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

Budget 2021: The finance ministry has discussed the proposals for bank recapitalisation and fund allocation will depend on a number of key factors

At the core of India's bid to revive the economy lies the question whether the country can spend substantially more on infrastructure building to generate demand. For that, can it borrow much more?

The Economic Survey estimated real GDP growth for FY22 at 11 per cent and nominal GDP (which accounts for inflation) at 15.4 per cent. This would mark the highest GDP growth since independence

The agency sees the general government's fiscal deficit at 8.5 per cent in 2021-22 -- 5 per cent  for the Centre and 3.5 per cent for the states

The government gives guaranteed return to private companies in its business dealings and considers their profit-motive good and desirable. Why the same doesn't hold true for farmers?

A simple act like reducing stand duty could be a strong enabler for home buyers returning to the market and keeping the cash inflows of the real estate sector intact

The proposed programme can create sustainable livelihoods for 18 lakh educated youth, in addition to enabling MSE growth and indirect job creation and consequent economic growth, the report said

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

These organisations face multiple challenges ranging from low capital base, poor credit facility, lack of business know-how and skilled manpower but with government handholding they have the potential to change the fortunes of small and marginal farmers

How the budget pans out for the real estate sector, only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, strong fundamentals are vital for the revival of housing demand

Innovations in debt funds and rise of international investments will continue to attract investors

Several studies throw up structural, logistical and financial challenges to the growth of crop insurance in India, jeopardised by apparent profiteering by insurance companies

The posts for which vacancies are available include those of fire engineers, deputy managers, assistant managers, managers, marketing managers, security analysts, IT security experts among others

Such unauthorised digital lending platforms or mobile apps are demanding excessive rates of interest and additional hidden charges from borrowers. They are also adopting unacceptable and high-handed recovery methods, says RBI

Tarun Bajaj was responding to a query on whether the government would consider setting up of a bad bank as a one-time measure for reducing the burden of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the public sector banks

As per the RTI responses, the IAF contributed a total of Rs 29.18 crore from April to October from a day's salary of their personnel. The Navy donated Rs 12.41 crore between April and October to PM-CARES

The central bank has already conducted two open market operations in state developments loan covering all states and union territories for a cumulative amount of Rs 20,000 crore

The CEEW-CEF study also estimates a cumulative investment need of over $180 billion (Rs 12,50,000 crore) in vehicle production and charging infrastructure until 2030 to meet India's EV ambition