Indian cities need over $2.4 trillion by 2050 for resilient, low-carbon infrastructure, says World Bank. With urban populations doubling, urgent…
The Centre may sweeten the guaranteed unified pension scheme (UPS) with new benefits, including pensions for dependent children and extended…
Despite the Centre’s move to curb off-budget borrowings for fiscal transparency, states raised Rs 29,336 crore via such means in…
The Select Panel on the Income Tax Bill, 2025 recommends key taxpayer-friendly changes, including GAAR refinement, inter-corporate dividend deductions, relaxed…
The government plans to launch low-cost credit cards with Rs 5 lakh limits for micro enterprises, offering affordable interest rates…
The Centre plans to relaunch the Stand-Up India scheme by September 2025, doubling loan limits to Rs 2 crore for…
India’s ONGC and BPCL, in joint ventures with Saudi Aramco, are expected to commit to sourcing at least 50% of…
Retail inflation eased to a 6-year low of 2.1% in June 2025, driven by a high base and food disinflation.…
CPSEs’ procurement from MSEs rises to 42.2% in FY26, surpassing the 25% mandate. Of Rs 35,090 crore purchases, Rs 15,224…
India set to benefit from new US tariff structure, gaining competitive edge in over 60% of its exports to the…
India’s finance ministry has issued revised Central Know Your Customer (CKYC) guidelines to financial regulators, aiming to standardize e-KYC norms,…
The Centre’s interest-free capital expenditure loans to states have more than doubled to Rs 30,000 crore this fiscal, with projections…
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India’s government plans to move the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) from the health ministry to the finance ministry, placing…
India’s Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Indian Railways, and NHAI collectively achieved a 15% year-on-year capital expenditure growth in Q1…
India’s Finance Ministry is set to finalize a Rs 32,000-35,000 crore compensation fund for state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to…
The strategic sale of IDBI Bank, involving a 60.72% stake from the government and LIC, is on track for completion…
The Centre is set to launch PM SVANidhi Scheme 2.0, providing street vendors with working capital loans up to Rs…
