Budget

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

11:07 pm February 15, 2021

New Delhi: About 18-19 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in different clinical trial stages and may be available in the coming months, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccination against COVID-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age. ”About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in […]

Govt pursuing reforms to make India one of world’s top economies: FM

5:22 pm February 13, 2021

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government, undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pursuing reforms for achieving sustained long-term growth in a bid to make India one of the top economies of the world in the coming decades. Replying to debate on Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha, she said, the Prime Minister did not lose any […]

Rishi Sunak sees ‘signs of resilience’ as UK economy suffers biggest drop since 1709

11:10 pm February 12, 2021

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Friday pointed to signs of resilience and indicated further support measures in his Budget statement next month as latest statistics showed the British economy, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020. As most businesses, shops and restaurants continue to struggle through the coronavirus-induced […]

Budget’s transparency on numbers will enthuse rating agencies: SBI economists

9:25 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: Lauding the Budget for ”redefining fiscal rules”, economists at SBI said the greater transparency in numbers will enthuse the market and also rating agencies. In her Budget Speech earlier this week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the fiscal deficit for 2020-21 will come at 9.5 per cent and proposed the same to be narrowed down to 6.8 per cent […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Child rights NGOs disappointed with low budgetary allocation for children

11:00 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: Child rights bodies on Monday expressed disappointed over the ”lowest” budgetary allocation for children in a decade and said they require financial resources the most now in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. Priti Mahara, Director of Policy Research and Advocacy at CRY said this year’s share of budgetary allocations for children as proportion of Union Budget is the lowest in […]