Page 15 of Budget 2022

According to the world container index, the freight for 40-feet container shot up from just $1,525 after the pandemic to as much as $9,698 as of January 1.

Supply-side reforms to yield rich post-Covid dividends: Survey

The Survey also advised against knee-jerk reactions to price rise of essential commodities through frequent import duty/tariff revisions to provide…

February 1, 2022 02:30 IST

Market participants observe that the massive structural change in retail flows often cushions the exodus of FPIs from the Indian equity markets.

Retail participation in stocks remains strong

A buoyant stock market has been attracting new investors, with nearly 221 lakh individual demat accounts being added between April…

February 1, 2022 02:15 IST

The move is in step with a plan to revert to the path of fiscal consolidation without any lapse of time.

Land monetisation: SPV to be set up soon, CPSEs identify large parcels

Monetisation of non-core assets envisages unlocking of value of these thus far unutilised or underutilised assets and generate returns on…

February 1, 2022 01:45 IST

The demand for MG-NREGS employment has been higher for migrant recipient states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for most months in 2021 over 2020.

Demand for MG-NREGS work less in poorer states: Survey

While West Bengal got nearly 14 lakh such workers back, the number was just 72,000 for Tamil Nadu.

February 1, 2022 01:35 IST

The nation-wide lockdown imposed late March, 2020 adversely impacted the urban labour market. (File)

As jobless rate rises, Survey finds solace in EPFO payroll, PLFS

CMIE’s data for December found the unemployment rate was at a four-month high of 7.91%; also at four-month high was…

February 1, 2022 01:30 IST

Railway Budget 2022 Highlights: In Nirmala Sitharaman’s big billion blueprint, Indian Railways is a clear winner

Rail Budget 2022, Indian Railway Budget 2022 Feb 1st Highlights: For India@100, these 7 engines of growth to boost the…

Updated: February 1, 2022 17:14 IST

Budget 2022 expectations for Real Estate sector: A push to affordable and rental housing

With the Budget 2022-23 slated to be presented on February 1 the real estate sector looks forward, among other things,…

January 31, 2022 23:29 IST

Budget 2022 should focus on implementing reforms to boost sustainability, digitization in Indian logistics

What we need is a strong regulatory push and incentives to easily adopt these new technologies across the value chain.

January 31, 2022 23:00 IST

Union Budget 2022 Highlights, Budget 2022 Highlights

Budget 2022 Highlights: Budget 2022 is visionary; Govt is improving middle-class situation by improving country’s economic speed, says NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman

Union Budget 2022 Highlights, Nirmala Sitharaman Budget Speech updates, Budget 2022 Highlights from Parliament: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced…

January 31, 2022 21:40 IST

Budget 2022: Expectations from Dr Ajai Chowdhry & Dr Satya Gupta

20:34January 31, 2022 20:34 IST

Union Budget 2022: An opportunity to boost growth across sectors post COVID-19

The 2022-23 budget will need to strike a fine balance between reviving broad-based consumption that has taken a hit owing…

Updated: January 31, 2022 21:59 IST

The benchmark stock market indices in India - Sensex and Nifty-50 - increased by 17.7 per cent and 18.1 per cent, respectively. (File)

Economic Survey 2022: India outperforms emerging market peers in April-December 2021

Among the select developed markets, S&P 500 index and NASDAQ Composite index recorded strong gains and rose by 20.0 per…

January 31, 2022 19:04 IST

The Economic Survey 2021-22 expects the economy to grow by 9.2 per cent during the current financial year, indicating a recovery to the pre-pandemic level. (File/PTI)

Time for contrition and change, not boasts and no change: Chidambaram on Economic Survey

Chidambaram said the Economic Survey repeats “ad nauseum” that at the end of 2021-22, the economy would have recovered to…

January 31, 2022 18:59 IST

Currently, there are no particular regulations or any ban on use of cryptocurrency in the country. (File/Reuters)

Budget 2022: Govt to take balanced view on cryptocurrency, says Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal

The Reserve Bank has also highlighted various issues, including financial stability impact of such virtual currencies.

January 31, 2022 18:54 IST

It is unclear if Sitharaman will tinker with income tax rates but there is an expectation that the exemption limit of Rs 2.5 lakh will be raised. (File)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost budget spending to support economic growth

The Budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, 2022 is likely to raise spending on infrastructure to set the…

January 31, 2022 18:49 IST

Economic Survey 2022: Different indicators on employment bounce back after dipping in April-June 2020

The Economic Survey also analyses trends in urban employment using Employees Provident Funds Organisation (EPFO) payroll data.

January 31, 2022 18:33 IST

Permit requirement for electric vehicles has been removed, it added. (File)

Nearly 100 cities see improved air quality as govt takes steps to check pollution, says Economic Survey

About 86 per cent of fund has been allocated for demand incentive so as to create demand for electric vehicles…

January 31, 2022 18:27 IST

The government has budgeted fiscal deficit at 6.8 per cent of GDP in current fiscal ending March 2022. (File)

Economic Survey 2022: Rebound in tax mop up, govt’s agile fiscal approach make headroom for more fiscal support

With the revival of the economy, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has emerged as a buoyant source of revenue…

January 31, 2022 18:10 IST

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