Budget 2020

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Govt to sell stake in LIC, doubles disinvestment target

The government has doubled its disinvestment target for the next fiscal year to Rs 2.1 trillion (about $29.36 billion) to ......

Healthcare

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Cheer for medical device makers, viability gap funding for hospitals

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget proposed to impose a cess on the import of medical devices as India ......

Infrastructure

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: ADIA, other sovereign wealth funds get a helping hand for infra bets

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and other sovereign wealth funds looking to invest in India’s infrastructure sector will receive tax sops, ......

Economy

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Tax changes and other main highlights

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had her task cut out for the Budget, with the government estimating economic growth this ......

Economy

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Tax tweaks but little else as govt wishes for a revival

On Saturday, while delivering her second union budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for almost two hours and 40 minutes, the ......

Markets

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020: Sensex, Nifty slump as Sitharaman leaves investors disappointed

Indian stocks slumped in the special trading session on Saturday as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for the next financial ......

Finance

01 February, 2020

Budget 2020 Blog: Finance minister Sitharaman unwraps 'bahi khata'

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had her task cut out as she delivered her second budget today, with the Indian economy ......

Economy

31 January, 2020

Economic Survey takes a cue from Temasek to push disinvestment

The Indian government should weigh the possibility of creating a corporate entity akin to Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings ......

Economy

31 January, 2020

GDP growth to pick up, numbers not overstated: Economic Survey

India’s economic expansion will likely pick up momentum next financial year from an 11-year low this year, a government survey ......

Finance

29 January, 2020

BJP recommends tax tweaks in budget to attract foreign investors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has recommended adjusting rules on taxing equity market returns in the upcoming budget on Feb. ......