Author: Anil R Tikotekar

Many of us have grown hearing the story of how Dronacharya is slain in the Mahabharata by a half-truth Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Credit:

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/budget/article/budget-focuses-on-boosting-demand-and-supply-to-revive-long-term-growth-121020202012_1.html The Budget aims to boost demand and supply through increased spending in sectors such as health, education, infrastructure and power India has been

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/little-for-the-vulnerable-121020300029_1.html Budget didn’t address special needs of a pandemic year The Union Budget for 2021-22 set out a new agenda for growth and recovery, based around

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/budget/article/budget-2021-creates-investment-opportunities-from-infra-to-healthcare-121020300125_1.html The Union Budget 2021 increased India’s healthcare spending by 137 per cent and lifted caps on foreigners investing in the insurance sector. Devangshu

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/a-bold-move-121020300021_1.html Policy on strategic disinvestment is a huge break from the past One of the biggest announcements in the Union Budget presented on Monday was the

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/not-a-budget-for-employment-121020201939_1.html The government of India does not recognise any employment problem in the country. Two important statements it made related to the economic situation

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/focus-on-capex-does-not-make-budget-inflationary-expenditure-secretary-121020300056_1.html We expect the cost of the vaccination to be Rs 700 per person. This includes the price of two shots at Rs 200-250

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/services-industry-improved-in-january-with-pmi-at-55-8-job-cuts-continued-121020300389_1.html That improved sentiment was in line with findings of a Reuters poll last month that predicted Asia’s third-largest economy would recover from the

Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/budget/revised-fiscal-deficit-indicates-a-larger-expenditure/2186596/ While there is optimism building up on the fiscal policy side, one concern that remains is on the quality of expenditures proposed for

Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/budget/union-budget-2021-budget-pogressive-on-all-fronts/2186592/ The overall FY22 health and well-being spend has been pegged at `2.23 lakh crore. Of this, `35,000 crore has been earmarked for the

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/revenue-expenditure-numbers-realistic/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The concern raised in some quarters that the

Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/budgets-big-dreams-for-infrastructure/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The budget seeks to raise resources for infrastructure