the Budget - Different Truths

February 3, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Kerala Gets Cold Shoulder in 2018-19 Budget: LDF Govt. Pays Price for Anti-RSS Stance

The budget has turned a blind eye to Kerala’s demand for allocations for the Thalassery-Mysuru railway line and the Sabari line. The budget has also been deafeningly silent on...

February 3, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Modi Govt. Talked Tall, but Always Fell Short: Budget Virtually Admits GST and Demonetisation Big Mistakes

The government would, without doubt, fail in doubling farm incomes by 2022 as promised. The kind of investment required to make that dream come true just did not exist....

February 2, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Budget 2018: Game-Changing Reform for Bharat; a Major Impetus to Rural Economy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, presenting the last full budget of Modi government before it goes to polls in May next year, announced a game-changing health insurance scheme to 10...

February 2, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Is the Election Budget of Arun Jaitley Simply Ambitious?

The finance minister has put a good many of his eggs in the farmers’ basket. He is betting that India’s farm sector should undergo a transformational change and it...

February 1, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Budgetary Rural Push not enough to Deal with Farm Distress

The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given no sops to the middle classes by offering any concessions in the income tax rates. The industrial sector has been assured of...

December 30, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Films

Top 10 Outstanding Indian Short Films of 2017

With the growing influence of the digital media, expanding wingspan of the Internet and very less time at the hands of the modern film viewer, short films are increasingly attracting...

December 25, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy

Can the Indian Economy Swim Against the Tide of Scams, Scandals, Demonetisation and GST?

Populist of Pragmatic Budgets before Eight State Elections in 2018-19? Navodita Pande Scams and scandals often slow the growth rate of the Indian economy, which is already ailing. The...

December 12, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy

Is Economic Growth a Mere Statistic or is it Reaching the Common Man in India?

GDP does not provide a complete picture of economic and societal progress. Despite being a broad measure, GDP leaves out several things. The enormous value of the country’s natural...

August 10, 2017
Tarun Gupta
Business, Economy

Can a Government Really Stimulate Economic Activity?

Delhi-based businessman, Tarun, examines the role of the government in stimulating economic activity. The options are limited and few. We are introducing a weekly column, every Thursday, from this...

April 4, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Balancing the Books

We just crossed over to a new financial year in India, on April 1. This is the time to balance the books, says humourist Soumya, tongue-in-cheek. Read more in...

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