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Takeaways from the Latest Kerala Budget 2026

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The budget speech was held on 19th June by the Finance Minister and the current Chief Minister of Kerala, VD Satheesan, in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Former  Finance Minister of Kerala,  K N Balagopal,  presented the Interim budget on January 29th as a full budget.  This is the first Budget of VD Satheesan after taking over as Kerala’s Chief Minister and Finance Minister, and will be the first budget of UDF 2.0 after their exemplary victory in the Kerala elections 2026.  The financial White Paper report was tabled in the Assembly on the 4th, based on their campaign promise. This is a revised budget that will replace the old budget passed earlier.  CM said that the budget came in the greater context of debt burden, global inflation, and growing youth unemployment.  Major Announcements from the Budget Speech  GSDP- ₹ 6,85,28,316  crore Public Debt- ₹5.07 lakh crore. Revenue Deficit- ₹35,355.3 crore  Annual Expenditure- ₹2,39,907...

Special Anniversaries and Celebrations of 2022

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2022 has been a surprising year for everyone. Entering the third year of the pandemic, the situation has become normal for many while for others it has worsened or remained the same. Whether we like it or not, 2022 has had an impact on us. It will continue to have an impact, as we still have nine months to go. In the past, I had written an article on various political events which will take place in 2022 and their impact on international politics at large. 2022 has been declared the International Year of Glass by the United Nations. Why glass? It is a significant invention that is in use in multiple domains, especially in the industry and also as the world gets access to the internet through undersea optic fibre cables. The General Assembly has also declared this year the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries Fisheries and Aquaculture. 2022 has the hundredth anniversary of Egyptian Independence and also the fifty-fifth anniversary of the invention of the ATM- Automatic Teller Machi...