Category: Economy
Budget 2021-22: Health gets big leg-up, PLI makes debut, major infra push
Union Budget 2021–22, the first budget of the new decade, was India’s first fully digital budget. Coming in the backdrop of the unprecedented disruption caused…
India’s exports to China skyrocket but a $106 billion trade deficit looms
India’s exports to China jumped nearly 90% in November 2025, but the surge is far from a sign of broad-based growth, according to a new…
Budget 2020-21: New tax regime, growth & welfare boost, fiscal prudence
The Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, laid out an expansive roadmap for India’s economic and social transformation in the early years…
2019 Interim Budget: Farm income boost, tax sops, big focus on macro stability
The Interim Budget 2019–20, called interim because it was presented in an election year, laid out a wide-ranging agenda that sought to cover farmers, the…
India’s net direct tax collections rise 8% to Rs 17.05 lakh cr this FY till Dec 17
India’s net direct tax collections rose 8% to Rs 17.05 lakh crore so far in the current financial year, helped by steady growth in corporate…
Budget 2019-20: Fiscal discipline, structural reforms, a mega projects road map
Budget 2019-20, presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, outlined a vision for taking India to the next level — towards becoming a $5 trillion economy. The Budget…
Why India fell off the global middle-class map
In 1980, neither China nor India had much representation in the “global middle class” — people who neither belong to the bottom half of the…
Parliament clears VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA amid Opposition protests
Parliament on Friday passed the Viksit Bharat–Gramin Rozgar Aur Maanav Garima (VB-G RAM G) Bill through a voice vote amid protests by opposition parties, which…
Securities Market Code Bill for boosting Sebi power, accountability
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced in the Lok Sabha the Securities Market Code Bill that proposes to expand capital market watchdog…
India gets unprecedented market access in Oman trade pact
NEW DELHI: India and Oman signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on Thursday, which will provide duty free access to 98% of India’s exports…