India plans stimulus package for sectors worst affected by second waveIn April, the finance ministry eased rules for capital expenditure by government departments to try to boost spending in the economy. Press...
25 May, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
Economic revival still fragile and far from broad based: RBIThe Reserve Bank of India has projected that GDP will contract by 7.5% in FY21, revising its October projection of 9.5% fall. The third qua...
04 Dec, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Centre to unveil another fiscal package by the end of second quarter : S GurumurthyGurumurthy said that another fiscal package could be unveiled towards the end of the second quarter.
17 Jun, 2020, 06.18 AM IST
View: No, India doesn’t need a bigger stimulusUntil we figure out the best way to reopen, the country needs less economic activity not more.
21 May, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
Who said India’s Covid stimulus package is way less than othersThe reforms announced are far reaching and cover large gamut of activities
20 May, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Government's fiscal stimulus package hopelessly inadequate: ChidambaramSenior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the stimulus package has left several sections like the poor, migrant...
19 May, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
Dalal Street, here’s what’s in it for you in Narendra Modi’s Rs 20 lakh crore doleoutsAnalysts said the reforms indeed are positive from a long-term perspective.
18 May, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
NDA allies welcome covid stimulus packageBJP's partners in the ruling National Democratic Alliance have welcomed the package announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the...
18 May, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Total fiscal impact of 'Rs 20L cr package' to be Rs 1.50 lakh cr: ReportPrime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a relief package of Rs 20 lakh crore or about 10 per cent or GDP last week. However, many of the...
17 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
View: Govt's booster dose is simulation, not stimulationThe government needed to announce large infrastructure investment, say a brand new, enhanced healthcare system, not just some wellness cent...
17 May, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
India has very little space for fiscal stimulus: Ind-RaThe revenue shortfall is likely to account for 95 per cent of the increased borrowings, leaving a purse of just Rs 20,000 crore for the gov...
15 May, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Green companies see ₹90,000-crore discom package boosting businessRenewable energy companies expect a boost to their business as well from the ₹90,000 crore liquidity support the government announced on We...
15 May, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Govt announces 25% cut in TDS/TCS rate for non-salary paymentsThe reduction will kick into effect from May 14 and will be valid on payment for contract, professional fees, interest, rent, dividend, com...
13 May, 2020, 11.05 PM IST
Centre's COVID-19 economic package has nothing for poor, hungry migrant workers: P ChidambaramChidambaram said the first thing the government needs to do is to put money in the hands of the 13-crore families in the bottom of the popu...
13 May, 2020, 07.58 PM IST
Stimulus package announced by PM Modi in line with industry expectations: SAIL chairmanThe stimulus package announced by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi along with the roadmap for a more atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) i...
13 May, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
What is coming at 4 pm? India waits with bated breath for fine print of Modi's grand planA recap of what Modi government and the RBI have done till now to cushion an economy from the Covid blow.
13 May, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
View: India's virus-stricken economy is in a dire need of a vaccineIndia cannot — and need not — let its economy be sacrificed at the altar of COVID-19 mitigation.
25 Mar, 2020, 06.11 AM IST