Highlights of India Today Hindi 19th February 2020, issue:
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Lead Essay: Modinomics 2.0
With a prudent budget, the prime minister signalled that efforts to revive the economy cannot be at the expense of equitable growth. But instead of gradualism, he needs a far bolder roadmap with big-ticket reforms to achieve his $5 trillion goal by 2024.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Economy: Badi Tasveer Se Chooki Nazar
Budget 2020 plays it too safe. there are no nasty surprises, but nor is there a credible roadmap to economic recovery.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Infrastructure: Vikas Ke Rajmarg
a 15,500 km highway-building plan forms the centrepiece of the infra push in the budget, but its success hinges on private investment.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Agriculture: Baaton Ki Kheti
Linking agriculture to an ‘aspirational India’ is all very well, but it has to be backed by reforms and allocations.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Health: Sehat Ka Nahi Khyal
Public healthcare spends will remain low even through the needs of rural India are a new focus.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Real Estate: Khaali Pade Makaan
The budget has little to push demand in the real estate sector.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Manufacturing: Banane Ko Kuchh Nahi
Industry gets no incentive or big-ticket announcement.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Defence: Sena Ke Samaksh Khada Sabse Bada Sankat
Budget 2020 highlights the military’s biggest conundrum—burgeoning pensions—but
leaves the FORCES to figure out A solution.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
Education: Kam Se Nahi Chalega Kaam
Reduced allocations offer little incentive for the education sector.
Cover Story: Budget 2020
BITE: Amal Ki Chunauti
The board of India today experts pronounces its verdict on the broad brush strokes of budget 2020.
Special Report: Coronavirus
Corona Ka Qahar
Symptoms for the stealth virus can take up to 14 days to show up. But it’s contagious during this time. Is our public health system ready to handle a possible epidemic?
Upfront: Dilli Chunav
Jung Sareekhe Rang-Dhang
Perhaps it’s a sign of how ugly the Delhi election campaign became in the last days before the polls that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felt compelled to defend himself against the BJP’s absurd description of him as a “terrorist”.
Arthaat: Door Hai vasant
The government seems to be tired. Most of the Indians will have to be cautious till economy shows signs of recovery.
State
Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray Ke Liye Ab Mumbai Meri Jaan
A visible revamp of Shiv Sena stronghold Mumbai, decentralising power and making government accessible to the people top the Maharashtra chief minister’s governance agenda.
Bihar: Bade Bhai BJP Ko Nitish Nahi De Rahe Thaah
After voicing his disapproval of a countrywide NRC, the Bihar chief minister now wants the contentious new questions in the forthcoming NPR dropped.
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