Month: December 2025
Budget 2024-25: Nine priority areas, major focus on youth, tax tweaks
The Union Budget 2024-25, presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, sought to focus mainly on employment generation, skilling, MSME expansion and middle-class welfare. The Budget set total…
Interim Budget 2024: Big fall in poverty, steep raise in capex, rooftop solar burns bright
The Interim Budget 2024-25, presented ahead of the 2024 general elections by Nirmala Sitharaman, was centred around Modi govt’s motto of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,…
Budget 2018-19: Kharif MSP boost, a landmark healthcare upgrade, LTCG shock, DDT dampener
Union Budget 2018-19, presented by Arun Jaitley, set out a substantial economic and social development agenda centred on agriculture, rural prosperity, healthcare, education, infrastructure and…
Centre to set up Bureau of Port Security for vessels, port facilities
New Delhi: The government will constitute the Bureau of Port Security, a statutory body for the security of vessels and port facilities, which will ensure…
Budget 2023-24: Record growth push, historic rail outlay, new tax regime becomes default
Union Budget 2023–24, presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, sought to put India on the path of inclusive, technology-driven and sustainable growth while maintaining fiscal discipline….
Budget 2022-23: World-beating growth, GatiShakti power, debut of digital rupee
Union Budget 2022–23 presented an ambitious roadmap to accelerate India’s economic recovery while preparing the country for the long-term transformation envisioned in “Amrit Kaal”, the…
Budget 2021-22: Health gets big leg-up, PLI makes debut, major infra push
Union Budget 2021–22, the first budget of the new decade, was India’s first fully digital budget. Coming in the backdrop of the unprecedented disruption caused…
India’s exports to China skyrocket but a $106 billion trade deficit looms
India’s exports to China jumped nearly 90% in November 2025, but the surge is far from a sign of broad-based growth, according to a new…
Budget 2020-21: New tax regime, growth & welfare boost, fiscal prudence
The Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, laid out an expansive roadmap for India’s economic and social transformation in the early years…
2019 Interim Budget: Farm income boost, tax sops, big focus on macro stability
The Interim Budget 2019–20, called interim because it was presented in an election year, laid out a wide-ranging agenda that sought to cover farmers, the…