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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...

Lok Sabha Elections 2024- Issues, Results, Analysis and Impact- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The biggest headlines this week have been about Lok Sabha Elections 2024 where the results are out and experts, journalists, psychologists and any random person are giving their own analysis of the same. BJP even though got its tally reduced will form a government with its allies. Unlike the BJP government, we will witness an NDA government. Similarly, INDIA has made massive strides not behind BJP-led NDA with the Congress party not performing as bad as expected. The exit polls went wrong once again which didn't expect the underperformance of the BJP and the overperformance of INDIA. This podcast episode will dive through these topics directly from the expert on all these topics.  About The Guests Aswin Shanil Ashwin Saji George Thejas Krishna Disclaimer- All the opinions presented are of the respective speakers in their personal capacity and do not reflect the opinion of the platform or any organisation they represent.  Read the Newsca...

News Capsule for the Month of May 2024

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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 sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  State not to impose power cut says KSEB.  Traffic restrictions were introduced in the town of Aluva for highway work. Jayaram's daughter Malavika ties the knot with Navaneeth in Guruvayur. Schools and colleges are to remain closed in Kerala as the government issues guidelines to tackle heat waves.  6.5L Aravanna to be destroyed by TDB.  V Sivanandan takes charge as the Cusat registrar.  85 people were hospitalised in Thrissur due to food poisoning from eating Kuzhimandhi. Police ignore bus driver's complaint against Trivandrum mayor and MLA. A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman says it is considering legal action against Cyprus, alleging it has lost more than US$7 billion worth of assets as a result of regulator...