New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- India's fiscal deficit during the first ten months of FY24 stood at Rs.11.03 lakh crore, or 63.6% of the revised annual estimate, according to data released by the Controller Gen... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- India has taken a firm stand on finalizing a permanent solution for public stockholding for food security. At the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, the... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hold monthly meetings with fintech companies to tackle regulatory concerns, a person with with di... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked Indian corporates to "join in a big way" to push up India's growth trajectory, especially at a time when the country is aimin... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Union government is on track to achieve its capital expenditure target for the ongoing financial year, a senior government official said, riding accelerated spending on key i... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Spending on discretionary items-such as durable goods and consumer services-has risen sharply over the past decade or so, even as the share of food in rural Indians' household bu... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The central government released over Rs.8.28 lakh crore grants-in-aid to states between FY2019 and FY2023 based on recommendations of successive finance commissions. West Bengal... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- India Ratings and Research has said it expects the Indian economy to grow 6.5% during FY25, down from the 7.3% growth it estimates for the ongoing fiscal year (FY24). The forecas... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- The Indian economy, which expanded at a four-month high in January, continued to strengthen in February, seeing accelerations in both manufacturing and services sectors during th... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- At the 28th Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meeting, chaired by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, officials discussed ways to stem the harm cau... Read More