Special Report
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Budget 2020: Education allocations bat for employability and skill development
Study in India gets renewed push as the Finance Minister announces the formulation of a new education policy
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Budget 2020: Why the government must reach its divestment target
After having failed to reach the target last year, it has been depending on other sources of revenue
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Analysis: A budget focused on improving factor economics and demand-led growth
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget has tried to spur growth in sectors where India can compete for FDI and attempted to provide for competitive industrial and energy infrastructure
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Budget 2020: Agri targets in place, but no specific roadmap
Finance minister mentions ways to boost rural incomes and agri infrastructure but makes no allocations in most areas
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Breaching the fiscal deficit mark
Fiscal deficit targets have been consistently missed in the last three years. Expect this year to be no different if growth doesn't recover
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'Assemble in India' to power 'Make in India'
Government makes focus on local production of mobiles and other electronic goods clear
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Markets slump as Budget 2020 disappoints investors
Dividend distribution tax burden, no long-term capital gains tax relief sours sentiments
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Budget 2020: How will the govt monetise infra?
Experts feel infrastructure allocation below par, the lack of funding roadmap is also a concern
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From Avvaiyar to Kalidasa: The politics of Sitharaman's poetry
A recurring feature in FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech—the longest in Parliamentary history—were attempts to draw parallels between historical literature and the politics of the current regime
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Budget 2020: Rs69,000 crore allocated to health care
The Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme will be expanded by setting up more hospitals in Tier II and Tier III cities in PPP mode
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Budget 2020: A wealth of common sense
Why Nirmala Sitharaman wants wealth-creation needs to percolate beyond city-slickers to the grassroots