Economy

The oil market enters another crucial weekend with OPEC set to review its output policy against a backdrop of mounting uncertainty. The producers’ alliance has been carefully navigating the fine balance between supporting prices and…
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The rejigging of GST rates has been long awaited, promising a non-inflationary push to the economy, stimulation of demand, and ease of doing business. The Centre hopes it will also cushion India against the impact of US tariffs. Overall,…
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The regular news feed by India’s Enforcement Directorate on alleged massive money laundering by the Reliance Anil Ambani Group (RAAG), which is also known as the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), seems to have been designed more to…
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India’s bold entry into strategic Middle East port of Haifa with high symbolic value in geopolitical terrain is hit by Iranian missiles. India plans $ 600 billion investment in the region, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri…
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As the “Trumpire” strikes with aggressive tariff moves to assert American dominance, India must resist the urge to mimic Washington. Caving to US pressure risks derailing the country’s swadeshi push for  selfreliance and manufacturing…
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The total GDP loss due to climate change under median climate change scenario in 2070 is found to be 16.9% in Asia and the Pacific, with all economies experiencing losses. Changes are in GDP are most pronounced in Bangladesh (- 30.5%), Viet…
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PM Narendra Modi led BJP government in India, and BJP led governments in the states are now tabling “Developed India”, “Developed Delhi”, “Developed Madhya Pradesh” etc budgets as hypnotizing technique, to make people believe that the…
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Madhya Pradesh is one of the leading states in food production in India. With fertile soil, diverse climatic conditions, and technological innovations, the state has excelled in the agricultural sector. It is among the top producers of…
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Oil prices have hit their lowest since October and by all indications, the downward move is far from over. Brent has already dipped below 70 dollars per barrel as the market is feeling the weight of a supply overhang, with OPEC+ barrels set…
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While economy is showing signs of slowdown, stock markets in a bad shape, the common man in distress because of unemployment and inflation, the corporates are earning high profits. India’s officially lowered GDP growth projection may be…
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The government disinvestment in India’s state-controlled enterprises is always welcome if it is aimed to make them professionally managed entities for faster growth. Unfortunately, the haphazard disinvestments in public sector enterprises…
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There’s a difference between lip service and good policy. And if the Union Budget’s approach to millions of gig workers is examined, one can draw only one conclusion – it is nothing but mere lip service. The government has claimed that it…
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The Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is disappointing for violence-hit Manipur. The budget should have made an immediate and substantial intervention to halt the state's unprecedented economic collapse,…
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Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman labelled MSMEs of India in her budget speech as the second engine in the growth story of India, boasted of significantly helping the sector under PM Narendra Modi-led government, and announced…
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Narendra Modi government is due to present its second budget in the third term of the Modi regime on February 1 in an environment of domestic downturn in GDP growth along with global uncertainty in trade due to U.S. President Donald…
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The GDP growth figures being officially put out are suspect, given the fact that the calculation is based on an implicit inflation rate that is not even a fourth of that emerging from the Consumer Price Index (CPI). But despite such…
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The Budget deals with allocating money towards areas where the government thinks it is essential to spend, and finding out ways such as taxes, to finance it. The government primarily requires money to spend on social infrastructure (such as…
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Decent job creation in India continues to be indecent, if the latest Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provisional data released on January 20, 2025 is of any indication. The trend of increase in new EPF subscribers remains at…
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The 2025-26 budget presents a formidable challenge for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as she grapples with pressing issues such as curbing inflation, boosting consumption, stimulating private investment, and steering India’s…
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The economy in our country has been sliding down even deeper in New Year of 2025. Data predicts further sliding to be a four year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024–25, mainly on account of a poor showing in the manufacturing and services sectors,…
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As we enter 2025, the accelerating proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape the global landscape in ways akin to the transformational impact the internet had in the late 20th century. Within the first few days of…
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Slowing down of India’s GDP in the second quarter of the current financial year during July- September 2024 to 5.4 per cent, which was a seven-quarter low, has raised a serious concern about maintaining growth momentum of the country in…
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On June 21, 1991, the 70-year-old Congress veteran P V Narasimha Rao took oath as the Prime Minister of a minority government amidst massive political uncertainty over its survival. The Congress had got only 232 seats as against the usual…
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Parliament's productivity in the just-concluded Winter Session was a record low – only 52 percent of scheduled work completed. Various factors, including disruptions and lack of quorum, contributed to the reduced output. The…
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As the Adani episode unfolds, it underscores the urgency of balancing corporate ambitions with public accountability. Failure to act risks further eroding India’s global economic standing and investor  confidence. There is an imminent…
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