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Divergence in revenue estimates due to early Budget or lack of discipline?

Provisional actuals of the Budget for 2020-21 have once again varied sharply from the revised estimates. The variation provides fiscal cushion, but also raises several questions

MPC meet: RBI will reiterate the need for right policy mix, says expert

As India's early-stage recovery has been derailed by the second wave, the MPC will continue to focus on growth and maintain the status quo on policy rates and liquidity stance

June MPC meet crucial, may throw light on bias for policy in future

Over the last couple of months, there have been major unfavourable developments with regards to both growth and inflation.

Q4 GDP numbers: Carving FY22 recovery amidst Covid setbacks

Indeed, while FY21 GDP reinforces the sharp slowdown in growth in a pandemic year, it also offers a low base for a mechanical bounce in FY22 recovery

India and the world want social media firms to do more for 'safe harbour'

As India tightens the noose of regulatory compliance around social media, there have been concerns about the dilution of the safe harbour provision in the country's Information Technology Rules.

Easier said than done but India should buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

There cannot be a bigger national interest right now than saving Indians from avoidable death.

Analysts see RBI remain accommodative, hold rates in June 4 policy review

In April, the six-member monetary policy committee had voted unanimously for a status quo on the key rates

Fed Reserve negotiating with itself on inflation as global economy recovers

Federal Reserve president James Bullard recently said that inflation is likely above 2% over the forecast horizon.

Time for India to rethink health insurance as Covid rips apart safety nets

Insurance plan launched two years ago to help over 107 million people hasn't improved access to health care, say Duke University researchers.

Covid-19: Depleting savings, falling incomes leave millions poor in India

Many economists are cutting their forecasts for the current fiscal year as rising unemployment and dwindling savings dim the chances of a double-digit growth

India's Covid-19 problem is now the world's problem

Leaders and scientists need to figure out what should be done to combat variants of the virus.

RBI extends safety net; response proactive, loaded and well timed

RBI meant strict business, with a focus on alleviating financing constraints for economic stakeholders at the grass root level bearing a disproportionate burden of the ravaging Covid second wave

Targeted economic measures by RBI are for second wave of Covid-19

Central bank's measures to mitigate impact of the second wave of infections focus on healthcare.

RBI gets into the act; lays foundation for more measures going ahead

The signal really given by the RBI is that while it does believe today that things have not taken a turn for the worse as all enterprises are better prepared than last year while facing lockdowns

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Covid-19 second wave: Digital payments drop as state impose curbs

UPI saw a 4.3 per cent dip in transaction volume and a 2.22 per cent dip in transaction value

Challenged by regional rivals, Modi has to show he can make federalism work

Federalism is now the primary axis of Indian politics--and the location of the biggest crises of governance.

Unsold housing stock dips 2% in Jan-Mar at 7.05 lakh units

Unsold housing inventories in primary markets across eight major cities fell marginally by 2 per cent at 7.05 lakh units during January-March as compared to the previous quarter

Steel stocks steal the show in lacklustre April for equity markets

Returns for the month slipped into marginal negative territory because of the 2 per cent fall on Friday

Lockdowns worsen India's fiscal woes fueled by weak auctions

Localized lockdowns may result in a slowdown which may be met by fiscal expansion