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What do leading scientists make of the R&D Budget in Modi’s third term?

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What do leading scientists make of the R&D Budget in Modi’s third term?

The previous two terms of the Narendra Modi government saw the launch of some major national advanced technology missions, including for supercomputing, cyber-physical systems, and quantum technologies. These were coupled with initiatives to boost private sector participation with space and geospatial policies. India became the fourth to have a spacecraft’s lander touch down successfully on…

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Analysis of Union Budget 2024: Sector-wise impact

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Analysis of Union Budget 2024: Sector-wise impact

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India’s logo as she leaves her office to present the union budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ALTAF HUSSAIN Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, presented the first Union Budget of the third…

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Why Imported Phones May Become Cheaper After Union Budget

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Why Imported Phones May Become Cheaper After Union Budget

Industry experts also believe the move could lead to rationalisation of prices. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slashed customs duty on mobile phones and their components, a move that could see a reduction in prices of imported handsets. The announcement came as a part of the Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 on Tuesday. “In…

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Union Budget 2024-25: Big push for agriculture to improve productivity, revolutionise agricultural research

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Union Budget 2024-25: Big push for agriculture to improve productivity, revolutionise agricultural research

“In the next two years, 1 crore farmers will be initiated into natural farming supported by certification and branding,” Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech, in New Delhi on July 23, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Prioritising the welfare of farmers and the development of the agriculture sector, Finance…

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Budget 2024 date and time: When and where to watch the Union Budget on July 23, 2024?

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Budget 2024 date and time: When and where to watch the Union Budget on July 23, 2024?

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2024 on July 23 at 11 a.m. It will be a record seventh consecutive Budget presentation for Ms. Sitharaman. The Budget Session of the Parliament started on Monday with the Economic Survey 2023-24 being tabled in…

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Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

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Budget must address fundamental questions, why is private investment very sluggish: Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on July 12 said the forthcoming Budget must address fundamental questions such as why private investment is “very sluggish” and private consumption is not picking up as the party dismissed claims that economic growth is accelerating sharply and large numbers of jobs being…

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Nirmala Sitharaman’s first Interim Budget | Puffed-up and poll-ready

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Nirmala Sitharaman’s first Interim Budget | Puffed-up and poll-ready

Illustration: Soumyadip Sinha Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her sixth Union Budget and her first Interim Budget, resisted the temptation to hand out dramatic pre-poll sops like the ones unveiled ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, opting instead to bank on the government’s track record and the promise of “unprecedented development” in the next…

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Analysis | Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget reveals BJP’s confidence in comeback

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Analysis | Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget reveals BJP’s confidence in comeback

The announcement in the Interim Budget 2024 of providing rooftop solar power generation to one crore households has come as a response to multiple guarantees of free power by different political parties in different States, including in Delhi and Punjab by the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in others. | Photo Credit: AP Finance Minister…

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A new scheme will be launched to develop deep tech for defence purposes, says Finance Minister

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A new scheme will be launched to develop deep tech for defence purposes, says Finance Minister

India’s Finance Minister announced a new scheme to develop deep tech for defence purposes while presenting the Interim Budget for 2024-25. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR For tech-savvy youth, a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore will be established with 50-year interest free loans for providing long term financing or refinancing with long tenures and low…

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Budget 2024 Updates | It is a Budget of creating India’s future: PM Modi

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Budget 2024 Updates | It is a Budget of creating India’s future: PM Modi

Terming the Interim Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as “progressive”, veteran BJP leader B. S. Yediyurappa complimented her for presenting a realistic Budget that will improve the standard of living of people. The former Karnataka Chief Minister said the Budget reaffirms the commitment of the BJP government towards building a strong, empowered,…

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