[ad_1] Also Read: Is India’s slowdown structural or cyclical? It depends on your expectations. The economic commentary at that time was about slowing consumption dragging down overall economic activity and growth. However, the consumption problem, as we know, is fundamentally one of incomes. To understand this, we must go back to the post-demonetization period (after…
[ad_1] The big day is here! FM Sitharaman will deliver her 8th Budget speech at 11 a.m. Even though it’s a Saturday, stock markets (BSE and NSE) will remain open. This will be her second full Budget under Modi 3.0 and her eighth overall, including six annual and two interim Budgets during the NDA tenure….
[ad_1] Railway stocks to buy on Budget 2025 date: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Saturday, February 1. Stock market experts shed light on railway stocks to buy on Budget Day. Also Read | Budget 2025-26: Will Nirmala Sitharaman deliver a fiscal bazooka?…
[ad_1] As is usually the case, India’s Union budget for 2025-26, to be announced on 1 February, is expected to attract a lot of attention from different stakeholders in the economy, particularly with its growth momentum having sprung a significant downside surprise in 2024-25. Has the ongoing cyclical slowdown put the Centre’s fiscal consolidation agenda…
[ad_1] On Wednesday, India’s cabinet approved a national critical mineral mission. With an outlay of ₹34,300 crore, its aim is to strengthen India’s supply chain for key minerals and achieve self-reliance. The Centre is expected to put in ₹16,300 crore of that sum, with the rest to be raised by public sector units and others. …
[ad_1] We now need to take it a step further, ensuring that budget spending drives ‘outcome’ delivery, by directly linking expenditure with the achievement of results. The principle of ‘pay for results’ means that the government pays implementers only if they meet or exceed pre-set ‘outcome’ targets, rather than just making provisions for infrastructure or…
[ad_1] The annual deal-making Davos conference kicked off on 20 January, the same day a self-appointed deal-maker was sworn in as the next president of the United States. India observes an annual deal-making day on 1 February every year when the finance minister presents the budget. The budget is technically supposed to be a dull…
[ad_1] With a new RBI governor at the helm, the MPC will consider the latest information on consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation and GDP growth available since the last meeting. Average headline CPI inflation in the third quarter of 2024-25 at 5.6% was well above the target, though in line with RBI’s baseline estimate. The…
[ad_1] This is not just from the perspective of funding higher levels of public expenditure that becoming a developed country will entail, but also in terms of the impact it will have on the investment and economic growth needed to help us achieve this vision. Also Read: Budgeting for growth A developed India must have…
[ad_1] But high global uncertainty prevails. How long will the Gaza accord last? War is still ongoing in Ukraine, as are civil wars in Sudan and Congo. Most disruptive of all, US President Donald Trump’s inaugural address made clear that he will do much of what he had threatened—massive deportation of illegal and legal migrants;…
