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Cabinet clears ₹1500-crore incentive for UPI, new fertilizer plant, highway, and revised dairy schemes
The union cabinet approved projects worth ₹22,791 crore, including a ₹1,500-crore UPI incentive for FY25, a new urea plant in Assam, a Maharashtra highway, and revised dairy schemes to boost productivity and infrastructure.
6 min read19 Mar 2025MSMEs call for reduced data compliance as India’s data protection regime takes shape
The survey concluded that a key part of the digital marketing strategy for MSMEs is using digital tools such as Facebook and Instagram to attract and retain customers, and limitations on data sharing may disrupt such strategies.
2 min read12 Mar 2025Taking cues from European standards, govt plans stricter helmet norms to cut road deaths and injuries
Road accidents involving two-wheelers are a significant concern. Government data shows that head injuries account for a major portion of fatalities in such accidents.
3 min read11 Mar 2025As India’s consumption landscape evolves, we must strengthen our economic recovery
Trends over the past two decades reveal both progress and persistent inequalities. With covid largely behind us, our policy focus should now be on inclusive growth, financial security and leveraging a digital transformation.
4 min read11 Mar 2025Tribunal reforms hold the key to efficient dispute resolution in India
The performance of tribunals has been abysmal, but this need not be so. Much depends on the autonomy they’re given to function effectively as quasi-judicial bodies that can relieve courts of their case burden.
4 min read10 Mar 2025DA Hike: Good news before Holi? 7th Pay Commission likely to grant 2% DA hike to employees and pensioners
Central government’s 7th Pay Commission is likely to grant a 2 per cent dearness allowance (DA) hike to its employees and pensioners ahead of the festival of colours, Holi on March 14.
2 min read7 Mar 2025Centre plans to ensure 6 months of supplies of TB drugs to states at all times
The government launched a 100-day Intensified TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan on 7 December, under which over 110 million vulnerable individuals have been screened in 455 districts so far.
2 min read3 Mar 20258th Pay Commission Salary Hike: Upto ₹51,480 expected from April FY26. What is it and who benefits?
Centre’s 8th Pay Commission is set to revise the salaries of central government retirees and employees. This pay commission is set up every 10 years to review and recommend changes to the salary structure of government employees.
2 min read3 Mar 2025Supreme Court calls for independent environmental assessment of ₹76,000 crore Vadhavan port project
Though the court did not halt the project, it noted the government’s assurance that no significant construction work is planned at this stage.
2 min read28 Feb 2025Celebrating excellence in India’s Infrastructure: Winners for Build India Infra Awards 2025 announced
As per PM Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, the economy needs to become a $30 trillion plus. In order to achieve this, developing world-class infrastructure will play a pivotal role.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared