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Bharat Biotech hails Rs 35,000 cr budget allocation for Covid vaccination

The indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin and Oxford's Covishield are being produced in the country

Disinvestment of Air India, Pawan Hans to be completed in 2021-22: FM

FM said in her budget speech that the disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans would be completed in 2021-22

Budget 2021 for sectors: Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's speech

Budgetary allocation for tourism ministry slashed by 19% to Rs 2,026 crore

The budget has allocated Rs 1088.03 crore for development of tourism infrastructure

Budget is a bold gambit with focus on growth without any increase in taxes

With the economy likely to grow at a nominal growth of between 15-16 per cent, the tax revenue increase of 16.7 per cent appears fairly achievable

Full text of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech in LS

Here is the full text of the Budget speech of FM Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

Budget 2021: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS

Here is the full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill as tabled in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Subsidy bill nears Rs 6 trn in FY21 on extra free foodgrain distribution

On Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented revised numbers of major subsidies

Budget 2021: Law Ministry gets allocation for procurement of EVMs by EC

Another Rs 7.20 crore has been allocated for elector photo identity cards

Budget 2021: Govt raises import duty on parts of mobile phones, chargers

The import duty on PCBA for making any charger is proposed to be raised to 15 per cent

Moody's raises doubts on higher revenue targets from tax, divestment

Moody's, while silent on the sovereign rating on the higher-than-expected fiscal deficit numbers, expressed doubts over attaining the higher revenue targets and divestment realisation

Budget 2021 will usher in new era of inclusive growth in India: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union Budget for 2021-22 is "unprecedented" in many ways, it will usher in a new era of inclusive growth and prosperity

FM announces key takeaways for education sector in Union Budget 2021

More than 15,000 schools will be 'qualitatively strengthened' under the National Education Policy (NEP)

Budget 2021: Phones may get costlier as govt raises custom duty on parts

Government on Monday announced an increase in custom duty for up to 10 per cent on mobile chargers and some sub-parts of phones

Budget 2021 aims to reset economy with honesty in numbers, without doles

Budget aims for minimum government interference while ensuring there is certainty in the tax rates and other rules

Budget 2021 can be a turning point in India's socialist orientation

The government focuses on developing infrastructure, dares to gamble on deficit.

Indices post biggest Budget-day gain; Sensex ends 2,315 points up at 48,601

All that happened in the markets today

Govt allocates Rs 4.78 trillion to defence for 2021-22 in Budget 2021

The defence budget, including outlay for payment of pensions, was increased to Rs 4.78 trillion for 2021-22 as against last year's Rs 4.71 trillion

'Promise and hope': Read and download all Budget 2021 documents here

Among other measures, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed doubling of healthcare spending and lifted caps on foreigners investing in the vast insurance market to help revive the economy

Was FM's Budget like 'never seen before'? Here's what D-Street mavens say

The FM has delivered a unique Budget, wherein all the right measures have been proposed to speed up growth, said Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO at HDFC Securities