Budget 2021
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Pandemic relief packages must prioritise school education – but India is failing to do that
Budget 2021 has not invested enough to restore classroom processes, develop teachers and other essential areas.
Aparajita Sharma
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Why Modi government is moving away from the path of economic austerity
The popular conservative economic outlook has been widely proven to be unsuccessful in helping struggling economies get back on their feet.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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India cut its gender budget outlay by 26% despite Covid-19’s disproportionate impact on women
The labour force shrank by 14% for women versus 1% for men between December 2019 and December 2020.
Mitali Nikore, IndiaSpend.com, Geetika Malhotra, IndiaSpend.com & Tanvi Mahant, IndiaSpend.com
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Transformation of the goddess and clay: Naveen Kishore’s photos capture hues of conflict
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Indian schools are unprepared to deal with heat waves that are already disrupting education
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Despite acknowledging India’s migrant distress, Budget 2021 fails to do much for workers
An analysis shows that most of the measures announced are not new.
Rohini Mitra, IndiaSpend.com, Chitra Rawat, IndiaSpend.com & Nidhi Menon, IndiaSpend.com
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Budget 2021 hasn’t done enough to fix India’s employment crisis, say experts
The budgetary allocation for 2021-’22 for the rural jobs programme is 35% lower than the 2020-’21 revised estimate.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com & Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Budget 2021 endangers decades of work to ensure the Right to Education
Instead of increasing allocations to strengthen an inclusive public education system, the government is paving the way for privatisation and Public Private Part
Ambarish Rai
Video
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‘What The Hell Are We Dying For’: Shawn Mendes’s new song on New York skies after Canada wildfires
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Watch: Elephant gently shakes a tree to get a jackfruit from it
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Watch: Durg-Puri Express passengers evacuate train in panic after spotting fire under an AC coach
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Watch: Google Doodle video celebrates dancer-choreographer Willi Ninja’s 62nd birth anniversary
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Watch: Italian MP breastfeeds baby in Parliament, applauded for setting a precedent
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Budget 2021: Fine print shows little real increase in health allocation despite Covid-19
The government has combined many existing heads such as water and sanitation under the 2021-’22 health budget.
Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
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Budget session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day as Opposition protests farm laws
The Opposition also walked out of the Rajya Sabha session over the laws.
Scroll Staff
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Budget: Centre allocates Rs 73,000 crore to MGNREGA – 34% less than revised estimate for 2020-’21
The Budgetary Estimate for the scheme in 2020-’21 was Rs 61,500 crore.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Bloody Daddy’ review: Plenty of cocaine but not enough speed
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‘Por Thozhil’ review: A gripping police procedural
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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For a country recovering from economic and health crisis, Budget’s social sector spend disappoints
Nutrition services delivered through anganwadis and mid-day meals in schools were completely neglected, while the health allocation has a gap.
Suvojit Chattopadhyay
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Budget 2021: Top 10 takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech
As expected, the health sector was given the attention it deserved.
Scroll Staff
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Opposition criticises Budget for being pro-corporate, BJP hails it as vision for self-reliant India
Rahul Gandhi said instead of giving cash in the hands of the people, the Centre was selling the country’s assets to Narendra Modi’s ‘crony capitalist friends’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Watch: Carlos Alcaraz hits a stunning winner that leaves Novak Djokovic in awe during French Open SF
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WTC Final, AUS vs IND, Day 3 live: Warner and Khawaja depart; Australia’s lead crosses 210
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Tennis: India’s only ATP 250 event set to relocate outside the country as Pune’s contract ends
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Athletics: M Sreeshankar to feature in first Diamond League event of 2023 at Paris meet
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic, a match laced with era-defining potential