Narendra Modi
Healthcare
Policy Tracker: Ayushman Bharat aside, how has the Modi govt fared on healthcare?
In September last year, the Narendra Modi government launched what was touted to be the world’s largest health insurance scheme. ‘Ayushman ......
Economy
Policy Tracker: Why Indian students seem to be getting the rough end of the stick
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made some ambitious promises in its manifesto for the 2014 general elections. One notable pledge ......
Manufacturing
Policy Tracker: Did PM Modi's 'Make in India' really make any difference?
Soon after becoming prime minister in May 2014, Narendra Modi unleashed a policy blitzkrieg of sorts. Among the ambitious schemes ......
Consumer
Policy Tracker: Have the Modi govt's plans to tackle farm distress come a cropper?
While announcing the interim Union Budget last month, the then acting finance minister Piyush Goyal had said that families owning ......
Finance
How budget proposals on stamp duty will affect PE and VC funds
On Friday, acting finance minister Piyush Goyal delivered what is perhaps the most populist budget in the five years that ......
Economy
Could doubts over India's economic and jobs data erode investor confidence?
Earlier this week, two of the country’s top statisticians--PC Mohanan, the chief of the National Statistical Commission and his colleague ......
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 ......
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 ......
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 ......