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Budget promises vs reality: Underspending widens across ministries

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Every 1 February, the nation tunes in for the Union budget, parsing how the finance minister allocates limited resources to meet vast public expectations. This, however, is not ... Read More


Budget promises vs reality: Underspending across ministries get wider

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Every 1 February, the nation tunes it for Union budget, parsing how the finance minister allocates limited resources to meet vast public expectations. This, however, is not a st... Read More


PM Internship Scheme sees sharp cut in funding in Budget 2026 amid poor response

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS), one of the Modi government's flagship initiatives aimed at boosting youth skilling and employability, has faced a sharp funding cut ... Read More


Budget 2026: How robust non-tax revenues help the Centre salvage tax shortfall, in charts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget presented on Sunday confirms a trend that has been building through FY26: the government is contending with a sizeable tax shortfall in the current fiscal year, a... Read More


Small businesses still turn to friends, moneylenders for loans, says Economic Survey

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Small enterprises continue to rely heavily on informal sources such as friends and moneylenders for small-ticket loans, primarily borrowings below Rs.50,000, highlighting persist... Read More


A massive tax shortfall and slower growth loom, but the Centre's budget math still works

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The budget is around the corner, and the government is staring at a massive tax shortfall. To make matters worse, nominal GDP growth is likely to be slower than anticipated in 202... Read More


The week in charts: India-New Zealand FTA, railway budget plan, Johnson & Johnson penalty

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- From India and New Zealand wrapping up trade talks in record time to the Centre planning a higher outlay on rail safety, a drop in overseas education remittances, shifts in the r... Read More


The week in charts: India-New Zealand FTA, railway budget plan, Johnson & Johnson penalty

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- From India and New Zealand wrapping up trade talks in record time to the Centre planning a higher outlay on rail safety, a drop in overseas education remittances, shifts in the r... Read More


Putin's India visit comes amid US tariffs and oil sanctions-what's at stake for New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India on 4 December for the annual India-Russia Summit-his first trip to New Delhi since the start of the Ukraine war. T... Read More


Putin's India visit comes amid US tariffs and oil sanctions-what's at stake for New Delhi?

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India on 4 December for the annual India-Russia Summit-his first trip to New Delhi since the start of the Ukraine war. T... Read More