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Run-up to Budget 2018-19: India's medium-term fiscal outlook under a cloud

Lower revenue collection, in turn, puts upward pressure on government borrowing, ensuring that it deviates from the glided path of debt reduction

GDP likely to grow at a healthy 7.5% in first quarter, say economists

Slightly lower than the seven-quarter high of 7.7% logged in the fourth quarter of 2017-18

Lost battle over use of oil windfall to fiscal hawks: Arvind Subramanian

Subramanian, who had often batted for policy rate rate reduction, said tighter monetary and fiscal policies were needed to hold the line at the time of shocks

It will take long for Indian economy to come close to China: Avinash Dixit

"For improving outcome in India, you could allow states to test which law, rules work and which do not and then choose."

1-year report card: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code gets off to a slow start

The first of a two-part series explores how the proceedings under the IBC have taken off and whether the code is helping banks recover their unpaid loans

Statsguru: Construction activity rises sharply in FY18; agri, mining fall

India's economy grew at a seven-quarter high of 7.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017-18

Demonetisation effect: Microfinance NPAs remain elevated in many states

Another cause can be traced to the loan waivers announced by these state governments

Capacity utilisation up in select sectors; may lead to investment revival

A gauge of capacity utilisation is also provided by the RBI data on working capital loans

Infrastructure, stricter implementation boost commercial vehicle sales

Sale of M&HCVs grew 42 per cent in the December quarter, up from 20 per cent in the September one

National Small Savings Fund to invest more in public agencies than govt

Fund to explore providing loans to railways, urban housing scheme

BS Analysis: States may not stick to fiscal consolidation road map

The six Budgets analysed are of Chhattisgarh, Kerala, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Statsguru: MPC holds interest rates; inflation expectations also firm up

The decision to maintain the status quo was made against the backdrop of the retail inflation rate, measured by CPI, rising for the sixth consecutive month in December

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley deviates from fiscal consolidation road map

At 3.3 per cent of GDP, FY19 target up from 3 per cent earlier

FY17 GDP growth retained at 7.1% and GVA growth revised sharply to 7.1%

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) growth was revised to 10.1 per cent in FY17, the highest in this series, from the previously anaemic 2.4 per cent

Budget 2018: Govt may not be able to meet its gross revenue target in FY18

With revenue falling short of expectations, analysts said the Centre was unlikely to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.2 per cent in FY18

Centre needs another Rs 4.2 trillion to meet FY18 indirect tax target

Now, of the Rs 1.9 trillion through IGST, data from the controller general of accounts shows Rs 1.38 trillion was sitting on the government book at the end of November

Statsguru: Lack of reliable jobs data is Achilles heel of policy making

Analysts have been grappling with a fundamental question - are enough jobs being created for the millions entering the labour force each year?

Statsguru: Exports rebound

The trade deficit for November is pegged at $13.82 billion

Manufacturing activity pushes up GDP growth; investments grow by 4.7% in Q2

Economic growth in India had slowed down over the last two quarters

Statsguru: India's infra investment challenge

The country needs to spend Rs 50 lakh crore by 2022 to provide a strong foundation for rapid growth, estimates CRISIL