Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, which came with a big bonanza for taxpayers, lasted for an hour and 17 minutes, shorter than the previous year's speech spanning 1 hour and 25 minutes.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant change in India’s Union Budget process, making the 2021 and 2022 Union Budgets paperless for the first time in Independent India. This shift was part of the ...

Focus now turns to policy execution, with economists watching to see if policymakers can deliver on their aim of supporting ...