Front Page
- Tight fist fingers crossed
- Govt to meet part of its borrowing from abroad- a departure
- Can use either PAN card or Aadhaar for tax reforms
Express Network
- Haryana farmer defy govt restriction, sow banned HT Bt cotton in Hisar
The Macro
- FY 20 fiscal deficit target set t 3.3% realistic says govt
- Black money act NRIs included with retro effec
- Govt expects 90K cr dividend from this fiscal ; 32% jump over FY19
Financial Sector
- Housing Finance sector comes under RBI Supervision
- Govt steps in to aid NBFCs hit by liquidity crunch, defaults
- Recapitalisation of bonds of 70000 crore for PSBs
India Inc
- Startups gets breather over angel tax scrutiny
Infrastructure
- States to be funded to lay more roads under Bharatmala Phase 2
- Govt push to make India aircraft leasing, financing hub
- Tax sops and proposed exemptions to push EV sales
- One nation one grid to make power cost for states affordable
Editorial
- An artful balancing act
- Not for the farmer
- Incrementalism over ambition
- In the red
Ideas Page
- Why i give budget a B
- She (almost) conquered
- Faint lines in water
Jobs and investment
- Centre to streamling labour laws into set of 4 codes
Social Sector
- Despite Focus dip in Jal shakti ministry outlay
- Support for women SHGs, little for other rural sector
Railway & Security
- For Railways projects, govt turns to PPP model, SPV route
- Focus on Maritime strategy, govt hikes allocation to island neighbours
Interview
- Policy changes, public participation to help India become $5 trillion economy
Explained
- Unpacking the budget