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The protests by a “very small section of farmers” from “one state”- in the government’s words - have apparently sent India’s ruling party into a tizzy. As much is clear from its jittery response to the support extended to the farmers by several international celebrities.

Too many assumptions behind the government’s 2021-22 budget projections make India’s new budget a big gamble. The budget proposal to spend over Rs. 34.83 lakh crore in the coming fiscal is subject to the receipts (other than borrowings) of Rs 19.76 lakh crore in 2021-22, which is 23 percent higher than the revised estimates of 2020-21. The revised estimates for receipts in 2020-21 were 29 percent lower than the original budget estimates for the year due to the pandemic. The budgeted receipts target for 2021-22 is entirely based on an important assumption that the nominal GDP will grow by 14.4 percent. Interestingly, the Reserve Bank of India and the government’s own chief economic advisor differed on the GDP forecast.

India’s progress in medicine and pharmaceuticals has come to limelight again in the beginning of the outbreak of the conona pandemic when ‘quinine’ suddenly became much sought after drug all over the word including the USA and several countries of the Europe. India emerged as the major source of supply of this drug, and this rekindled India’s hope to emerge as the pharmacy of the world. The breakthrough in making two vaccines for COVID-19, further strengthened India’s position also as major supplier of these vaccines to control the disease that has caused unprecedented devastation of the health and economy of the world. The report had it that seven other vaccines are in pipeline.

Fatorda, Goa: East Bengal survived a scare before overpowering Jamshedpur 2-1 in Hero Indian Super League' at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Sunday.

Bambolim, Goa: Mumbai City and Goa, two teams that dominate most of the statistics in the Hero Indian Super League, will go head-to-head at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Monday.

Vasco, Goa: Hyderabad and NorthEast United failed to break away from the pack chasing the final two playoff spots as they cancelled each other out in a goalless draw at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday.

Bambolim, Goa: Mohun Bagan displayed ruthless aggression as they outplayed Odisha 4-1 to close down the gap on leaders Mumbai City , in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim on Saturday.

Vasco, Goa: Hyderabad and NorthEast United have accumulated 22 points after 15 games each with fourth-placed Hyderabad just above their opponents on the Hero Indian Super League table., because of better goal difference. And as they prepare to face each other at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday, a win for either side could propel them to third.

Fatorda, Goa: Jamshedpur are four points away from either of the two playoff spots that they can realistically vie for. And they have five games to make up that gap. The first of those come when they take on East Bengal in the Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday.

New Delhi: Promising striker Sharmila Devi feels that women's hockey team s tour to Argentina provided the players much needed exposure required in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.