Assam govt aims 20% cut in fuel cost, 10% down in revenue expense as part of austerity measuresAssam government has announced austerity measures to boost fiscal prudence. Fuel expenditure will be cut by 20 per cent. Minister and offic...
20 May, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay reviews departments; White Paper to be released soonTamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is assessing all government departments. A White Paper will detail the state's financial status. M...
16 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Maharashtra farmer sells 25 sacks, gets nothing, asked to pay Re 1 insteadA farmer from Paithan, Maharashtra, received just Re 1 after selling 25 sacks of onions. This incident underscores the severe agrarian cris...
12 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Petrol-diesel price hike coming soon? Why IMF says it mustSpeculation mounts over potential petrol and diesel price hikes as assembly elections conclude, despite government assurances. The IMF urge...
06 May, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nationsIndia is fast-tracking foreign investment proposals from China and neighboring nations. Forty key manufacturing sub-sectors, including rare...
05 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Let oil prices hurt: IMF cautions against govt shielding consumersThe IMF is urging governments to let fuel prices rise, warning that broad subsidies and price caps worsen global energy shocks. Allowing pr...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Finance Secretary moots rating state govt debtFinance Secretary Ajay Seth proposed rating state government securities based on fiscal behavior to encourage financial discipline. He high...
02 May, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
After Telangana's Rs 31,000 cr farm loan waiver, Punjab farmers reiterate similar demandThe Telangana government has announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, benefiting nearly 40 lakh farmers at a cost of around Rs 31,0...
24 Jun, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
States' debt cost continues to rise, nears 7.5%The weighted average cut-off/yield on state government securities (SGS) rose by 5 bps to 7.46 per cent in the auction held on Tuesday, from...
04 Jul, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Pakistan government's debt jumped by PKR 4 trillion in January 2023The figure was PKR 42.39 trillion in January 2022, which means it has increased by 30 per cent over the past year. Meanwhile, domestic debt...
08 Mar, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
Borrowings by Telangana exceeded FRBM mandated limit, alleges SitharamanUnder the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, it is the responsibility of the central government to ensure intergenerational e...
02 Sep, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
States, do look at your borrowingsThe leeway granted to the states to increase borrowing during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a mushrooming of off-balance-sheet borrowing...
21 Jun, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
After soaring last week, states' debt cost falls below 7%With 13 states collectively raising Rs 23,378 crore at the latest auction, 28 states and two Union territories have cumulatively raised Rs ...
02 Mar, 2021, 10.28 PM IST
BJP government has led Haryana to the ‘verge of bankruptcy’ & ‘monstrous cycle of huge Debt’: Randeep SurjewalaThe ‘Capital Receipts’ have seen a drop of Rs 7459 crore reflecting financial imprudence and fiscal mismanagement of the BJP Government.
06 Mar, 2017, 07.04 PM IST
Budget 2013 hints at Power sector revampThe Cabinet Committee had earlier approved a Scheme for Financial Restructuring of State Distribution Companies.
28 Feb, 2013, 08.07 PM IST
Budget 2012: All you wanted to know about non-tax revenuesReceipts in the capital account of the consolidated fund are divided into three broad heads - public debt, recoveries of loans and advances...
14 Mar, 2012, 04.08 PM IST
- Govt plans move to ease debt burden of states
The Centre will evolve a mechanism to address the concerns regarding the debt burden of states in the aftermath of the recommendations of t...
29 Jun, 2005, 12.48 AM IST