Supply-chain stress that peaked in covid heads higher againRising logistics costs and delivery times are pressuring central banks, with some indicators reaching multi-year highs, signaling potential...
14 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of winsPresident Trump visits China with reduced trade goals. His earlier tariff strategy has not yielded expected results. The meetings will focu...
12 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Women’s employment rate rises to 39% in 2025 from 22% in 2017: Mansukh MandaviyaFemale employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Modify FRBM Act but avoid activism, says Economic SurveySurvey says operational framework of law needs to be modified ‘for India of today and tomorrow’.
01 Feb, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
Demonetisation signals an important regime shift: Arvind SubramanianThe chief economic adviser is all for making reforms such as demonetisation appeal in the broader scheme of things, though he admits that p...
01 Feb, 2017, 12.47 AM IST
UBI an alternative to subsidies for poverty alleviation, a powerful idea whose time has come: Economic SurveyThe Survey estimated that a UBI that reduces poverty to 0.5% would cost 4-5% of GDP, assuming that those in the top 25% income bracket are ...
01 Feb, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
Bengaluru can collect up to 7 times its property tax revenue: Economic SurveyThe major factors contributing to poor realisation from property tax are the poor assessment rate, weak collection efficiency, flawed metho...
31 Jan, 2017, 05.11 PM IST
Economic Survey says recovery of India's exports likely to continue"India's exports appear to be recovering, based on an uptick in global economic activity. This is expected to continue...," it said.
31 Jan, 2017, 04.54 PM IST
Citing Air India's example, Economic Survey flags PSU privatisation difficultiesNoting that this ambivalence toward the private sector is manifest in multiple ways, the survey said the most well-known example is the dif...
31 Jan, 2017, 04.31 PM IST
Economic Survey calls for need to set up government owned ARC to revive economyThe arrest of bankers has shaken the banking community and at least half a dozen lenders told ET that they will shy away from taking lendin...
31 Jan, 2017, 04.25 PM IST
Scant sign that PLFs and tariffs might improve: Eco SurveyDeteriorating cash flows and high interest outgo have led to cost overruns of more than 50% at nearly all new private power plants, and muc...
31 Jan, 2017, 03.58 PM IST
Inflation to be below 5% in FY17, trend to continue: Economic SurveyThe six-member MPC with three members outside of the Reserve Bank has been a deviation from the old practice when policy rate setting was a...
31 Jan, 2017, 03.35 PM IST
Agri growth to speed up to 4.1%: Survey“Higher growth in agriculture sector is not surprising as the monsoon rains were much better in the current year than the previous two year...
31 Jan, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
Note ban shaves off GDP growth rate by up to 0.5% in FY'17It expressed hope that the remonetisation exercise will eliminate cash squeeze by April 2017, while asserting that the adverse impact of de...
31 Jan, 2017, 02.33 PM IST
Economic Survey moots formation of public sector asset rehabilitation agencyAs per the survey, gross NPAs has climbed to almost 12 per cent of gross advances for public sector banks at end-September 2016.
31 Jan, 2017, 01.56 PM IST
Economic Survey 2017-18: Pre-budget pointersArvind Subramanian’s Economic Survey will be presented in Parliament today.
31 Jan, 2017, 12.27 AM IST