Ishaan Gera

The Centre stuck with fiscal prudence, project­ing a decline in fiscal deficit to 5.9 per cent of GDP in FY24

Private investment is picking up, and IT services exports remain resilient

Centre's expenditure on non-development categories like salaries, pensions payments has increased

An arcane subject like banking has been brought to life in 'Roller Coaster' with all the elements of a fictional account-the characters, drama, and intrigue

In the ten years between 2012-13 and 2021-22, the government has been able to meet its Budget Estimate (BE) only four times

The average variation in value added is 1.5 percentage points between the first and last estimates

Thomas says the bank expects to bring the microfinance portfolio down to 60 per cent of its book

Determining who is 'economically weak' will shape the success of the reservation policy

When the Union government announced Budget for 2022-23, it had projected revenue to be 8.5% of GDP. A Business Standard analysis of latest report on state finances showed that states are catching up

They say there is no major rise in cases, and state just following WHO guidelines

While pendency rates in consumer courts are better than the usual courts, an analysis found that one in five of the 2.5 million cases across consumer forums were pending

But the China factor could play spoiler

Electrics and hybrids account for 1 per cent and 5.7 per cent share of total car sales, respectively

India is somewhere in the middle when taxation for the upper-income bracket is considered, but leaving tax rates untouched can translate into a heavier tax burden on the population

Lower judiciary not well-represented in proportion to the population in some states like Odisha and West Bengal

The average variation in growth may be as high as a percentage point over the last six years

In March 2021, the GNPAs for SCBs were at 7.5 per cent of the total outstanding loans

Nilakantan RS' book explores the multidimensional gap between the two halves of India

This despite an infection rate of about 150-200 cases a day; Vaccine makers say there are sufficient stocks to meet rising demand

Less than 30,000 booster doses daily in December, vaccine coverage flat for two months