In the Union Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the Ministry of Environment was allocated Rs 3,100 crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2020. New Delhi: Environment activists and experts on Monday expressed displeasure over the “insufficient” budget allocation to tackle the climate crisis the country is facing. They said there is no clarity on how the money will be used to... 

This is a welcome step to reverse the economic slowdown The US’ corporate sector has lauded the Indian government for substantially slashing the income tax rate to 25.17 per cent, saying the move will reverse the economic slowdown and will allow global companies a “good option” for growing their manufacturing base in the country. The government on Friday slashed the income tax rate for companies by almost 10 percentage points to...