Budget 2019: Where India can find a cool $1 trillion
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Where India can find a cool $1 trillion

Hindustan Times  

India will need $1 trillion of infrastructure investment to nudge annual GDP growth higher by just half a percentage point in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second five-year term. Annual federal deficits can’t go much higher than $100 billion; borrowing by the public sector is already cornering resources equal to 8% of the economy even as the household sector barely manages to save 9% to 11% of GDP in financial assets. “As such, the same pot of money is recycled several times over, without endangering the fiscal deficit, and yet upgrading India’s infrastructure.” Should Sitharaman take this road, she’ll find plenty of interest among investors such as Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Australia’s Macquarie Group Ltd. and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. With $1 trillion required to build new infrastructure, India can’t afford similar bungling when it comes to state assets.

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Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget
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Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget

Live Mint  

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Five problems to resolve in Budget 2025
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Five problems to resolve in Budget 2025

New Indian Express  

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Why the 6.4% GDP growth estimate for FY25 should worry Modi govt
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1 week ago

Why the 6.4% GDP growth estimate for FY25 should worry Modi govt

India Today  

The first advance estimates of GDP growth for FY25 have confirmed the worst fears of economists—that growth will fall much below the 7 per cent estimated by the Reserve Bank of India. India’s GDP growth for the second quarter was 5.4 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent in the first quarter and way below the 8.1 per cent in …

Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues
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Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues

Live Mint  

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Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues
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Live Mint  

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India’s budget needs to address three medium-to-long term priorities
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India’s budget needs to address three medium-to-long term priorities

Live Mint  

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States push for more fiscal room, seek expansionary Union budget
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States push for more fiscal room, seek expansionary Union budget

Live Mint  

State governments on Friday sought extra headroom for their borrowings and greater fiscal support for their capital expenditure from the Centre, while advocating an expansionary union budget for FY26 to arrest an economic slowdown and a weakening currency. Ministers from 28 states, including some of the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers, attended Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget consultations …

States push for more fiscal room, seek expansionary Union budget
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States push for more fiscal room, seek expansionary Union budget

Live Mint  

State governments on Friday sought extra headroom for their borrowings and greater fiscal support for their capital expenditure from the Centre, while advocating an expansionary union budget for FY26 to arrest an economic slowdown and a weakening currency. Ministers from 28 states, including some of the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers, attended Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget consultations …

Fadnavis makes Maha pitch, says will make economy USD 1 trillion by 2030
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Fadnavis makes Maha pitch, says will make economy USD 1 trillion by 2030

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Maharashtra will be a trillion dollar economy by 2028-30 and play a key role in India’s growth story under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said Mumbai will play a major role in the growth of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India will become the country’s fintech capital in the coming years. …

Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary
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Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary

Live Mint  

India's capital expenditure on infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, ports, airports, and telecommunications has been rising steadily over the years, and the government stands ready to make adequate funds available in next year's budget as well to maintain the sector's growth momentum, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday. India aims to become a developed nation …

India achieves USD 1 trillion in FDI milestone | Top FDI sources and sectors
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India achieves USD 1 trillion in FDI milestone | Top FDI sources and sectors

India TV News  

India has reached a historic milestone with foreign direct investment inflows surpassing USD 1 trillion since April 2000, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Top FDI sources: Small nations lead the pack Mauritius and Singapore dominate Mauritius emerged as the largest contributor, accounting for 25 per cent of FDI inflows, closely followed by Singapore at …

Indian economy set for resilient growth in 2025; urban consumption, infra investment to be key: S&P
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Indian economy set for resilient growth in 2025; urban consumption, infra investment to be key: S&P

Firstpost  

In its India outlook for 2025, S&P also retained India’s growth forecast for current fiscal at 6.8 per cent, followed by 6.9 per cent growth in 2025-26 S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday said the Indian economy is set for “resilient growth” in 2025 and projected inflation pressure to recede which will lead to “modest” easing of the monetary policy by …

₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years
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₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years

Live Mint  

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India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too

Live Mint  

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India’s Potential GDP Growth Pegged at 6.5–7 Percent: Chief Economic Advisor
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India’s Potential GDP Growth Pegged at 6.5–7 Percent: Chief Economic Advisor

