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BUDGET HISTORY: INDIA

1947: Independent India’s First Budget

Finance Minister: R.K. Shanmukham Chetty.
India’s first finance minister Presented: November 26, 1947
The Budget Decision: Well, the decision to present a budget itself, since it covered just 7-1/2 months, from August 15, 1947, to March 31, 1948

1951: The first Budget of the Republic of India

February 20, 2016

News for February 20, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

ISRO upbeat as indigenous cryo engine passes test

[Important for: Science & Technology]
India-U.S. carrier group concludes second meet

[Important for: IP, IR]
‘First sign of action on actionable intelligence’

[Important for: IP, Global terrorism]
U.S. imposes new unilateral sanctions on North Korea

[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Low solar tariffs susceptible to cost risks’

[Important for: Economy]

February 14, 2016

News for February 14, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

India, a land of great opportunity: Modi

[Important for: IP, IR]
Pope, patriarch hold historic meeting

[Important for: IP, Ethics]
Implement key structural reforms such as GST

[Important for: Economy]
Fiscal management far better this year than earlier: CGA

[Important for: Economy]

February 7, 2016

News for February 7, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

India has a pivotal maritime role: Pranab

[Important for: Polity, Defence & Security]
Article retracted after ‘overlapping text’ from Wikipedia found

[Important for: Ethics, Plagiarism]
Government imposes minimum import price on 173 steel items

[Important for: Business, Economy]
Rajasthan government gives boost to start-ups

[Important for: Business, Economy, Start-up]
India assures Sri Lanka of support for reconciliation

[Important for: IP, IR]
Don’t politicise TPP, China tells U.S.

[Important for: IP, IR]

February 5, 2016

News for February 5, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

Accept Lodha report, fall in line: SC to BCCI

[Important for: Polity, Sports]
100 acres handed over in Mysuru village for Film City project

[Important for: Infrastructure]
Jupiter doesn t shield Earth from comet impacts: Study

[Important for: Science & Technology, Cosmology]
‘Greenland ice sheet releasing large amount of phosphorus’

[Important for: Environment, Global Warming]
62,000 lanterns light up Beijing for Spring Festival

[Important for: Chinese New year]
‘Report on insolvency and bankruptcy code expected by the first week of March’

[Important for: Business, Economy]
Compulsory licensing in manufacturing may slow investments: EU

[Important for: Business, Economy]
‘Policy to scrap old vehicles to be sent to Cabinet by month end’

[Important for: Business, Economy]

February 3, 2016

News for February 3, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

India readies to take on Zika

[Important for: Health & Medicine]
No Cabinet move to track sex of foetus: Ministry

[Important for: Polity]
India, Brunei discuss South China Sea dispute

[Important for: IP, IR]
Organisers confident Zika will be under control before Rio Olympics

[Important for: IP, IR]
RBI relaxes FDI norms to boost start-ups

[Important for: Business, Economy]
With an eye on budget, Rajan holds interest rates h

[Important for: Business, Economy]

February 2, 2016

News for February 2, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

World’s first robot-run farm to open in Japan

[Important for: Science & Technology]
‘Woman having child through surrogacy entitled to maternity leave’

[Important for: Women Empowerment]
‘Trans-Pacific pact may impact exports’

[Important for: IP, IR, Business, Economy]
WHO may declare Zika a ‘health emergency’

[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Bangladesh widens scope of dual citizenship

[Important for: IP, IR]
TRAI for PPP model for Bharat Net Project

[Important for: Business, Economy]

February 1, 2016

News for February 1, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

NASA, India join hands for astrobiology mission

[Important for: IR, Science & Technology]
Amendment to Juvenile Justice law challenged

[Important for: Polity]
Greece resists its role as European Union’s gatekeeper

[Important for: IP, IR]
Russia encouraging Provinces to develop ties with India

[Important for: IP, IR]
IISc’s invention powers up nanoelectronics industry

[Important for: Science & Technology, Economy]
Wi-Fi deployment gains momentum amid shortage of mobile phone bandwidth

[Important for: Business, Economy]

January 31, 2016

News for January 31, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

Open to framing law on euthanasia, says Centre

[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Value]
Gujarat may dilute anti-terror Bill

[Important for: Polity, Ethics]
Marshall Islands to sue India, Pak. over nukes

[Important for: IP, IR, Politics]
U.S. warship sails near disputed isle

[Important for: IP, IR, Politics]
‘Not paying bribes in India is a competitive disadvantage’

[Important for: Business, Economy]
India has potential to grow faster at 8-9 per cent, says Arun Jaitley

[Important for: Business, Economy]
Art in the bazaar

[Important for: Essay]
What Gandhi means to me

[Important for: Ethics & Value, Essay]
The Grand Old Man of cricket

[Important for: Sports]

December 24, 2015

UPSC Mains 2015 GS-3 Question Paper

Instructions: Answer the following questions in not more than 200 words each. Contents of the answers are more important than their length. All questions carry equal marks.

Note: Each question carries 12.5 Marks (12.5×20 = 250 Marks ) Read More…

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