Tag Archive | Indian Budget

News for March 5, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

Laws of physics won’t allow zero call drops, say telcos

[Important for: Polity, TRAI]
No scope for India-U.S. joint patrols at this time: Parrikar

[Important for: IP, IR]
India takes on U.S. at WTO over visa rules

[Important for: IP, IR, Economy]
Government announces third round of Gold Bond Scheme

[Important for: Economy, Business]
Special cell set up to gather data on subsidies of other nations

[Important for: Economy]

News for March 4, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

Aadhaar Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

[Important for: Polity, Economy]
Is Earth getting an intergalactic SOS?

[Important for: Science & Technology, Space]
Indian firm to partner Israel for anti-tank missiles

[Important for: IR]

News for March 3, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

Govt. approached Japan, Russia, U.K. on Netaji papers

[Important for: Polity]
Centre not for special status to Goa: Cong. MP

[Important for: Polity]
India, Pakistan keeping parallel processes going

[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. push for joint patrols in Indo-Pacific region

[Important for: IP, IR]
Super-rich want tax review on corporate dividends

[Important for: Economy, Union Budget]
Govt. cancels IRB contract

[Important for: Economy, Infrastructure]

News for March 2, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

‘Casual workers too covered by ESI’

[Important for: Polity, Indian Budget, Indian Economy]
No change in MoD stand on access to Anjadiv Island

[Important for: Polity]
Govt. to move amendment to EPF tax proposal

[Important for: Economy, Indian Budget, Indian Economy]
EPF tax: govt. in damage control mode

[Important for: Economy, Indian Budget, Indian Economy, Union Budget]
‘Budget could help achieve 4% growth in agriculture sector’

[Important for: Economy, Union Budget]

News for March 1, 2016

Important News from The Hindu:

FM tries change in tack to enhance govt. image

[Important for: Economy, Indian Budget, Indian Economy]
It’s progressive, will stimulate growth, say trade bodies

[Important for: Economy, Union Budget, Indian Economy]
Justice Dattu takes over as Human Rights Commission chairman

[Important for: Polity, Who’s Who, NHRC]
Big bang reforms in FDI guidelines

[Important for: Economy, FDI, Union Budget]
Intolerance an ‘aberration’, India tells the U.S.

[Important for: Indo-US relations, International]
Wigneswaran seeks India’s help on new Constitution

[Important for: Indo-Sri Lanka relations, International, South Asia]

Union Budget 2015: An Overview

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his first full-fledged Budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on February 28, 2015. The Union Budget suggested that States must be equal partners in economic growth, a move is must for making India cashless society and social sector programmes must be continued. Some of the challenges are to be met i.e. poor agricultural income, decline in manufacturing and the need for fiscal discipline. By doing this there will be a boost in investment and ordinary people get benefit.

Sector-wise highlights of Union Budget 2015

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