Deccan Chronicle  

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India pitches for $1.3 trillion in annual climate support for developing nations
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India pitches for $1.3 trillion in annual climate support for developing nations

Live Mint  

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Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report
2 months ago

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report

Live Mint  

India is considering the relaxation of quarterly spending limits to ensure it does not fall short of its capital expenditure target for the financial year 2024/2025, according to a government source. Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, was at 4.15 trillion rupees during April-September, or 37% of the annual target, against 4.9 trillion rupees a year earlier. The …

India’s infra ambitions to get a new X factor: The military
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India’s infra ambitions to get a new X factor: The military

Live Mint  

India’s infrastructure planning is set to get more extensive with the government preparing to include the military’s requirement to ensure civilian projects can also be made available to the armed forces if necessary. The initiative—planned under Prime Minister Gati Shakti, also known as the National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity—will focus on building dual-use projects across all segments of infrastructure …

India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report
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India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report

Hindustan Times  

India's gross domestic product slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent in April-June this fiscal against 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, mainly due to poor showing by the farm sector, according to government data. India's GDP grows by 6.7 percent in Q1: Govt report India remains the fastest-growing major economy, as China's GDP growth in the …

Budget 2024: The Neoliberal Lenses That Skew the Vision
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Budget 2024: The Neoliberal Lenses That Skew the Vision

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 04, 2024 16:08 IST - 6 MINS READ With the short-term, frenzied interest that accompanies annual Budget presentations having ended, it is time to look at issues that were largely ignored in the debate. In fact, around the time when Budget 2024-25 was presented, the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Rio had agreed on jointly pursuing a …

India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman
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India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

The government is confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target and sticking to the glide path to trim it to 4.5% of the GDP by FY26, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday, addressing concerns raised by the Opposition on the budget. Sitharaman also outlined the government’s budgetary allocations for social sector welfare schemes, public capex, expenditure on …

NITI Aayog Envisions India as $30 Trillion Economy by 2047
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NITI Aayog Envisions India as $30 Trillion Economy by 2047

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's policy think-tank NITI Aayog said that the country needs to strive to be a $30 trillion economy — almost nine times from today's $3.36 trillion, with a per capita income of $18,000 per annum by 2047, according to its approach paper for vision for Vikshit Bharat in 2047. “The gross domestic product or GDP would have to …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the major features of the big infrastructure push. The Indian economy’s …

Budget 2024: Government keeps focus on critical areas
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Government keeps focus on critical areas

The Hindu  

The world is witnessing unprecedented disruptions and uncertainty. To avail of these opportunities, multiple steps were necessary: strong capital expenditure and infrastructure push by the Indian government; significant support to small and medium enterprises; job creation and skill development; and enhancing the purchasing power of both urban and rural Indian consumers. The announcements by the Finance Minister of schemes such …

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure

The Hindu  

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The budget echoes the Developed India vision
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The budget echoes the Developed India vision

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has meticulously assessed India’s economic vitality. New Delhi, India - July 23, 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Post Budget Press Conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Budget 2024 unveiled a comprehensive strategy built on nine foundational pillars — agriculture, employment, inclusive development, manufacturing and services, urban …

India’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed government presented an annual budget to Parliament that raises spending to generate more jobs and spur economic growth, while aiming to appease coalition partners it needs to stay in power. Modi said the budget will lead India toward “better growth and a bright future.” “Today’s budget will act as a …

Budget 2024: Govt to connect 25,000 more villages in phase 4 of rural roads scheme
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Govt to connect 25,000 more villages in phase 4 of rural roads scheme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Tuesday that the government would look to improve all-weather connectivity to 25,000 rural habitations by launching phase 4 of the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana, which aims to link India’s hinterland with major economic centres. The government is expected to expand the definition of “rural habitations” in phase …

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, presented the first budget of the Modi government 3.0, after it was re-elected to power for the third consecutive time, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "As mentioned in the interim Budget, we need to focus on 4 different castes, the poor, …

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1,000 crore fund to boost space economy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1,000 crore fund to boost space economy

