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NPA classification period likely to get 30-day extension as bad loans mount

Move to increase 90-day window to 120 days to give more time to borrowers to service loans

Assure farmers of minimum procurement: Economists tell Modi govt

Ask government to tap rising financial savings

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Covid slump may cause 7.7% GDP contraction in FY21: First Advance Estimate

The government's First Advance Estimate suggests the worst performance ever for the Indian economy in the wake of the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Budget wishlist: Broking community seeks time limit on Sebi proceedings

In a submission to the Union government, the brokers association said the Sebi Act does not prescribe any period of limitation on initiation of proceedings

Infra may get Atmanirbhar nudge in Budget as govt looks to spur growth

Any significant increase beyond 10 per cent year-on-year (YoY) may be difficult over the next three to four years, given the limited fiscal space

Budget 2021: Centre set to launch e-platform to sell non-core assets

Could help monetise assets worth Rs 10K cr

Union Budget on Feb 1, Parliament session starts Jan 29, say reports

The Budget session will be held in two parts: from January 29 to February 15 and then from March 8 to April 8

Budget Byte: Need to spend more on healthcare to manage shortcomings

Spending on health is improving gradually in India, even though it has not grown substantially from its level of 1% of GDP

Budget Byte: Boosting consumer demand will be crucial task for Sitharaman

Pent-up or not, demand yet to fully recover from the pandemic impact

PSUs divestment: The act of setting ambitious targets and falling short

The current fiscal year (2020-21) for divestment has been challenging, with the Covid-19 pandemic having dragged the markets to record lows

Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Economic recovery and the tax challenge

What should Budget do to boost investment and spur economic recovery? Don't underestimate the importance of increasing investment, says Business Standard's in-house policy expert A K Bhattacharya

BJP pushes budget relief for middle class, business in wake of virus

The government ranks more than 300 million of India's population of 1.35 billion among middle-class consumers

2020, the year that was: Coronavirus shadow may not go anytime soon

Achieving a vaccine roll-out on a scale that social-distancing norms can be dispensed with can't be expected for most of 2021

Banking on Budget: Stage set for transition from revive to thrive

Given the global Covid situation, there is some room for the finance minister to increase the fiscal deficit for a year without spooking the financial markets and rating agencies

India plans spending boost as govt tries to revive Covid-19 hit economy

Curbs imposed by the finance ministry on more than 80 government departments and ministries earlier in the year to preserve cash were relaxed this quarter

Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Why bad banks are a bad, bad idea

Tune in to this podcast to learn which big schemes could get more funding and which the axe, and if setting up multiple bad banks would be a good idea, among other things

Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Why bad banks are a bad, bad idea

What does FM Sitharaman's 'never-before Budget' assertion mean? Are there more relief measures in store or should we prepare for some shock in Budget 2021? A K Bhattacharya explains what we can expect

442 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.34 trillion

As many as 442 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of over Rs 4.34 trillion

Two-wheeler industry hopeful of growth in Q4 but wary of Budget: HMSI

The farmers' agitation and Budget are "sort of dark clouds" as the two-wheeler industry is hoping for a low single-digit sales growth in Q4 of 2020-21 on the back of a low base of previous year