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Algo Rhythm: Cybersecurity spending up 10-fold since 2014-15, shows data

Actual spending on cybersecurity has always remained lower than budgeted estimates

PM Modi to address webinar on Budget by finance ministry on March 8

To facilitate efficient and speedy implementation of budget announcements, the Government of India is holding a series of webinars across various key sectors, the Finance Ministry said

Russian invasion of Ukraine and Budget 2022

While Russia's invasion of Ukraine doesn't quite throw Budget 2022 out the window yet, it does mean the fiscal maths will need a significant re-look.

Ease of doing business: Sitharaman to launch e-Bill processing system

The Finance Minister had announced this major e-governance initiative in the Union Budget 2022-23 presented in Parliament on February 1

Centre's April-January fiscal deficit touches 58.9% of full-year target

Revenue expenditure was Rs 23.68 trillion, or 74.7% of RE compared with 71.6%

Budget: Continuity & coherence

With some tweaking and good implementation, we can find a safe passage despite global turbulence

Railways needs to be more transparent and scientific in its forecasting

It has been projecting the same no. of travellers for all classes though it has never breached those targets

Focus of Union Budget was on providing stability post Covid pandemic: FM

Sitharaman said the 2022 Budget was a continuity of the previous budget last year which was more exhaustive in laying out the formulation, principle and then provide stability for revival from Covid

Budget expands efforts to reform, transform healthcare system: PM Modi

The health budget expands the govt's efforts to reform and transform the healthcare system over the past 7 yrs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

PM Narendra Modi to discuss Gati Shakti with India Inc on Monday

Gati Shakti, a digital portal, is currently in a testing phase but officials said that a full-fledged launch should be done by the end of March

Oil shock: Economy will suffer, but less reason to worry than in the past

The fear now is that consumers will take longer to come out of their shell, growth will moderate and full recovery from the effects of the pandemic will be stretched out even longer, writes T N Ninan

The end of budget day carnival?

In India, the average length of a budget speech is about 13,600 words and takes over two and a half hours to complete

Budget can be effective means to bring change in agriculture: PM

PM mentioned how his government has brought in smartness in all things related to agriculture, 'Beej se Bazar Tak' by improving the systems over the last 7 years

Focus of Budget 2022 on making agriculture sector modern, smart: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the focus of the Union Budget 2022-23 is on making the agriculture sector modern and smart. Discussing ways in which the Budget will contribute to strengthening the agriculture sector, Modi said in the last seven years, the government has taken several initiatives for the entire agri value chain from seed to market and also improved the old systems. Addressing a post-budget webinar on smart agriculture, he said agriculture budget has increased manifold in just six years and farm loans for farmers have also been increased by 2.5 times in seven years. The Prime Minister said that in the recent Budget, seven main avenues have been suggested to make agriculture modern and smart. These include natural farming on mission mode along the Ganges with 5 km wide corridors on both sides of the river, making available modern technology, and providing facilities like regular banking at more than 1.5 lakh post offices. Modi called upon the startups to

On cryptocurrencies India is choosing to incrementally confuse

If the government decides to ban cryptocurrencies, it is going to have to fight an uphill battle as banning them will lead to a profusion of illegal ways in which people access them.

PM Modi calls for startup push in rural areas, expansion of women led SHGs

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that financial inclusion has ensured greater participation of women in economic decisions. He also said that women are major pillars of the rural economy.

Digital connectivity of villages need of day, says PM Narendra Modi

Digital connectivity of villages is no longer an aspiration but the need of the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday."Digital connectivity of villages is no longer an aspiration but the need of the day. Broadband connectivity will not only provide facilities in the villages, but it will also help in creating a large pool of skilled youth in the villages," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a programme on the Union Budget 2022."When the service sector expands with broadband connectivity in the village, the country's potential will increase further. If there are any problems in optical fiber connectivity, then we have to identify them and find solutions," the Prime Minister said.He said that the citizens of the country need to inform the rural population about the proper usage of optical fibre networks."We need to identify and solve all optical fibre connectivity issues across the nation's rural areas. We also need to inform the rural population about the .

Best of BS Opinion: Alternative growth path, onerous disclosures & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Amending the FRBM Act

For two years running, the finance ministry has excused itself from providing a projection of its fiscal consolidation plan

Dealing with RBI's policy dilemma

Separation of public debt management from monetary policy is necessary for resolving conflict between two competing policy objectives