Budget Spending

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.

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The extra spending is on top of the budgeted Rs 34.83 lakh crore announced for the 202122 fiscal year in February.

India may raise spending on COVID-19 shots by over a quarter this fiscal year to up to Rs 45,000 crore from its budgeted amount, two government sources told Reuters after Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered free doses to all adults.

During a meeting with senior officials, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also directed the Ministeries and their CPSEs to ensure the clearance of MSME dues at the earliest

With Lord of the Rings season 1 reportedly budgeted at $465 million, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said it’s due to the “huge world-building” required and about “really building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series.”

China must boost military spending to prepare for a possible confrontation with the US, top generals said, in an unusual acknowledgement of the risk of a clash between the world's two largest economies.

China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.

The report, compiled in collaboration with UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, said the current levels of government spending in low and lower-middle income countries fall short of those required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

India has vowed to spend almost half-a-trillion dollars to bring the pandemic-ravaged economy back onto a growth path, but that risks leaving vulnerable sections that still need support without immediate help.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over the Union Budget, saying it was another "assault" on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Budget spares the common man any tax hike, raises spending on health and infrastructure and provides benefits for farmers. Launching a programme to mark 100 years of the Chauri Chaura incident during India's freedom movement, PM Modi also emphasised on the country's pride and unity, a comment seen in the ...

Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...

Union Budget 2021: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman doubled healthcare spending to Rs 2,23,846 crore and set aside Rs 35,000 crore for developing two Covid vaccines

Budget 2021: As part of healthcare spending, Budget 2021 allocated Rs 35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccine.

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.

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The extra spending is on top of the budgeted Rs 34.83 lakh crore announced for the 202122 fiscal year in February.

India may raise spending on COVID-19 shots by over a quarter this fiscal year to up to Rs 45,000 crore from its budgeted amount, two government sources told Reuters after Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered free doses to all adults.

During a meeting with senior officials, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also directed the Ministeries and their CPSEs to ensure the clearance of MSME dues at the earliest

With Lord of the Rings season 1 reportedly budgeted at $465 million, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said it’s due to the “huge world-building” required and about “really building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series.”

China must boost military spending to prepare for a possible confrontation with the US, top generals said, in an unusual acknowledgement of the risk of a clash between the world's two largest economies.

China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than USD 200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021.

The report, compiled in collaboration with UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, said the current levels of government spending in low and lower-middle income countries fall short of those required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

India has vowed to spend almost half-a-trillion dollars to bring the pandemic-ravaged economy back onto a growth path, but that risks leaving vulnerable sections that still need support without immediate help.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over the Union Budget, saying it was another "assault" on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Budget spares the common man any tax hike, raises spending on health and infrastructure and provides benefits for farmers. Launching a programme to mark 100 years of the Chauri Chaura incident during India's freedom movement, PM Modi also emphasised on the country's pride and unity, a comment seen in the ...

Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...

Union Budget 2021: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman doubled healthcare spending to Rs 2,23,846 crore and set aside Rs 35,000 crore for developing two Covid vaccines

Budget 2021: As part of healthcare spending, Budget 2021 allocated Rs 35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccine.