From Pandemic to Progress: Where Does India’s Health Budget Stand in 2025?
Keeping focus on flagship schemes, the health budget doesn't make any departures from recent trends
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Trump Meme Coin and the Insanity of Crypto Valuations
Meme coins, unlike established cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, are sentiment driven digital tokens with no underlying utility
The Federal Finance Dilemma: Why States Want half of Central Taxes
Gujarat, Haryana and Odisha joined Kerala and Tamil Nadu in asking the Finance Commission for a 50 percent devolution in central taxes.
Beyond the Budget 2025: The Need for Bold Defence Funding Reforms
The first full Budget of the Modi government’s third term allocated ₹6.81 trillion, marking a 9.5 per cent increase from the ₹6.21 trillion allocated in the 2024-25 Union Budget.
The Broader Budgetary Course Cannot Be Overshadowed by Targeted Appeasement
There were high hopes from the just-presented Union budget 2025-26, given the challenges facing the economy. There have been consistent signs of a slowdown in the economy, rising unemployment and persisting high inflation.
Budget 2025: Addressing the Job Crisis with Action, Not Rhetoric
The unemployment rate in the last five quarters, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), has been hovering around 6.5 per cent of the labour force. This broad fact of the economy is often highlighted by the government to demonstrate that there is no immediate crisis in employment generation.
India’s Healthcare Budget 2025-26: Investment, Policy Gaps, and the Road Ahead
The 2025-26 Union Budget presents a crucial moment for India's healthcare trajectory.