Category: Economy
VB-G RAM G enacted in backdrop of notable decline in work demand under MGNREGS: Economic Survey
New Delhi: Recent trends under the MGNREGS revealed a notable decline in work demand, and it was in this backdrop that the government enacted the…
After Europe pacts, India eyes Chile, Canada for next trade deals: Report
India has finalised three free trade agreements covering almost the entire European region in the past 22 months and has several more deals in the…
Budget 2026: India’s insolvency law faces its biggest upgrade in a decade
Budget 2026 comes at a pivotal moment for India’s insolvency framework, a decade after the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, with the…
SMC Bill could serve as model for regulatory governance across financial sectors: Survey
New Delhi: Beyond the securities market, the proposed Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill could set a model for regulatory governance across wider financial and administrative…
India should cut tax on debt instruments to reduce cost of capital, economic adviser says
MUMBAI: India should consider a series of steps to reduce the cost of capital and diversify sources of financing beyond banks, the government’s annual economic…
Economic Survey 2026: Squeeze the ‘orange’ for more juice from India’s concert economy
India’s Economic Survey 2025–26 turns the spotlight on an unconventional but fast-emerging growth lever—the “Orange Economy”—arguing that creativity-led sectors such as live entertainment, media and…
Economic Survey 2026: A clever hack is rewriting India’s tax playbook
India’s tax administration is quietly undergoing a structural shift from a system dominated by audits and penalties to one that relies on behavioural insights, data…
Economic Survey 2026: India’s real GDP for FY27 projected at 6.8% to 7.2%
The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Thursday projected India’s economy to grow between 6.8% to 7.2% in fiscal 2027, underlining the country’s resilience amid…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Lok Sabha today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Economic Survey document, prepared by…
Union Budget: India may pour more money & simplify tax regime to offset Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to announce measures to improve the ease of doing business and boost infrastructure spending, while sticking to fiscal…