Budget 2017
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Karnataka Budget Picks Populist Measures From Delhi, Tamil Nadu And Uttar Pradesh
In his last full budget before coming up for re-election, Karnataka's Congress government found inspiration in the populist schemes of Arvind Kejriwal, J Jayalalithaa and Akhilesh Yadav.
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Telangana Budget 2017: State To Lend Helping Hand To Caste-Based Vocations
In an attempt to strengthen its vote bank in the run-up to the 2019 elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government on Monday announced several schemes to lend a helping hand to artisans and the communities engaged in different traditional occupations.
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Delhi Budget 2017: Kailash Satyarthi Praises Government For Prioritising Education
Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, Kailash Satyarthi congratulated the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his government for 'prioritising education' in state budget 2017.
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Delhi University's St. Stephen's Decides To Seek Autonomous Status; DUTA To Protest Tomorrow
Amid protests by students and teachers, the Governing Body of the prestigious St Stephen's College of Delhi University decided to go ahead with the proposal seeking autonomy for the institution.
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Gujarat Assembly Budget Session To Commence Today
The Budget session of the Gujarat Assembly will commence today with Governor O P Kohli's inaugural address.
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Activists Call Budget Hike For Child Welfare Schemes "Nominal"
New Delhi: The Union Budget has left several child right activists disappointed as they call the budgetary increment for programmes for children only “nominal”. According to non-profit Child Rights And You, the allocations fail to meet National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) recommendations of 5 per cent funds. Nobel Laureate and social act...
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Modi And Jaitley's Half-Baked Proposals On Political Funding
There will be an initial frisson of excitement when transparency measures are legislated, but the impact of such disclosures on the political outcome will be minimal. It would amount to no more than a grand but futile gesture.
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Penalty Of Equal Amount For Receiving Cash Over Rs 3 Lakh: Centre
In a bid to check generation of black money, a steep penalty awaits those accepting cash in excess of Rs 3 lakh, beginning April 1, to settle any transaction. A ban on cash transaction of more than Rs 3 lakh has been proposed in the Budget for 2017-18.
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Budget 2017 Disappoints, Maternity Benefit Programme Underfunded, Excludes Those Who Need It The Most
According to the World Health Statistics (2016), nearly 5 women die every hour in India due to pregnancy and delivery related complications. 17 per cent of maternal deaths in the world occur in India. Based on the data from the Rapid Survey on Children (2013), only 65 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed up to six months of age. Infant an...
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Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
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Budget 2017: Tech Firms Call for Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem
Firms said the absence of a robust electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country will only restrain the Make in India and Digital India vision.
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Budget 2017: Smartphone Makers Hail Higher Allocation for Electronics
The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) is at "an all-time high" of Rs. 745 crores - a move welcomed by some of the leading smartphone players.
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Budget 2017: Mobile Phones Prices Likely to See 1-2 Percent Hike, Says Counterpoint
Counterpoint has estimated that the Budget 2017-18 may raise the mobile phone prices by up to 1-2 percent.
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DUTA On Budget 2017 Proposals In Education Sector: 'Backdoor Implementation Of Discredited Draft National Education Policy'
The policy direction for education contained in the Finance Minister's budget speech yesterday is a recipe for social exclusion and decline of educational standards, said DUTA.
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The Tale And Maths Of Universal Basic Income
UBI is an idea whose time will come, but that time is still quite distant as far as India is concerned.
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Karnataka Budget Picks Populist Measures From Delhi, Tamil Nadu And Uttar Pradesh
In his last full budget before coming up for re-election, Karnataka's Congress government found inspiration in the populist schemes of Arvind Kejriwal, J Jayalalithaa and Akhilesh Yadav.
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Telangana Budget 2017: State To Lend Helping Hand To Caste-Based Vocations
In an attempt to strengthen its vote bank in the run-up to the 2019 elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government on Monday announced several schemes to lend a helping hand to artisans and the communities engaged in different traditional occupations.
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Delhi Budget 2017: Kailash Satyarthi Praises Government For Prioritising Education
Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, Kailash Satyarthi congratulated the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his government for 'prioritising education' in state budget 2017.
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Delhi University's St. Stephen's Decides To Seek Autonomous Status; DUTA To Protest Tomorrow
Amid protests by students and teachers, the Governing Body of the prestigious St Stephen's College of Delhi University decided to go ahead with the proposal seeking autonomy for the institution.
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Gujarat Assembly Budget Session To Commence Today
The Budget session of the Gujarat Assembly will commence today with Governor O P Kohli's inaugural address.
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Activists Call Budget Hike For Child Welfare Schemes "Nominal"
New Delhi: The Union Budget has left several child right activists disappointed as they call the budgetary increment for programmes for children only “nominal”. According to non-profit Child Rights And You, the allocations fail to meet National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) recommendations of 5 per cent funds. Nobel Laureate and social act...
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Modi And Jaitley's Half-Baked Proposals On Political Funding
There will be an initial frisson of excitement when transparency measures are legislated, but the impact of such disclosures on the political outcome will be minimal. It would amount to no more than a grand but futile gesture.
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Penalty Of Equal Amount For Receiving Cash Over Rs 3 Lakh: Centre
In a bid to check generation of black money, a steep penalty awaits those accepting cash in excess of Rs 3 lakh, beginning April 1, to settle any transaction. A ban on cash transaction of more than Rs 3 lakh has been proposed in the Budget for 2017-18.
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Budget 2017 Disappoints, Maternity Benefit Programme Underfunded, Excludes Those Who Need It The Most
According to the World Health Statistics (2016), nearly 5 women die every hour in India due to pregnancy and delivery related complications. 17 per cent of maternal deaths in the world occur in India. Based on the data from the Rapid Survey on Children (2013), only 65 per cent of children are exclusively breastfed up to six months of age. Infant an...
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Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
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Budget 2017: Tech Firms Call for Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem
Firms said the absence of a robust electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country will only restrain the Make in India and Digital India vision.
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Budget 2017: Smartphone Makers Hail Higher Allocation for Electronics
The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) is at "an all-time high" of Rs. 745 crores - a move welcomed by some of the leading smartphone players.
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Budget 2017: Mobile Phones Prices Likely to See 1-2 Percent Hike, Says Counterpoint
Counterpoint has estimated that the Budget 2017-18 may raise the mobile phone prices by up to 1-2 percent.
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DUTA On Budget 2017 Proposals In Education Sector: 'Backdoor Implementation Of Discredited Draft National Education Policy'
The policy direction for education contained in the Finance Minister's budget speech yesterday is a recipe for social exclusion and decline of educational standards, said DUTA.
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The Tale And Maths Of Universal Basic Income
UBI is an idea whose time will come, but that time is still quite distant as far as India is concerned.
