Narendra Modi
Infrastructure
Policy Tracker: Why India may not meet its ambitious renewable energy targets
In early 2015, less than a year after winning a landslide election victory, the Narendra Modi government dramatically increased India’s ......
Economy
Ahead of polls, does Modi govt have room to offer sops to large firms, investors?
In February 2015, finance minister Arun Jaitley had said in the second budget of the Narendra Modi government that the ......
Economy
Piyush Goyal to present budget as finance minister Arun Jaitley faces surgery
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will not present the government’s crucial interim budget next week because he is expected to undergo ......
Finance
Govt may aim to raise $11 bn from divestment in FY20
The Indian government is likely to seek to raise about 800 billion rupees ($11.21 billion) through the sale of state-owned ......
Finance
How bonus shares, buybacks and dividends by PSUs are propping up govt's coffers
From 2009-10 to 2013-14, when the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in the saddle, only one state-run company ......
Economy
Here's why the Modi government is showering sops on SMEs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and other institutions are leaving no stones unturned to woo small businessmen. On 2 January, the ......
Economy
Explained: Why Modi govt cut GDP growth rates for previous years
There was a time when only economists and academics fretted over economic indicators like gross domestic product (GDP). But not ......
Finance
In Charts: How corporate tax collections grew during Modi regime
Between April and September this financial year, the government has collected Rs 2.44 trillion in corporate taxes, according to provisional ......
Economy
India to sell 'enemy shares' to bridge revenue shortfall
India’s government said it will sell stocks worth millions of dollars seized from people who moved to Pakistan following partition ......
Economy
Govt set to put more pressure on RBI governor Urjit Patel
The Indian government intends to keep pressing demands for the country’s central bank to relax lending curbs and hand over ......