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to expand India's space economy fivefold over the next decade, marking a significant leap in the country's space aspirations. In a bold move to propel India's space sector forward, Sitharaman announced the establishment of a Rs 1000 crore venture capital fund dedicated to fostering growth and innovation in space technology. …

India's budget highlights job creation, rural growth
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's budget highlights job creation, rural growth

China Daily  

This file photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the media to stake claim to form the new government at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India on June 7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly formed government unveiled an annual budget on Tuesday to the Indian Parliament with a proposal to significantly increase spending for job creation and …

Budget 2024 Highlights: FM disappoints investors, rewards (some) taxpayers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 Highlights: FM disappoints investors, rewards (some) taxpayers

Hindustan Times  

July 23, 2024 9:02 PM IST Budget 2024 LIVE Updates: Supriya Paul, CEO & Co- Founder, Josh Talks, said, “The Union Budget 2024-25 represents a significant stride towards Bharat's development. The allocation of ₹1.48 lakh crore towards education, employment, and skills development is a substantial investment. By enhancing the quality of education and training, we are equipping our youth with …

Economic Survey 2023-24: ‘Focus on macro stability ensured minimal impact from external challenges’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Economic Survey 2023-24: ‘Focus on macro stability ensured minimal impact from external challenges’

The Hindu  

As per the latest Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on July 22, India’s focus on maintaining macroeconomic stability ensured external challenges had “minimal impact” on the economy. Read the full Economic Survey 2023-24 The survey goes on to state that growth prospects for the ongoing financial year “look good”, subject to geopolitical, financial market and climate risks. The outlook had …

Economic Survey calls for tripartite agreement to make India developed by 2047
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Economic Survey calls for tripartite agreement to make India developed by 2047

Hindustan Times  

The government presented the Economic Survey for 2023-24 in the parliament today, estimating that India’s real GDP could grow between 6.5% and 7% in 2024-25. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Redefining the responsibilities of the government, capital and citizens… {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} “The tripartite compact that this country needs to become a developed nation amidst emerging unprecedented global challenges is for governments …

IMF says India's GDP growth to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025
6 months, 3 weeks ago

IMF says India's GDP growth to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

Times of India  

NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund has forecast that India's GDP is likely to grow to moderate from 8.2% in 2023 to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025. "In India, the outlook is for GDP growth to moderate from 8.2% in 2023 to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025, because pent-up demand accumulated during the pandemic has been …

Gautam Adani feels it's 'the best time to be an Indian’: ‘No other country…’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gautam Adani feels it's 'the best time to be an Indian’: ‘No other country…’

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Adani- Adani Group chairman- said that India is on the brink of an unprecedented economic boom within the next decade as the country could start adding trillion dollars to its GDP every 12 to 18 months. This could make India a $30 trillion economy by 2050, Gautam Adani said while speaking at Crisil Ratings' ‘Annual Infrastructure Summit’ where he …

India’s Modi urged to set ‘ambitious’ economic agenda after poll humbling
7 months ago

India’s Modi urged to set ‘ambitious’ economic agenda after poll humbling

Al Jazeera  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party campaigned on India’s sizeable economic expansion in the lead-up to the country’s recent national elections. Despite strong headline economic growth, nearly half of India’s population is still employed in the relatively unproductive agricultural sector – a share that rose during Modi’s second term, from 42.5 percent in 2018-19 to 45.8 …

India’s State Sector Is Thriving. That’s a Problem
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s State Sector Is Thriving. That’s a Problem

Live Mint  

-- Ten years ago, when Narendra Modi — then chief minister of business-friendly Gujarat state — rode an electoral wave to the prime ministership in New Delhi, many expected that he would be far more supportive of the private sector than previous Indian leaders. The minister in charge of India’s state petroleum companies, for example, says that the Modi administration …

India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election
9 months ago

India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub ahead of election

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India into a global manufacturing hub as companies shift away from China, as he unveiled his Hindu nationalist party’s election strategy. Modi promised to expand social programs introduced during his party’s 10-year rule, including millions of free homes for the poor, …

PM Modi sets ambitious India economic goals for probable third term
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi sets ambitious India economic goals for probable third term

