Special Report
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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
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Budget 2021: Travel, tourism and F&B not on FM's plate
Sitharaman's budget offers no relief to industries that were among those that suffered the most due to the Covid-19 outbreak
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Budget 2021: For India's beleaguered automobile sector, scrapping policy brings some good news
It is expected to spur new purchases in exchange for government incentives, and encourage people to own fuel-efficient, environment-friendly vehicles
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Budget 2021: For pandemic-ravaged economy, government focusses on infrastructure to spur spending
Government allocates record amounts to roads and railways, looks to privatise port management and power distribution
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Budget 2021: What does a dip in budget allocation mean for the future of education?
While the sector sees a significant drop in allocation, the finance minister focuses on increasing access to education and lays down a broad implementation plan for the NEP
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Budget2021: Markets give fiscal deficit a pass
A large portion of the increase in spending in FY21 and 22 is on capital expenditure
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Budget 2021: A flurry of big, good reforms for the financial sector
Bad bank to de-clog banks' balance sheets and free up capital to fund growth; two banks and one GIC to be privatised, govt says, and more
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Budget 2021: Agri infra cess will not impact consumers
Excise and customs duties rejigged to create an earmarked corpus for development activities
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Budget 2021: FM eases business rules for NRI entrepreneurs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allows NRIs to set up one-person companies and eliminates double taxation for the community
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Budget 2021-22: Agriculture a key focus area
While the finance minister introduced agricultural cess and focused on MSP's significance, the budget saw no mention of farm laws or any guarantees about a continuation of MSP, a key expectation from the budget