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Agriculture under NDA: Of surplus, subdued prices, MSP boost and stress

While steps to improve production depressed prices, loan waivers have had the impact of stifling farm credit growth

Interim Budget 2019: Agri focus increases, but a lot more needs to be done

A big reason for the sharp increase was the shifting of expenditure on interest subvention on short-term credit from the ministry of finance to the allocation for agriculture and allied activities

Why economic recovery may be muted in FY19 despite big manufacturing push

Trend likely to continue next fiscal, with world economy seen slowing and there being no let up in the US-China trade spat; RBI may change stance with inflation cooling

Interim Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal back as FM, to present Budget on Feb 1

Arun Jaitley undergoes surgery in the US, advised two weeks' rest

Interim Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal to meet with PSB chiefs on Monday

The review meeting will be his first major task in his second stint at the helm of affairs in the North Block, before he presents the interim Budget 2019-20 on February 1

Interim Budget 2019: Many infra beginnings for BJP, finish line still far

In his maiden budget, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley committed 8,500 km of highways during 2014-15 with a cumulative investment of Rs 37,880 crore in both national highways and state roads

The 70-year journey of income tax in India: From a peak of 97.75% to 30%

In 1947, no income tax was payable on income up to Rs 2,500; seventy years later, in 2017, this figure rose 10x and became Rs 2.5 lakh

Interim Budget 2019: Personal taxes buoyant for NDA, indirect taxes a worry

Under the broad rubric of gross tax revenue, direct tax collections have been pegged to rise from Rs 6.94 trillion (5.6 per cent of GDP) in FY15 to Rs 11.5 trillion (6.1 per cent of GDP) in FY19

Interim Budget 2019: Income support scheme may cost Rs 1.5 trn, says Ind-Ra

In view of the upcoming general elections, the agency said the focus of both the Centre and the state budgets will be on measures to address the farmers' woes

Second part of Budget session begins March 9, all eyes on UP results

The most important legislative agenda for the government would be to get the finance bill passed

Slightly cleaner, India has a long way to go in corruption battle

India is at the 78th position among 180 countries according to the index

Rising trade deficit, crude to maintain pressure on India's external sector

Some gains likely from US-China tariff war, with exports to China rising; softening of inward FDI remains a worry

UP govt to build world's largest 600 km Ganga Expressway for Rs 36,000 cr

The 600 km greenfield project was approved at the state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath at Prayagraj, where the world's largest congregation of faith Kumbh 2019 is underway

Financial sector: The year gone by was tumultuous, but will 2019 be better?

While 2018 was marked by scams, regulatory crackdowns and the RBI-Centre spat, the likelihood of some PSU banks coming out of the PCA framework could boost credit growth in 2019

Govt plans to launch a national centre for artificial intelligence by July

According to a recent report, AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030

NSC members feel 'sidelined by govt', resign on row over jobs, GDP data

PC Mohanan, who was the acting chairman of the NSC along with member JV Meenakshi resigned on Monday, leaving behind no external members in the body

Tax sleuths have seized benami assets worth Rs 6,900 crore to date

The tax department started initiating action under this law, implemented by the Modi govt, from Nov 1, 2016.

The IL&FS soap opera has now created more drama; this time for Zee

The implosion of the highly rated lender raised financing costs for everyone who had borrowed short-term funds to invest in long-term assets such as roads, power stations, waste-management plants

Ayodhya land dispute: Want to return extra land to owners, Centre tells SC

The Centre's application claimed that only 0.313 acre of land was disputed

Narendra Modi's flagship schemes: From empowerment to populism?

The number of houses built and inspected in villages crossed 10 million by 2018-end, with about 3.2 million houses built in 2016-17 at its peak