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Why 810 Million Indians Need Free Rations

Is it a case of poor targeting of a welfare scheme, or is it a reflection of the government's desire to expand the scope of this benefit to secure greater electoral dividends? asks A K......

Nirmalaji's New Headache: Food Scheme Extension

The free food scheme is driven by electoral considerations, but its long-term fiscal risks outweigh short-term gains, cautions A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: A women collect her ration from a......

Crew gives final touches to IAC Vikrant ahead of commissioning by Modi

The 1,600-member crew and a slew of civilian workers were working like busy bees on Friday preparing the majestic warship IAC Vikrant for its commissioning on September 2. Photographs: Shailendra......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

States gear up to tackle Covid spread in villages

As the COVID wave gradually shifts to rural areas, several states are gearing up to check its spread through self-proclaimed lockdowns by Panchayati Raj institutions, creating a database of......

2024 Interim Budget: Mistakes Nirmalaji Can Avoid

Pre-Budget exercises should scrupulously avoid adventurism of all types and refrain from making excessively ambitious projections on revenue and expenditure numbers for 2023-2024, suggests A K......

The Theme Of Budget 2023 Will Be....

'It has been an ongoing process, talking to the relevant ministries about eliminating leakages and curbing non-core expenditure in various schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices high

A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated levels, adding to the inflationary pressure that the slowing economy......

Govt saved Rs 10,000 crore in interest costs in FY22

Union finance secretary T V Somanathan recently said the Centre had saved Rs 10,000 crore in FY22 on interest payments after adopting new accounting mechanisms for central government agencies and......

E-portal for business approvals off to a brisk start

Nearly five months after its soft launch, the government’s e-portal, the National Single Window System (NSWS), is seeing a significant increase in the number of investors using it to get a......

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Why 810 Million Indians Need Free Rations

Nirmalaji's New Headache: Food Scheme Extension

Crew gives final touches to IAC Vikrant ahead of commissioning by Modi

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

States gear up to tackle Covid spread in villages

2024 Interim Budget: Mistakes Nirmalaji Can Avoid

The Theme Of Budget 2023 Will Be....

Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices high

Govt saved Rs 10,000 crore in interest costs in FY22

E-portal for business approvals off to a brisk start

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