Budget 2021 expectations: The expected hike in customs duty is aimed at providing an impetus to the Narendra Modi-led NDA government's Make in India initiative, according to officials

Budget 2021 expectations: One in a slew of suggestions focussing on senior citizens is to make the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) fully tax-free

The finance minister is being assisted by a team of advisers and secretaries in making Union Budget 2021 tasked with the mission to pull the economy from the deep abyss

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

With a cohesive effort from both public and private players, the Indian bio-pharma industry has the potential to unlock tremendous growth over the next few years

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says preparation of this Budget was taken under circumstances like never before

Budget 2021: With increase in standard deduction levels, people will have more money in their hands to meet medical bills and high fuel costs. Certain reports suggest that the standard deduction limit could be enhanced to Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh

Budget 2021: Last year, Centre announced production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for 13 industries in two tranches. The aim is to improve manufacturing capabilities and exports in these sectors

Budget 2021: Between March and November last year, the central government announced three relief packages, cumulatively worth Rs 24.35 lakh crore

Budget 2021: Indian economy had started dwindling in FY18 when the growth declined to 7.04 per cent from 8.26 per cent in the previous fiscal. The GDP growth further declined to 6.15 per cent in FY19 and 4.2 per cent in FY20, which was the lowest in 44 quarters

Budget 2021: An Oxfam study has revealed that teachers fear that a third of the children might not even return to schools after they reopen

The government created Indian National Space, Promotion & Authorisation Centre (INSPACe), under the Department of Space to encourage, promote, and handhold the private sector for their participation in Space Sector

Budget 2021: Several recommendations have been sent to Centre to provide relief to taxpayers in terms of tax deduction, slabs and rates but it's unlikely as the Centre's finances have badly hit due to pandemic

Union Budget 2021: Some of the experts have clearly stated that the government is unlikely to make any changes in the income tax slab, but some others have anticipated a relief under Section 80C and 80D

Budget 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already indicated that Budget 2021 is part of a series of four-five \"mini-budgets'' presented in the form of economic packages last year. So what should you expect from this year's budget?

Budget 2021: The phase-1 of the  Budget session will be held between January 29 and February 15, whereas, the second phase will begin from March 8 to April 8

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the budget in the Parliament at 11 am on Monday

Mann Ki Baat: The Prime Minister on Friday said that the offer to farmers still stands and that the government is just a phone call away

Angry at new agricultural laws that they say benefit large private food buyers at the expense of producers, tens of thousands of farmers have been camped at protest sites on the outskirts of the capital for more than two months

Eight core industries' output shrinks 1.3% in Dec 2020 The output of eight core infrastructure sectors contracted for the third month in a row by 1.3 per cent in December, dragged down by poor show by crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel and cement sectors. The core sectors had expanded by 3.1 per cent in December 2019, according to the provisional data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Friday. Barring coal and electricity, all sectors recorded negati...