Beyond taxes, the Budget also identified the following areas as priorities: MSME sector, farmers, women, the education sector, and boosting of exports.

Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union supports social security scheme for workers, urges aggregators to share data for effectiveness.

The government will rationalise the requirements and procedures for speedy approval for merger of companies and the scope for fast track mergers will be widened as part of efforts to further improve ...

The government has set a target of making 728 Eklavya Model Residential Schools functional by March 2026 for 3.5 lakh tribal students.

In a significant move, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget 2025, has provided much-needed relief and recognition to India’s growing gig economy. The government has introduced a so ...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) appears to be a victim of polarised perception. While the Bureau may not have engineered it, dilemmas in message reception are a cause. This crisis comes when ...

The cruelest cuts are in allocations meant for SC, ST, OBCs, and minorities, the former Union finance minister pointed out ...

The Volta Regional Directorate of the Department of Social Welfare in collaboration with AiBi Friends of Children Foundation, a ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025 on Saturday (1 February) announced key measures ...

The government has revised the Aadhaar Act to let private companies use Aadhaar authentication for giving their services, according to a notification released on Friday.

The Bengal chief minister’s special adviser on finance spells it out: Cuts in schemes; nothing for youth, women and farmers; ...

The Union Budget significantly increases funding for social justice and empowerment programs, with Rs 13,611 crore allocated, marking a 35.75% rise. This includes increased allocations for disability ...