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Head-on | India rises in Geopolitical Power Index
Minhaz Merchant •Many foreign rankings and indices are arbitrary. They often lack robust methodology. Several are susceptible to bias. It is imperative therefore to construct a credible India-authored ranking template
Union Budget 2023: Discovering opportunities for equitable economic growth and inclusivity
Aakriti Saini And Prashant Barthwal •The Union Budget 2023-2024 has made some laudable moves toward increasing personal finance and financial literacy and it will contribute considerably to the nation's overall development and progress
States' capex soars 36% in FY23, fiscal deficit at Rs 8.4 lakh crore, finds ICRA report
•According to the agency, 26 large states, excluding Assam, are on course to spend Rs 6.8 lakh crore or 35.8 per cent more this fiscal in capital expenditure over FY22 when it stood at Rs 5 lakh crore
P Chidambaram targets Centre over state of economy
•He also questioned the government for 'backsliding' on the fiscal deficit target for the current year
Union Budget 2022 by numbers: Rs 5.25 lakh cr for defence, Rs 7.50 lakh cr capital expenditure
Fp Staff •The key takeaways from the fourth Budget of the second Narendra Modi government tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament
Union Budget 2022: Important terms you may find handy ahead of Nirmala Sitharaman's speech
Fp Staff •Ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget for the year 2022-2023, we try to simplify it for you
Budget 2022: Find out how the financial statement is set to affect the market and economy
Trendingdesk •With COVID-19 pandemic still wreaking havoc across the globe, market players would want the Centre to take steps to generate demand and revive the economy
How PM Narendra Modi’s calibrated approach has helped turn around Indian economy
Sanjuverma •India’s economic revival approach has worked far better than the strategy of pushing through huge fiscal stimulus packages, printing money, and indulging in wanton pump priming
Centre releases Rs 40,000 crore to states as back-to-back loan for GST shortfall
•The Centre has frontloaded the release of Rs 1.15 lakh crore till date, 72 percent of the total estimated shortfall for the fiscal year. The balance amount will be released in due course, as per a Ministry of Finance statement
India's fiscal deficit for April-August touches 31.1 percent of annual target, data shows
•For the current financial year, the government expects the deficit at 6.8 per cent of GDP or Rs 15,06,812 crore.