West Asia conflict triggers energy shock, tests Asia’s growth resilienceAsia faces economic challenges as a West Asia conflict disrupts energy markets. This shock impacts inflation and growth across the region. ...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Ek teer kai nishaan: Nilesh Shah of Kotak Mutual Fund on how GST 2.0 is step in right directionNilesh Shah, MD of Kotak Mutual Fund, praised the government’s GST reforms as ek teer kai nishaan, citing benefits like reduced inflation, ...
04 Sep, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Niti Aayog lays out data quality road map to stop leakages, increase efficiencyNiti Aayog reveals that flawed data causes budget issues. It inflates welfare spending by 4-7%. The think tank suggests assigning data owne...
25 Jun, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
DBT helped India save Rs 3.5 lakh crore, which otherwise would have leaked: ReportIndia's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system has yielded substantial savings of Rs 3.48 lakh crore by curbing welfare delivery leakages, ac...
21 Apr, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Near 10% boost takes GST kitty to Rs 22 lakh croreGST collection in March rose nearly 10% to ₹1.96 lakh crore, driven by economic stability and strong tax compliance. The fiscal year's gros...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.13 AM IST
Hard cash refuses to fold as poll fever pushes demand upThis fiscal year has thrown up unusual trends as currency leakage — measured through the increase in currency in circulation — plunged for ...
01 Feb, 2024, 12.47 AM IST
Govt to tighten MGNREGA scheme to plug 'tremendous leakages'The official said in the last two years, the RE has been higher than the BE significantly and it has been noticed that tremendous leakages ...
13 Feb, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
HPCL buy likely to boost ONGC’s EPS by 4-9%On Saturday, ONGC announced that it would acquire the government’s 51 per cent stake in HPCL for Rs 36,900 crore or Rs 474 per share.
23 Jan, 2018, 09.05 AM IST
GST, NPA resolution to improve India's credit profile, says Moody's Investors ServiceMoody's report focuses on the potential credit impact of three key pending reforms: the GST, the fiscal framework following FRBM and NPA re...
01 Jun, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Nepal to import electricity worth NRS 15 bn from IndiaThe Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has so far imported electricity worth NRS 9.68 billion from India in the first nine months of the fis...
04 Apr, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
Stick to fiscal discipline, spend on infra: FM Arun Jaitley to statesStressing that public expenditure is the main driver of growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked states to focus on infrastructure...
11 Apr, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Government working on roadmap to cut leakages, rationalise subsidiesSenior officials of commerce, agriculture, food and fertiliser ministries have been assigned the task of preparing the roadmap to rationali...
21 Apr, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
Congress asks government to clear confusion about Aadhar cardHe also asked the government not to weaken the financial health of the Centre while implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
24 Jul, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
UPA's failed socialist experimentIf an election is coming, a quick word will raise the LPG cylinder cap or lower CNG prices, ignoring gaping fiscal deficits.
05 Feb, 2014, 11.10 AM IST
Subsidy payout via Aadhaar accounts can save 1.2 per cent of GDP: UBSAadhaar programme, may lead to savings that could be up to 1.2 per cent of the GDP once it is rolled out in more areas.
08 Jan, 2014, 09.15 PM IST
- Fertiliser subsidy leakage may add over 10% to bill
Fertiliser subsidy leakage may likely total to a shocking 10 percent plus of the country's massive subsidy bill this year.
19 Jun, 2010, 08.35 PM IST
- Biometrics, electronic-attendance to plug NREGA loopholes
The government is likely to introduce biometrics cards and electronic attendance systems from next fiscal to plug the leakages in its flags...
09 Feb, 2010, 02.01 AM IST