Nirmala Sitharaman

Lord Ganesha on Budget day: The untold, unwritten custom of Finance Ministry

Every Finance Minister starts his/her Budget day with Ganesh puja at the corridors of the Finance Ministry of the North Block, offering flowers to the lord, before heading to the Parliament for budget presentation as the Budget day is the most important day for any Finance Minister which evaluates his/her performance. Feb 1, 2022
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Dalal Street hopes for abolition of Securities Transaction Tax

The biggest positive trigger for Dalal Street in the upcoming Union Budget 2022 could be any abolition of Securities Transaction Tax. The street will watch if the government is able to reverse the economic downturn caused by Covid-19 which has led to severe financial disruption at both industrial and individual levels. Jan 26, 2022
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Environment Ministry seeks to justify its star rating for green clearance

First it offered star rating as an incentive to promote ease of doing business and now the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has justified/clarified it as a further step "for encouraging the efficiency, transparency and accountability" in states' functioning. Jan 25, 2022