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Takeaways from Kerala Budget 2025

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The budget speech was held on 7th February by the Financial Minister of Kerala K N Balagopal in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Economic Review report was presented in the Assembly on February 7, 2023. This is Mr Balagopal’s fifth Budget after taking over as Kerala’s Finance Minister. Budget National Budget Article  Major Announcements from the Budget Speech  GSDP rate- 2024-25 -  11.77%  GSDP- ₹ 13,11,437 crore Public Debt- ₹40,848.21 crore Revenue Deficit- 2.1% ₹750 Crore for Wayanad Relief Package Expected  growth rate Local Self-Government-  ₹ 15,980.41 crore  LSG General Purpose-  ₹ 2,577 crore Kerala Climate Resilient Agri Value Chain Modernisation Project:  ₹ 2,365 crore Removal of river sand from the Bharatapuzha, Chaliyar, and Kadalundi rivers will be resumed Six-lane highway construction to be completed by December 31, 2025 Pilgrimage tourism in Kozhenchery-  ₹ 3 crore Sabarimala Master Plan-  ₹ 1033.62crore KSEB...

Obsessions of a Firewright - A Book of Poems For You

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Prayer to a Flame O flame, I offer my mind unto thee Cleanse me of my misdeeds My godforsaken memories Burn away those thoughts You may deem unworthy Alight a new path for me One not filled with temptation Nor anger nor jealousy Burn in my forehead Whenever I close my eyes Burn between my eyebrows  As the watchful one Who chains my mind from fluttering Into the sea of distraction and disharmony O flame,  I offer my soul unto thee... This book is a collection of poems, that are based on my core beliefs, expectations for the future, and on events in my past. Some of them are poems from my journals. Others, are stanzas, that I wrote on scraps of paper while travelling when I didn't have my journal at hand. Most of these are simply experiences shaped into stories. These poems, don't just reflect who I am as an individual. They represent the values and ideals that have shaped me so far, which have given me a sense of direction in life. If you should glean something after reading th...

Politics in Everyday Life- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! In the podcast episode, we have tried to create a unique initiative ie. have a discussion on clubhouse with the esteemed audience and later on turn it into a useful podcast for the general public. About the Guests Special thanks to the speakers of the day who actively participated in the discussion and made it a grand success.  1. Aswin Shanil 2. Libin Mathew 3. Karthik Uday 4. Noel Thomas Bejoy 5. Ayush Pal  Summary of the podcast Politics affects our daily lives in big and small ways. It is all about you being aware of it. This discussion isn't a well researched one or even for that matter an intellectual one but it is an eye-opener for everyone and will surely make you think.  Check our previous episode here.  This episode closely looks into the genric scenario, specific issues, concerns, examples and scenarios. All the speakers kept a high standard of points and high-quality discussion. Everyone had done some qua...

Notable Political Events to Watch out in 2022!

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2022 started with a bang as a new year. It is a continuation, especially in political terms. Even this pandemic getting worse is a sign of continuation. Political events will continue despite in 2022 as hot as ever amidst this pandemic. Now we will look into some political events which are about to happen this year and also analyse their impact in the long term. Pandemic We might think that end of the pandemic is here, but it's far too early to say that. Ever since the omicron variant was first seen, the world has been reporting a record number of cases every day. The only good news is that more people are immunised through either vaccine or by natural infection. Thus people can fight the disease much better. What is political here?  Different countries are going to see elections, these countries are going to see how respective governments have battled and handled the pandemic. People's anger, frustration and mood get converted to votes. We saw this in 2020, 2021 and the same w...