led to improvement in health surveillance outlays in the Union Budget, what remains to be seen is how the allocation will be spent—particularly in the wake of vaccine diplomacy—and how much the states will have to do
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Budget 2021: Pujara-Pant-like performance leads to massive cheer from stock markets
Capex spending thrust, no additional tax are positives; market is well-priced at this stage, according to experts
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Budget 2021: Sitharaman gives rural economy a miss
No major announcements for boosting the sector except for things like 'One Nation, One Ration' and extending the Ujjwala Scheme to more beneficiaries
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Is Rs 50,000 crore enough to find India's Elon Musk?
While the National Research Foundation is key to making India a force in research & innovation, but the private sector, too, needs to step up to the plate
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Budget 2021: Rs 2,217 crore allocated for clean-air action
42 urban centres with million-plus population to benefit; vehicle scrapping policy another measure towards cleaner air
