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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...

Karnataka Elections 2023- A Podcast on Everything You Need to Know

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  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The podcast for the day is about the biggest political story in the early months of 2023- Karnataka Elections. This episode is brought to you by Newshamster , a digital news portal based out of Bengaluru and you can check them out at www.thenewshamster.com. You can also check them out on all social media handles.  About The Collaborator  Newshamster  is a digital news portal based out of Bengaluru and you can check them out at www.thenewshamster.com. You can also check them out on all social media handles.  They cover in-depth stories on Bengaluru city, Karnataka Politics and now Karnataka Elections. The advantage they provide is to obtain local news in the English language for easy understanding.   About The Guest  We have a guest for the podcast- Tarun Kumar  The panellist is proficient in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Politics. He has worked as Research Associate in Rajneethi where he was on the...

Newscapsule for the Month of March 2023

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month  Kerala  LDF wins 15 out of 28 wards, but loses six; UDF emerges as big achievers. Prakash Javdekar attends an election rally in Kerala and promises 5 seats for BJP in 2024. Attukal Pongala festival held in capital Trivandrum. Kochi airport announces summer schedule, 1,484 services weekly. Kerala police raid the Asianet News office in Kozhikode without a warrant, days after SFI members intimidated employees. Temple deploys a robotic elephant at the temple.  The fire broke out at the Brahmapuram Waste Treatment plant in Kochi outskirts. Fire engulfed parts of the city for two weeks.  Kerala Assembly witnessed dramatic moments in the present assembly session with burning political and policy issues.  Assembly discussed the Brahmaputra issue and CM only spoke post the dou...