India’s state election results are out. Is cash inflow next? Here’s a warningIndia’s state elections: New election wins in Indian states bring populist promises that could strain finances. Economists warn of wider fi...
05 May, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
Niti Aayog urges states to stick to FRBM norms, strengthen fiscal disciplineNiti Aayog urges states to adhere to prudent fiscal deficit guidelines. This entails judicious spending, broadening the GST framework, and ...
11 Mar, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Jagdish Panchal takes charge as Gujarat BJP president; CM Bhupendra Patel, Union Ministers attend ceremony.Senior BJP leader Jagdish Panchal took charge as the Gujarat BJP state president in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Unio...
04 Oct, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Seven states held assembly sessions stretching for over six months in 2023 with long adjournments: ReportState assemblies in India met for an average of 22 days in 2023, with an average duration of five hours. Seven states continued sessions fo...
28 Apr, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Energy stocks gain up to 10% led by BPCL, RIL, IREDA. Here's whyRenewable energy stocks were also in action since a slew of announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman in her last budget of the M...
02 Feb, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Indian states likely to fall short of spending targets, posing growth risk - EconomistsThe states - including Maharashtra, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, India's most populated state Uttar Pradesh and Prime Mi...
31 Mar, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
'Failure of states to release funds blocks post matric scholarship of SC students'The ministry of social justice and empowerment had earmarked Rs 5,660 crore in the current financial year targeting 6.615 million students ...
27 Mar, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Gujarat govt presents Rs 3.01 lakh crore budget; no new taxes proposedThis was the first budget of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government headed by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel which took office in ...
24 Feb, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
21st & accounting: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has only continued his budgetary focus on fiscal prudence as PMBudget 2023 is significant as it comes before Modi seeks a fresh mandate - his third as prime minister. It will be his sixth election seeki...
15 Feb, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Railways plans to upgrade ticketing capacity from 25K to 2.25 lakh per minute: Ashwini VaishnawThe 2022-23 target of laying railway tracks for a distance of 4,500 kilometres (12 kilometres per day) has already been achieved, the minis...
06 Feb, 2023, 02.52 PM IST
Agri budget: Major boost to rural economy through enhanced farm incomeThe Budget announcement comes close on the heels of the Cabinet decision to set up three new cooperative societies to boost organic farming...
01 Feb, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
Gujarat election outcome precludes need for populist Budget: Analysts"The big victory of incumbent BJP in Gujarat will aid in continued policy momentum and preclude the need for any populist measures in the f...
09 Dec, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
Maha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, 10 other states could get interest-free loansThe 13 states - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,...
15 Oct, 2022, 08.27 AM IST
13 states including Gujarat and West Bengal could be eligible for interest free loans for capex from the centre: ReportThe states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telang...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
13 states have fiscal space for Rs 7.4 lakh cr capital spending in FY23, says Icra"Icra estimates that the 13 state governments have the fiscal space to incur capital spending of as much as Rs 7.4 trillion in FY2023, riva...
13 Oct, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
Ahead of assembly polls, unspent Rs 950 cr alocated for SC welfare schemesThis is the first time that the finance ministry has allowed unspent SC welfare funds to be transferred to another ministry. The unpreceden...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
PM Modi inaugurates three key projects in Gujarat including 'Kisan Suryodaya Yojana'\To provide day-time power supply for irrigation to farmers, the Gujarat Government under Chief Minister Vijay Rupani recently announced th...
24 Oct, 2020, 12.05 PM IST