Nirmala Sitharaman
TMT
Budget 2021: No agritech focus, startups pin hopes on agri-infra, credit allocations
In the absence of specific initiatives for agritech businesses in the latest budget, startups in the sector hope to leverage ......
Economy
Wider fiscal deficits could pressure India's ratings, says Fitch
Wider fiscal deficits and a more gradual pace of consolidation will lift the Indian government's debt and pressure its sovereign...
Opinion
Budget 2021: What's in store for PEs, VCs and others after a period of resilience?
Private equity and venture capital flows have become the largest component of FDI investment into India. Various independent studies...
Opinion
Is the budget vaccine shot a boon or bane for corporate M&As?
The initial verdict of the stock market and market participants seems to indicate that Finance Bill 2021 is indeed the ......
Infrastructure
Budget 2021: Capex in spotlight; foreign loan bucks for InvITs and REITs
In the budget, the government sought to boost infrastructure as well as proposed debt financing of infrastructure investment trusts...
Finance
Budget 2021: Virus-boosted insurers get foreign tailwind; capital injection for PSBs
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced steps in the budget aimed at boosting the capital base of public sector banks and...
TMT
Budget 2021: Added OPC, tax holiday, MSME benefits for startups
In a significant boost to startups, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government proposes to incentivize...
Healthcare
Budget 2021: Govt eyes healthcare ramp-up, ignores PE-favourite bulk drugs
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed a 137% increase in the government's spending on healthcare as it...
Finance
Budget 2021 Live Blog: All eyes on Sitharaman as India hopes for coronavirus bailout
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget today as prime minister Narendra Modi's government tries to bring...
General
Indian economy to get shot in the arm from budget: Economists
India's path to economic recovery will be stronger than previously thought as fiscal expansion and vaccine hopes help the...