Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expedited fiscal consolidation, projecting it at 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25, down from the Interim Budget estimate of 5.1 per cent. This was despite an increased spending on employment

India needs a sustainable and clear framework

Flexible fiscal targets

Business Standard

IT firms

Mistaken notice

google, google logo

Google ruling can have significant implications

Search for competition

Bangladesh protests

South Asia's miracle economy rested on fragile foundations

Hasina's hubris

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to maintain a status quo for the ninth consecutive policy review, all 10 respondents said in a Business Standard poll. The RBI will announce the policy decisions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to maintain a status quo for the ninth consecutive policy review, all 10 respondents said in a Business Standard poll. The RBI will announce the policy decisions

Reasoning for status quo

SC, Supreme Court

Apex court recognises disparities within Schedule Castes

Caste calculus

GDP, per capita income

Global prospects have worsened in recent years

Growth challenges

The head of Hamas' military wing, Muhammad Deif, in an undated photo. Credit: Israel Defense Forces

Hamas, Muhammad Deif

Hamas chief's killing will stiffen the 'axis of resistance'

War on peace

India exported electronics goods worth $29.12 billion in 2023-24 (FY24), up 23.6 per cent compared to a year ago, even as the country’s total exports contracted 3 per cent. According to commerce department officials, the top five export market of ele

India exported electronics goods worth $29.12 billion in 2023-24 (FY24), up 23.6 per cent compared to a year ago, even as the country's total exports contracted 3 per cent. According to commerce department officials, the top five export market of ele

India must aim for greater global integration

Electronics export opportunity

RBI, Reserve Bank of India

Policy and regulation will need consistent adaptation

Evolving digital revolution

Agriculture

India must invest in agricultural research

Climate adaptation

export import trade

Lower tariffs will improve export competitiveness

Boosting trade

Protest, Students Protest, New delhi Protest

Built to last

Niti Aayog, Niti Aayog CEO

India needs a clear road map for development

Waiting for takeoff

education, skills, aser, jobs, innovation

India needs to spend more on education and health

Building social capital

railway staff, loco drivers, loco pilots, trains, tracks

Railways must address structural inefficiencies

Bringing on track

sebi market

New asset class for mutual funds will help HNIs

Filling a gap

Fiscal deficit

Fiscal clarity needed

Jobs, Job creation

Budget takes an untested approach to job creation

Creating employment

Tax, capital gains, capital gain tax

Simplifying taxes will improve collection

Capital gains

Nirmala Sitharaman, finance ministerm, Union Budget, Budget 2024

Budget taxed and spent smartly, more clarity needed on fiscal path

Union Budget 2024: FM sticks to the plan

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