Live Mint  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confident of winning a national election starting this month, has set an ambitious target of roughly doubling the economy and exports this decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters. Independent economist Saugata Bhattacharya said doubling the economy by the end of the decade would be a "very difficult feat" requiring 6%-6.5% growth for …

Real GDP growth may hit 8% this fiscal year, signals FinMin
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real GDP growth may hit 8% this fiscal year, signals FinMin

The Hindu  

India’s economy may well end up growing by about 8% this fiscal, outstripping the 7.6% real GDP growth projected by the National Statistical Office, the Finance Ministry signalled on Friday, citing the continuing momentum in economic activity in the ongoing final quarter of 2023-24. Despite risks such as “hardening crude oil prices” and “global supply chain bottlenecks to trade”, the …

India’s Investment To GDP Ratio To Touch 36 Per Cent In FY27: Morgan Stanley
9 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s Investment To GDP Ratio To Touch 36 Per Cent In FY27: Morgan Stanley

ABP News  

India’s current economic growth journey resembles that of the 2003-07 period, when growth clocked an average of over 8 per cent, economists at Morgan Stanley said. Even when oil prices shot up to $145 per barrel in July 2008, the current account deficit only widened to 2.4 per cent of GDP the following quarter,” the report noted. Now that corporate …

GDP growth at 8.4 per cent in Dec quarter, PM Narendra Modi hails ‘strength, potential of Indian economy’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GDP growth at 8.4 per cent in Dec quarter, PM Narendra Modi hails ‘strength, potential of Indian economy’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took to social media platform X after government data showed that India's economy grew by 8.4 per cent in the December quarter. The growth rate of GDP during 2023-24 is estimated at 7.6 per cent compared to the growth rate of 7.0 per cent in 2022-23," the government statement added. The GDP at current …

India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in December quarter, surpassing expectations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in December quarter, surpassing expectations

Hindustan Times  

Indian economy grew by 8.4 per cent in October-December 2023 against 4.3 per cent a year ago, government data showed on Thursday. India's GDP grows by 8.4 per cent in December quarter It had projected a growth of 7.3 per cent for the current fiscal in its first advance estimates released earlier in January 2024. Earlier in the day, the …

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu budget has revised the capital expenditure downwards to ₹42,532 crore in revised estimates for 2023-24 from ₹44,366 crore in the budget estimates. The capital expenditure goes towards creation of fixed assets such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with investments made in Public Sector Undertakings. For 2024-25, the State has estimated its capital expenditure to …

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets
11 months ago

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets

The Hindu  

The AAP government's budget will have special focus on development of roads in rural pockets of the national capital, according to sources in the government. In its budget, the government is likely to propose a project for redevelopment of around 1,000 km of roads in villages for which a four-fold increase in allocation to the development department is expected, the …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Stresses Fiscal Responsibility and Job Growth
11 months ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Stresses Fiscal Responsibility and Job Growth

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday said that the government is making sure that fiscal deficit is managed without hurting any projects. The finance minister also highlighted the interim budget, saying that it is the emphasis given by the government on capital expenditure and sustaining pace of economic growth. “So public investment in infrastructure gives us greater …

India will see investment of USD 67 billion in energy sector in next 5-6 years: PM Modi
11 months, 1 week ago

India will see investment of USD 67 billion in energy sector in next 5-6 years: PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that India is poised to witness a staggering investment of USD 67 billion in the energy sector over the next 5 to 6 years. Highlighting India's robust economic growth, currently exceeding 7.50 per cent, Modi emphasised the nation's imminent ascension to the rank of the world's third-largest economy. Modi said, "In the next …

Govt's ₹ 1-trillion deep tech fund: why we need it, and is it enough?
11 months, 1 week ago

Govt's ₹ 1-trillion deep tech fund: why we need it, and is it enough?

Live Mint  

The interim union budget for FY25 announced the setting-up of a ₹1 trillion-corpus to fund deep-tech ventures. While venture capital investments are important, the massive amounts needed make government funding key to developing foundational and fundamental deep-tech industries. India’s startup economy is the target for this fund, since domestic VCs largely offer early-stage funding that is made available in small …

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