Nirmala Sitharaman

Focus should be on productivity than employment: Economist Muralidharan on Budget 2024

Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget 2024 put forth nine priorities including skilling youth and job creation. Karthik Muralidharan, Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) points out key areas where the focus should have been. 

Budget 2024 positions India as a technology-driven economy: Hero MotoCorp Chairman

Pawan Munjal, Executive Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, expressed confidence in the budget's potential to stimulate consumption, attract substantial investments, and stabilize inflation while maintaining a focus on economic growth and fiscal responsibility.

Union Budget 2024: Boost to health sector, cancer drug exemptions

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday where one of the most significant aspects for the health sector was exempting three cancer drugs from customs duties, which will result in cost reduction of the drugs. The exempted cancer drugs include Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab, which are primarily used […]

Budget 2024: Boost for Tourism in Bihar, Odisha

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2024 speech on Tuesday, unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing tourism in India, positioning the country as a premier global tourist destination. Emphasizing the historical and cultural significance of tourism, Sitharaman outlined several projects to develop key tourist sites in Bihar and Odisha. The Budget […]

Union Budget 2024: ₹1.52 lakh cr for agriculture in FY25

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2024 speech announced a substantial allocation of ₹1.52 lakh crore for the agriculture and allied sectors in the fiscal year 2024–25.

₹ 42,277.74 crore allocated to J&K in 2024-25 Union Budget

SRINAGAR: The Government has designated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the National Budget for 2024-25, a slight increase of 1.5 percent from the Rs 41,751.44 crore allocated to the region in the previous financial year. In the budget unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, an amount […]

Budget 2024: ₹47,400 crore for Bihar, ₹15,000 crore for Andhra; Modi and Nirmala keep allies happy

Road Connectivity: ₹26,000 crore will be invested in major road projects, including the Patna-Purnea Expressway, Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway, and spurs to Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Vaishali, and Darbhanga. A new two-lane bridge over the Ganges at Buxar is also part of this plan.

Union Budget 2024: Angel tax abolished to boost startup

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech presenting Budget 2024, abolished Angel tax to boost startup on July 23.

Economic Survey 2023-24: Renewable energy, sustainable development in focus

The Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman anticipates a 2 to 2.5 times increase in energy needs by 2047 to support economic growth. The report also highlighted that India faces challenges in balancing energy transition with other developmental priorities

Economic Survey 2024: Industrial growth fuels India’s 8.2% economic expansion

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2023-2024 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, highlighting the robust industrial growth that has propelled India’s economy to an impressive 8.2% growth rate in FY24. This sets the stage for the Union Budget 2024, which is scheduled to be tabled on Tuesday. The survey reported […]