The revenue receipts in 2020-21 are expected to fall by more than five per cent due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. On the other hand, overall revenue increase in the next fiscal is estimated at 33 per cent, Jagdish Devda said

Economists, CEOs, consultants, sector specialists interpret Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Never-before' Budget

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

The Union Budget for 2021-22 admirably rises to the challenge of creating an enabling environment to deliver on the promise of National Infrastructure Pipeline in the next few years

India Stock Market News Updates Today: Earlier today, Sensex rose above the psychological key level of 50,000 and Nifty neared 14,700

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed in the Budget to create a National Monetisation Pipeline, comprising of potential brownfield infrastructure assets

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

First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution

How the FM can make it a 'never before' Budget. Top experts weigh in

The fiscal deficit currently stands at Rs 10,75,507 crore according to the latest data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds of over Rs 1,45,619 crore to more than 89.29 lakh taxpayers between April 1 and December 8.

India Stock Market Highlights Today: UltraTech Cement followed by Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, M&M, Infosys and Reliance Industries were among the top losers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Maruti, Nestle India, Titan and PowerGrid were among the gainers

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Intraday, both indices touched all time highs today, with Sensex hitting 46,164 and Nifty touching 13,548.

A sharp increase in government expenditure in proportion to revenue collection, though, is not because govt has increased spending but because of poor revenue and disinvestment collections

Employers' contribution of 14 per cent in pension under the National Pension System (NPS) scheme for the central government employees was made tax free from April 1, 2019

India Stock Market Highlights Today: All Sensex stocks were trading in green led by ICICI Bank, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever

Considering additional expenditure by the government and shortfalls in tax and disinvestment receipts, ratings agency has estimated fiscal deficit to be 9% during the year FY21

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Asian Paints and Bajaj Auto were among the top laggards today. On the other hand, ONGC, followed by NTPC, PowerGrid, UltraTech Cement, ITC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC were among the top gainers.

Part II of this two-part article looks at more data on the growth of temporary or informal workers in India and how it poses a serious threat not just to the wellbeing of millions of its workers but to the growth prospects of the economy in the long run

BT's panel of experts on how to fire up the four engines of the economy - and where to find the money