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How does Economic Survey pave the way for the Budget?
Why is Economic Survey important, and why should you care about it? Swapnil Joglekar and Arup Roychoudhury decode
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What is a pre-election Budget?
Conventionally, the Budget presented right before the general elections is an interim Budget rather than a full one. So what really is a pre-election Budget? Ruchika Chitravanshi explains
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How are the Budget documents kept under wraps?
How does the govt manage to keep the Budget confidential despite a long drawn and elaborate process? Arup Roychoudhury brings us the lowdown
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What do keywords tell us about the FM’s Budget speeches?
We analysed the last four budget speeches of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to find out which words were said the most. Ruchika Chitravanshi tells us more
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How have FMs used poetry in Budget speeches?
Numbers add structure to Budgets. Does poetry add soul to them? How have FMs used poetry in their Budget speeches? Check details here
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Which FMs have presented 5 consecutive Budgets?
Not many finance ministers of India hold the record of presenting five consecutive budgets. Ruchika Chitravanshi tells us who did
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Do you know the team behind Budget 2023?
Arup Roychoudhury tells us more about the team which shaped Union Budget 2023
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How should you read the Budget?
The budget documents can look intimidating to the uninitiated, and it is easy to get lost in all the jargon. Ruchika Chitravanshi helps simplify
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From Amrit Kaal to digital: Here are the most used words in Budget 2022
In Budget 2022, Nirmala Sitharaman made her shortest Budget Speech, with about 9,093 words. Let’s look at some of the most used words in the speech to get a sense of their importance
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Two surprises in Budget 2022 that FM Sitharaman did not talk about
The devil’s in the detail. It is often only after reading the fine print, particularly related to the finance Bill, that one learns about the crucial changes that lie buried in the Budget documents
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Did Sitharaman deliver the shortest Budget speech this time?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 speech was just 90 minutes long. Was it the shortest ever? Here’s a collection of the longest and shortest Budget speeches
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How does FM Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 score on the ‘literary’ quotient?
How did Nirmala Sitharaman’s fourth Budget, presented on February 1, 2022, score on the literary front. Let’s find out in this report
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Two Budget events that have happened only once in India’s history
Did you know there was a Budget presented by one government and passed by another? Watch this video to know about two unique Budget-related events that took place only once, and never since
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When did the ‘Green’ environment matters enter the Budget lexicon?
Over the years, FMs have mentioned environment in their Budget speeches in so many ways. But when exactly did the Green aspect of environment enter the Budget lexicon? Watch this report to know
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Which Finance minister presented maximum number of budgets
Here is a quick pop-quiz. Which Finance Minister holds the distinction of presenting the most number of budgets? Watch this video to find the answer.
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Which of Indian FMs went on to become PMs or Presidents?
All the world’s a stage — the famous line from ‘As You Like It’—aptly describes the many roles political personalities play. Here’s a look at these role changes from the prism of the Budget
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Best and worst market reactions to Union Budgets
Post-Budget market verdict is the first report card that all stakeholders look at before forming their own opinion. Here’s a fascinating report capturing the Sensex movement after Budget
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Some of India’s landmark Budgets since Independence
If we look at the history of Budgets in India, some of the most remarkable Budgets have come against the backdrop of crises like covid-19 pandemic that the country is facing today. Let’s look at some
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Has India’s Constitution budgeted for Budget?
You might think the Budget is an exercise mandated by the Constitution of India. But did you know that the word Budget is not even mentioned in the Constitution? So what exactly does the Constitution
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