2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (682+ words) The Economic Survey tabled annually in Parliament, just prior to the budget proposals of the Union government, has three key features: First, it is the only government document that reviews all sectors of the economy in an unbroken chain from…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (791+ words) The largest part of the government borrowings come from the people of India directly and indirectly (intermediated by banks and financial institutions). But the government's'fiscal deficits have expanded way beyond the'people's net financial savings. In 2023-24, the Central government's fiscal deficit…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (318+ words) According to The Hindu, the central government's fiscal trajectory has earned three sovereign rating upgrades this year. The survey also highlights the role of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment (SASCI) in maintaining capital expenditure at around…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (684+ words) Budget 2026-27 is days away. Disinvestment receipts, which used to be a major source of non-debt capital receipts to fund the budget, have dwindled to almost nothing. Dividend receipts, a major non-tax receipt, on the other hand, are buzzing. Disinvestment proceeds…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1004+ words) India's Gen Z is a mystery for any economist. They make less money in real inflation-adjusted terms than the previous generation, the millennials, but they spend much more on consumption and experiences than any other generation did. In fact, they often…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (417+ words) The Indian rupee hit a record low, breaching the 91 mark against the US dollar, driven by global tensions and foreign outflows. The Indian rupee fell to a record low, breaching the 91 mark against the US dollar in early trade on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (610+ words) The Government of India recently released two data points highlighting India's strong export performance. A PIB release dated 29 December underscored that India's merchandise exports expanded to $38.13 billion in November 2025 compared to $36.43 billion in January 2025, as part of the government's narrative…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (818+ words) A ghamasan'my apology for using a Hindi word, but I couldn't find an equivalent English adjective that captures the nettlesome turbulence, the violent verbiage that ghamasan graphically portrays'has broken out over India's three sweeping, but contradictory, macro-economic moves in a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (956+ words) On 28 November, the government released two sets of crucial economic numbers. Beating all estimates, official and independent, real GDP was reported to have grown by a robust 8.2 percent in the 25 September quarter (8 percent for a half year 2025-26). The fiscal numbers…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1034+ words) India received a rude shock in October for its external trade performance." Merchandise exports at $34.4 billion contracted by about 12 percent, whereas imports at $76.1 billion shot up by 16.6 percent, resulting into the highest monthly merchandise trade deficit of $41.7 billion " 59 percent higher…...