Nirmala Sitharaman
Economy
Budget 2019: Healthcare sector left wanting more despite sizeable increase in outlay
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday nearly tripled the allocation for India's universal healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat and ramped ......
Manufacturing
Budget 2019: Electric vehicles get big push, tax policy to boost Make In India
The central government on Friday said it would provide income-tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on ......
Infrastructure
Budget 2019: Affordable housing push continues amid steps to boost credit
Tax breaks for affordable housing and efforts to boost credit were among the key takeaways for the real estate sector ......
Economy
Budget 2019: Highlights
Expectations were high as Nirmala Sitharaman took the podium to present the first Union budget on Friday following the Narendra ......
Finance
Budget 2019: Govt lifts disinvestment target, open to reducing stake below 51%
The Union government on Friday increased its disinvestment target to a record Rs 1.05 lakh crore for the current financial ......
Markets
Markets slip as higher public holding, buyback proposals unnerve investors
India’s benchmark stock market indices closed nearly 1% in the red as many of the proposals announced in the Union ......
Economy
Live Blog: Finance minister Sitharaman makes maiden budget speech
India’s new finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is all set to present her first budget today, as the Narendra Modi government ......
Finance
Cross-border insolvency law, steps for individual bankruptcy on cards: Economic Survey
India plans to enact a cross-border insolvency law and take steps to make bankruptcies of individuals easier as part of ......
Economy
GDP growth may nudge up to 7% this year: Economic Survey
India is likely to grow at 7% in the current fiscal year but will have to accelerate growth to 8% ......
Finance
Wilful defaults in India cross $21 bn in 2018-19
India’s state-owned banks had classified 1.50 trillion rupees ($21.76 billion) worth of loans as “wilful defaults” in 2018-19, with the ......
