As the Centre’s finances are under pressure, the finance ministry may not agree to the chemicals and fertilisers ministry’s request…
The Centre’s weak finances may force it to defer the implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for…
Hand forced by low price, weak investor appetite
The government has identified some Rs 10,000 crore lying unutilised or unclaimed with it, the Reserve Bank of India and…
The appointment of Ramesh Chand, an agricultural economist, as the member of Niti Aayog last month came at a time…
Keeping up the tempo on improving ease of doing business, the finance ministry will hold interactive meetings with foreign portfolio…
Plan capital expenditure in Aug down to R981 cr against R20,580 cr in July this year, R10,066 cr in Aug…
Despite a 14% rainfall deficit during the just-concluded monsoon season, the agriculture GDP growth rate is likely to accelerate to…
India, the World Bank’s largest borrower, has objected to the multilateral funding agency’s proposed shift to more stricter rules for…
Taking a cue from the ministry of external affairs (MEA), the finance ministry is putting up a mechanism for regular…
Given the likely additional expenditure of R50,000-70,000 crore on salaries and pensions in FY17, the finance ministry wants the Reserve…
Could be priced at par with different agencies, banks & jewellers, or a tad higher, considering production costs
Even as big-ticket PSU stake sales may be on hold till markets stabilise, the department of disinvestment (DoD) is hard-selling…
But would defer giving it legislative backing for full-fledged operations till a consensus is reached with the central bank
The Modi government could net a handsome Rs 20,000-25,000 crore in taxes and penalties under a special three-month compliance window…
Expenditure on food, fertiliser and fuel subsidies increases to R89,793 cr as govt liberally pays up arrears
To reach out to newer markets to widen investor base
Finance secretary Rajiv Mehrishi says country’s GDP may have expanded in excess of 7.5% in Q1FY16.
