Consumer 2022

Budget 2022: Why provisions for agriculture and the poor are laughable with no attempt to reward the efficient

Agriculture accounts for over 50 per cent of the nation's population and services contributes to over 55 per cent of the country’s GDP. When such large segments suffer, there is something seriously wrong. The smiles on the faces of those who carried the budget papers begin to look pasted on

Union Budget 2022: Centre strikes a fine balance between growth and fiscal consolidation

People were expecting more direct cash enhancement measures for the agriculture and rural belts, as growing joblessness and weak demand in rural belts is acting as a major drag on India’s economic recovery in the current phase

Budget 2022: EV players hope regulatory reforms will make financing more accessible

Union Budget 2022-23: The government should provide incentives for EV adoption to boost domestic demand

Union Budget 2022: Child rights NGOs seek increased allocation for elimination of child labour

Other suggestions include enhanced budgetary allocation for rehabilitation of bonded labour, which is a part of the overall budget head of the National Child Labour Project (NCLP

Budget 2022: MSMEs need much more than easy credit

Union Budget 2022-23: Creating an enabling, inclusive, and nurturing playing field where even the smallest of MSMEs can flourish is critical

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman to present annual financial statement in paperless format

Union Budget 2022: Union Budget 2021 was presented in a digital format for the first time to promote the Centre's Digital India flagship programme and in an attempt to go green and minimise physical contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Budget 2022: Meet A-team that helped draft budget with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The five experts —TV Somanatham Tarun Bajaj, Debashish Panda, Ajay Seth and Tuhin Kanta Pandey — have played a key role in deciding how the amount during each fiscal is allocated to different sectors. They have been operative in Budget 2022 as well

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman expresses sorrow for people affected by COVID-19 pandemic

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her fourth Budget in the Parliament in a paperless format, in an attempt to go green

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman dons rusty brown saree for her fourth budget presentation

While the colour brown is often associated with resilience, dependability, security, and safety, red signifies warmth, love and power

Budget 2022: Circular economy will help transition to sustainable economic progress

Union Budget 2022-23: Renewable energy plants or farms at wrong places will destroy critical natural ecosystems, threaten endangered species