India, Feb. 1 -- From cervical cancer vaccination to 'Lakhpati Didi' to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

It was a 'short and sweet' Budget speech by Union Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, a user on microblogging website X (formerly Twitter) commented after the minister delivered the interim Budget 2024 in Parliament on February 1, 2024.

"Inflation remains a concern," the The Indian Economy: A review , released by the Department of Economic Affairs recently, stated. There was no Economic Survey this year and the government presented an interim budget, keeping in mind the impending general elections.

"In December 2019, household financial assets were 86.2 per cent of GDP; liabilit...