Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget. Photograph: ANI Photo The prime
‘RBI supervision is much sharper today than what it was earlier.’ IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das leaves the Reserve Bank of India after two terms as governor. Photographs: ANI Photo Outgoing Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das spoke of how
‘Challenge is basically near-term growth as the outlook has turned a bit adverse.’ IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra during the 54th GST Council Meeting at the Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi, December 9, 2024.
Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo The two-hour meeting
It will be the second Budget of the Modi 3.0 government and the eighth straight Budget for Nirmala Sitharaman, rare in Indian polity. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the Credit Outreach Programme in Madhubani, November 30, 2024. Photograph: ANI
Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC), one of the largest sovereign funds that manages assets close to $100 billion, has reaffirmed its support to the Adani Group, saying its outlook on investments in the group remains unchanged despite the US
