London: In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Indian government announced to establish three artificial intelligence (AI) centres of excellence (CoE) as part of the ‘Make AI for India’ and ‘Make AI work for India’ initiatives. This is likely to bring in a new era of a breakthrough in patient care by powering a new generation … Read more
By Abhishek Bhatia New Delhi: Amidst a lot of predictions, speculation, and punditry, the Union Budget 2023–24 was out on Wednesday. Although Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s speech in Parliament did not include enough references to healthcare, some of the announcements about artificial intelligence (AI), data governance, and 5G policy decisions have raised many eyebrows. Experts … Read more
File picture of a manual scavenger at work. Image for representation | Photo Credit: PTI Coming in with a nearly ₹100 crore allocation in this year’s Budget for the newly christened NAMASTE (National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Union government is looking to enable … Read more
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: AP The government ensured that no one went hungry during the pandemic by providing free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1. Also Read | Union Budget 2023-24 live updates In times of global challenges, G-20 presidency gives an opportunity … Read more
The Economic Survey 2022-23 is a conservative, low-key document with no great rhetorical or policy flourishes. Such Surveys are not reliable indicators of the budget to follow. But one can hazard a guess that Wednesday’s budget will also be fiscally prudent and conservative. The Survey projects GDP growth in the current fiscal year at 7%, … Read more
It’s this time of the year when one stock – – definitely grabs investors’ attention as expectations build for a possible hike in taxes on tobacco and tobacco products in the run-up to the Union Budget. While taxation of tobacco is primarily under the purview of the GST Council, the central government also levies a … Read more