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Budget session: PM Narendra Modi to chair an all-party meeting on Jan 30

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the meeting will be held virtually and an invitation has been extended to floor leaders of all parties

Allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission may be doubled in upcoming Budget

Ministry hopeful of uptick in activity; may take Rs 12k-crore loan from Nabard

Top headlines: Govt plans to lift cap on flights, firms call for tax relief

The government has initiated discussions with airlines to allow them to operate in full capacity and Allocation for the Jal Jeevan Mission is expected to rise two-fold in the upcoming Budget

Best of BS Opinion: Feasible fiscal path, inadequate cover, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Companies call for demand creation and income tax relief in Budget

Only 28 per cent in Ficci survey are for fiscal consolidation

How key economic estimates are likely to pan out in Budget 2021-22

Business Standard presents two scenarios on revenues, expenditure and fiscal deficit, based on two different assumptions of the country's GDP the next financial year

Limited upside in markets; Nifty to be at 15,000 by Dec: BofA Securities

Markets have rallied by 80 per cent since April after a heavy 40 per cent correction following the announcement of the Covid-19-related restrictions

A year after Covid hit economies, India still financially insecure: Survey

Indians were most anxious about the possibility of a family member catching the Coronavirus or death of a breadwinner

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

Budget session 2021: PM Modi to chair all-party meeting on Jan 30

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning

Banking on Budget: The five areas of focus for FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Given the series of policy announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last 9 months it is reasonable not to expect more this time

Budget 2021 needs to restore millions of lost jobs to boost demand

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has described her upcoming budget as unlike anything seen in the last 100 years

What FM Sitharaman may and may not do in her promised 'never-before' Budget

Wish lists are routine as the govt prepares its annual Budget. But its finances are stretched and the pandemic isn't over. Akash Podishetty lists what the FM could announce in the Budget on Feb 1

Top headlines: RBI backs NPCI-type agency for fintechs, how green are EVs?

From RBI backing the creation of an NPCI-type agency for fintechs to the road ahead for electric cars in India, read today's top news stories at Business Standard

Budget 2021: Consumer durables makers seek respite from inflation, taxes

Retailers Association of India (RAI) has demanded certain measures that it believes will help improve the overall consumer goods industry.

Budget Byte: Export needs budgetary support for overall economic growth

Strategic incentives through the Budget may help boost exports.

Govt may bring regional rural banks under a holding company in Budget

Move would improve governance, help lenders raise equity from the market

Top headlines: 380,000 vaccinated so far, round-2 of Sebamed-HUL ad war

Big-ticket foreign investors looking to invest in India could soon find their proposals getting quick treatment from the government. Read Business Standard's top news pieces for the day

Wealth tax to 'Black Budget': Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

Budget, which comes from bougette (French for bag), has a storied history. Starting today, we will bring you some India-specific snippets