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What should you expect from the Budget session?

Budget session 2022 of the Parliament beginning today will decide the future course on the Indian economy. It will start with tabling of the Economic Survey that serves as precursor to the Budget

FM Sitharaman to present Union Budget in paperless form on Feb 1

'Union Budget Mobile App' to provide easy and quick access to Union Budget information to all stakeholders

CM Thakur meets FM, seeks special central assistance for Himachal

The chief minister also requested Sitharaman for providing special central assistance for Mandi airport

What is the annual Union Budget?

The country is keenly waiting for the Union Budget which will be tabled on February 1. But what are its major components? Why does the govt conduct this annual exercise? Find the answers here

Art, an important instrument to tell the strengths of India: FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman also called for more awareness building on Kalakshetra Foundation to get people to understand what such a place can impart as education

Budget 2022-23: Avoid sharp fiscal correction, economists tell FM

According to the source, almost all economists recommended the government not to be too aggressive with their fiscal stance

FM to hold pre-Budget meet with infra, financial sector players on Thursday

As part of pre-Budget deliberations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet infrastructure and financial sector honchos on Thursday to seek their inputs for Budget 2022-23. The two consultations with different stakeholder groups will be held virtually, the Finance Ministry said. "Finance minister Smt. @nsitharaman will be holding consultations with experts of Industry, Infrastructure & Climate Change in forenoon; and experts of Financial Sector and Capital Markets in afternoon," the ministry said in a tweet. It will be the fourth Budget of Modi 2.0 government and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Budget would come against the backdrop of gradual recovery taking place in the Indian economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The growth this fiscal year is expected to be in double-digit. The RBI in its latest bi-monthly monetary policy review pegged a GDP growth of 9.5 per cent in 2021-22. The government has projected a fiscal deficit of 6.8 per cent of the gross domestic ..

Need collective global action for effective regulation of tech: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for a "collective global action" for effective regulation of ever-changing technology and tech-driven payment systems.

Eastern UP witnesses 6-fold rise in IT return filers: FM Sitharaman

The number of people filing the IT return in the eastern UP has gone up to 21.83 lakh till March 31, 2021

FM Sitharaman inaugurates projects worth Rs 165 crore in J-K

These include Jhelum and Tawi flood recovery projects

Sitharaman asks industry to start taking risks, invest in capacity creation

Sitharaman said there are clear signs of an uptick in the economy and the industry should now start taking risks and invest in capacity creation that will help cut reliance on imports

FM to meet heads of PSBs; nudge them for credit expansion to boost economy

The two-day meeting would commence on November 17 and undertake a comprehensive review of various segments

Sitharaman meets UK, Singapore, Canada FMs; discusses collaboration

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday met her counterparts in Singapore and Canada and discussed various issues, including economy, health and opportunities for collaboration. Sitharaman met UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the sidelines of the G-20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting. "Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman had an engaging discussion with @cafreeland Dy. Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Canada on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome. The Ministers discussed various issues, including economic and health cooperation," a Finance Ministry tweet said. In another tweet, the ministry said: "Finance Minister @nsitharaman met @LawrenceWongST Finance Minister of Singapore on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome ahead of #G20RomeSummit. Noting strong #IndiaSingapore

Festival cheer and beyond: Admirable sangfroid in the face of negative news

The government's recent spate of programmes should be expected to generate some momentum, but the macro-economic numbers are not encouraging, notes T N Ninan

Recovery in demand, consumption stocks likely to be short-lived: Analysts

Measures announced by the FM on Monday, according to A K Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital, though will give some fillip to consumption, demand will be limited into buying only essentials

The Morning Show, Ep 1: Jet Airway, Indian economy, and the middle class

Is the economic recovery at the cost of the middle class? Will Jet Airways' take-off after a lull be smooth? Is stock frenzy based on irrational exuberance? Listen to this podcast for answers

Trust between govt and industry critical, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman encouraged continuous feedback and inputs from India Inc, and said discussions with industry had enabled the government to take a series of actions as the pandemic situation evolved

Liquidity no longer a major concern, FM Sitharaman assures India Inc

Banks to kick off new credit-outreach programme by October 15

FM discusses key areas of cooperation to support recovery of BRICS nations

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday discussed with her BRICS counterparts the key areas of cooperation that would be crucial in supporting recovery of the grouping's economies

L&T, IRB Infra: Can National Monetisation Pipeline boost infra stocks?

Shares of IRB Infrastructure Developers jumped over 5 per cent, GMR Infrastructure added 2 per cent and Larsen & Toubro Ltd (LT) recovered following five days of bear hammering