BHEL, SAIL at risk of losing Maharatna tagTwo major Indian public sector companies, BHEL and SAIL, face a one-year deadline to improve their financial performance. Failure to meet p...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
PM Modi asks states to resolve water disputes through cooperation, tech monitoringPrime Minister Narendra Modi has called for cooperative solutions to inter-state water disputes. He emphasized technology-based monitoring ...
28 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
8th Pay Commission: Why these 62,000 defence civilian employees want to retain their central government employee statusOver 62,000 defence civilian employees are hopeful of retaining their central government employee status following a cabinet secretary's as...
22 May, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
8th Pay Commission, OPS and rising court cases: 7 issues key central government employee body raised in its 49th annual meetThe 49th annual meeting of the NC-JCM, presided by Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan, addressed key central government employee concerns. Dis...
19 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
8th Pay Commission pension update: 5 key pension issues discussed in NC-JCM meetingCentral government employees' pension demands were discussed at the NC-JCM meeting. Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan assured that pension in...
19 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Govt reviews divestment plans, IDBI Bank stake saleGovt officials are reviewing the IDBI Bank disinvestment strategy. This comes after weak investor interest and market volatility impacted t...
01 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Invoking Patel, Cabinet Secretary pushes no-politics, no-communalism codeAt Civil Services Day in New Delhi, Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan invoked Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to stress political neutrality, integr...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
From November 1, funds for all central schemes to come via 'Sparsh'The Finance Ministry has mandated all departments and states to adopt the 'Sparsh' SNA system for Centrally Sponsored Schemes by October 31...
03 Jul, 2025, 06.33 AM IST
Lateral entry will be a necessity in future: TV SomanathanCabinet Secretary TV Somanathan advocated for specialisation among bureaucrats, suggesting lateral entry into civil services will be essent...
22 Apr, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
TV Somanathan appointed as Cabinet SecretaryThe Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has appointed TV Somanathan, a 1987-batch IAS officer, as India's new Cabinet Secretary, ef...
10 Aug, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
Finance Secy TV Somanathan: There's a nudge for industry to opt for less automation, use more labourFinance Secretary TV Somanathan said, "There is a continued focus on capital investment, fiscal prudence, and macroeconomic stability. If y...
25 Jul, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
India to move away from fiscal deficit targeting after FY26India will shift from targeting a specific fiscal deficit level after 2025-26 to using the debt-to-GDP ratio as the fiscal policy anchor, a...
24 Jul, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
India to remain on alert for 'hot money' after bond index inclusionIndia will monitor flows of foreign funds after its inclusion into JPMorgan's emerging market debt index to prevent 'hot money' and volatil...
06 Feb, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
ET Policy Change Agent: TV Somanathan- Nothing’s off Budget, and nothing’s off limits to move the economyTV Somanathan, a PhD in economics, took over as expenditure secretary in the finance ministry in December 2019, months before Covid-19 stru...
22 Feb, 2023, 07.25 AM IST
India 'fairly' confident of cutting fiscal deficit to 4.5% of GDP in 3 years, says officialOn Wednesday, the government in its 2023/24 budget set a fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of gross domestic product for the coming financial y...
03 Feb, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman kicks off pre-budget consultationsThe meeting, which was held virtually, was attended by senior officials of the finance ministry and minister of state for finance Pankaj Ch...
21 Nov, 2022, 03.50 PM IST
Centre says crypto not illegal as it’s taxed like gambling win“They are in a grey area. It’s not illegal to buy and sell crypto,” Finance Secretary T. V. Somanathan said. “We have now put in a taxation...
02 Feb, 2022, 01.52 PM IST