Budget Watch
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‘I have lost my appetite’: Gulzar’s Murari Lal has a view on India’s Budget 2022
‘The creases don’t quite leave Murari Lal’s forehead.’
Gulzar
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Budget 2022: What are Nirmala Sitharaman’s options amid polls, Covid uncertainty and price rise?
The government is expected to increase spending in infrastructure and health sectors, but tax relief for the middle class doesn’t seem to be on cards.
Scroll Staff
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To meet its net-zero target, India needs to allocate more funds for renewable energy in the Budget
India’s budgeted expenditure on coal-based power has increased continually to meet its growing energy requirements.
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Rana Ayyub’s tweet on Gyanvapi mosque withheld by Twitter in India
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Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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Modi government may try to Budget its way out of economic distress and election woes
The upcoming Budget will be Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s opportunity to play Santa, handing out giveaways and free passes to crucial voter blocs.
Rajrishi Singhal, qz.com
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India’s school students are facing a learning crisis. Budget 2021 does nothing to solve that
A 6.1% drop allocations and a lack of focus on learning outcomes keeps the country on the path of an entire generation having unequal opportunities.
Vishal Vasanthakumar
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Budget for child and maternal nutrition schemes shrinks – despite concerns over rising hunger
Right to Food activists express concern about cuts to anganwadi services, mid-day meals and maternity benefit programmes during a pandemic.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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Watch: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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Sitharaman’s Budget 2021 is being praised for its honesty. Why is that being considered ‘brave’?
Having been criticised by analysts and the CAG, the government is finally coming clean on the numbers.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Finance ministry clarifies it will present an interim budget, not full budget, on February 1
Media reports suggesting that the Centre intends to present a full budget had sparked condemnation by the Opposition last week.
Scroll Staff
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Modi’s 2019 budget: What it can do about India’s jobs crisis, but probably won’t do
Instead of acknowledging the dire situation, the government and its officials appear to be in a state of denial.
Jayati Ghosh, qz.com
The Reel
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Watch: ‘Shoorveer’ series is about the creation of an elite military unit
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Data analysis: Agriculture spending doubled during Modi’s term, but farmers are still in distress
With NDA promising to double farm incomes by 2022, the upcoming budget’s priorities should be more money and more research for agriculture, experts said.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Ancient Greece tells us how engaging ordinary citizens in public finance results in better budgets
Politicians assume ordinary people cannot face the financial truth. But involving voters in public finance debates helps to build consensus for reform.
Lyn Carson, The Conversation & David M. Pritchard, The Conversation
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Government is likely to miss its fiscal deficit target for this year (but you may never know)
Trust finance ministry mandarins to juggle the numbers and finally present a figure not much higher than the target of 3.2% of GDP.
A K Bhattacharya, business-standard.com
The Field
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Third T20I: Chamari Athapaththu’s 80* gives Sri Lanka consolation win, India clinch series 2-1
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Edgbaston Test: Mayank Agarwal added to India squad as cover for Rohit Sharma
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Watch: Uganda’s Frank Nsubuga takes stunning one-handed diving catch against Kenya
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Watch: England vs New Zealand, 3rd Test - Leach’s 10-wicket haul helps hosts close in on clean sweep
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Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic stands by no vaccination stance, likely to miss US Open