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Sugar Industry Pushes GST Relief on Biofuels Amid 22% Surge in Output

By Uniquetimesorg January 16, 2026 0

India’s sugar production has risen sharply in the ongoing 2025–26 season, prompting the industry to seek tax and policy support in the upcoming Union Budget. As of January 15, all-India sugar output stood at 159.09 lakh tonnes, nearly 22% higher than a year ago, with 518 mills currently operational. Maharashtra has led the growth with […]Continue Reading

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India’s defence research budget not sufficient to make it a global power: Parliamentary panel

By uniquetimes December 21, 2023 0

A parliamentary panel examining India’s defense budget has underscored concerns over its inadequacy for the country’s aspirations to attain global leadership. According to a report by ET, the committee proposes a doubling of the defense research budget in the forthcoming years. Specifically focusing on the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Continue Reading

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Budget 2021 Highlights: No Changes in Personal Income Tax; Senior Citizens, NRIs Get Exemptions

By uniquetimes February 1, 2021 0

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister addressed parliament with details of the Union Budget 2021. She announced foreign direct investment (FDI) hike in insurance to 74 per cent from 49 per cent with foreign control under safeguards. The Finance Minister has set an objective of ₹ 16.5 lakh crore as agricultural credit. Her budget speech comes […]Continue Reading

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TDP supremo set to convene a high-level party meeting today

By uniquetimes February 10, 2018 0

Telugu Desham Party National President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is set to convene a high-level party meeting today at Amaravati (the proposed future-capital of AP) to deliberate the political crisis that engulfed the state after the release of the national budget. The national budget, which was prepared by the BJP government in […]Continue Reading

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Budget highlights: FM announces a ‘pro-poor’, ‘pro-rural’, budget

By uniquetimes February 1, 2017 0

From whatever preliminary details available at this moment, the budget 2017-18 presented by the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, is identified as a ‘pro-poor’ and ‘pro-rural’ budget. The budget has allocated enormous money on rural infrastructure, social welfare, agriculture, poverty alleviation and et al. The FM, in the budget presentation, assures that the harmful effects Continue Reading