[ad_1] New Delhi: Amid a shortage of medical faculty in medical colleges, the National Medical Commission (NMC) plans to fill the vacant positions with retired doctors from the army and railways. This move by India’s apex medical education regulator comes in the backdrop of Economic Survey highlighting faculty shortages, which are affecting the quality of…
[ad_1] Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, party MPs Dharmendra Yadav, Dimple Yadav and Anand Bhadauriya in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on February 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI/Sansad TV Terming the Union Budget “pro-rich”, Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on Friday (February 7,…
[ad_1] Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asserted that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 was aimed at increasing the growth rate, for which various policy interventions were laid down. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India was poised to…
[ad_1] Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government has only committed to “half-hearted” steps of registering gig workers on e-SHRAM and including them under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Congress said on Sunday (February 2, 2025) and asserted that India needs a national legal and social security…
[ad_1] A view of the tobacco field near Mysuru. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Anti-tobacco activists in Mysuru have expressed their disappointment over the failure of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget to either increase sin tax or a percentage increase in cess under National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD). In a statement, the convenor of the…
[ad_1] The Union Budget for 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, is a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu. The DMK government’s slew of requests, including allocation of funds for the Chennai Metro Rail Project and disaster relief, did not find a mention in the Budget speech, while broader measures, including income tax…
[ad_1] India stands at a defining moment, where AI-driven innovation, digital infrastructure, and a future-ready workforce will determine its global leadership in the digital economy. The Union Budget 2025 is more than a fiscal plan — it is a bold blueprint for a stronger Digital India, prioritising technology-led development, AI-driven modernisation, and inclusive economic growth….
[ad_1] Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Group, says the Budget also focuses on power sector revitalisation, particularly in electricity distribution and intra-State transmission. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Ministers face a perennial balancing act when crafting Budgets. They must articulate the government’s broader policy vision while maintaining fiscal discipline — a task that…
[ad_1] This Budget is the first step to Viksit Bharat 2047. Economists have stated that unless the GDP grows by 7.5% continuously for the next 25 years, the dream of Viksit Bharat will remain unrealised, and India will remain in the middle-income trap. With the backdrop of slowing growth (FY 2025 growth expected at 6.4%),…
[ad_1] R. Nandini, Chairperson, CII, Southern Region says announcements in the 2025 Budget embody the government’s vision of empowering the economy, creating jobs, and driving sustainable growth | Photo Credit: The Hindu Today’s Budget, announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from across the nation. Presenting her eighth consecutive…
