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Rupee Slips Due to Covid-19

Why in News The rupee slipped 17 paise against the dollar on 15th April, 2020, amid heightened uncertainty over the economy as the Covid-19 pandemic...

16 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Retail Inflation Dropped

Why in News According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the retail inflation in March 2020...

14 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Talks for Dollar Swap Agreement

Why in News India is working with the United States to secure a dollar (currency) swap line that would help in providing an additional comfort in an...

09 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Covid 19 and Economic Challenges Ahead

Why in News Recently, India has rolled-out various policy measures to deal with Covid-19, India also has to brace for multiple impacts over an...

06 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Impact of Economic Slowdown Due to Covid-19

Why in News Amid the ongoing economic slowdown due to Covid-19 pandemic, the government witnessed a fall in tax collections. foreign investors...

04 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Fall in Goods and Services Tax (GST) Collections

Why in News Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for March 2020 stood at ₹97,597 crore, dropping below the ₹1 lakh-crore mark after four...

02 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Government Cuts Interest Rates on NSC, PPF

Why in News Recently, the Government of India slashed interest rates on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificate and Public...

01 Apr 2020 Fiscal Policy

Flexibility Under the FRBM Act

Why in News Recently, the State government of Kerala has sought flexibility under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM)...

30 Mar 2020 Fiscal Policy

Economic Survey 2019-20: Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development

Employment and Income Largest proportion of Indian population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for employment opportunities as...

01 Feb 2020 Fiscal Policy

Economic Survey 2019-20: Banking Sector, Credit and Capital Market

India has the second largest emerging green bond market after China. Monetary policy remained accommodative in 2019-20. Accommodative monetary...

01 Feb 2020 Fiscal Policy

Economic Survey 2019-20: Key Figures

GDP growth pegged at 6-6.5% for 2020-21, up from 5% in 2019-20. The Survey also said that India’s GDP growth is not overstated. Government...

01 Feb 2020 Fiscal Policy

Economic Survey 2019-20: Highlights

Why in News The Economic Survey 2019-20 has been tabled in the Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance. The theme of Economic Survey 2019-20...

01 Feb 2020 Fiscal Policy

Return of Inflation

This article is based on “The perils of RBI’s fixation on inflation”, “A rough patch”, “Inflation shocker: On...

17 Jan 2020 Fiscal Policy

Lessons from NPA Crisis

This article is based on “Some key lessons from the NPA crisis” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on 18/12/2019. It...

19 Dec 2019 Fiscal Policy

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Why in News The Rajya Sabha approved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, replacing an ordinance that was promulgated to cut corporate tax...

07 Dec 2019 Fiscal Policy

Policy Watch - Direct Tax Code

Recently, a draft legislation on new direct tax code has been submitted by the task force to the Finance Minister. The task force headed by...

28 Nov 2019 Fiscal Policy

Base Year for GDP Calculations

Why in news The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) is considering changing of base year for GDP calculation from 2011-12 to...

12 Nov 2019 Fiscal Policy

Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations

Why in News The 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) was inaugurated at Kolkata, West Bengal on 11th November,...

12 Nov 2019 Fiscal Policy

Elephant Bonds

Why in News A High Level Advisory Group on Trade Policy (HLAG) headed by Surjit S Bhalla has recently suggested the government to issue...

02 Nov 2019 Fiscal Policy

Current Account Deficit

According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Current Account Deficit (CAD) of the country came down to 2% of GDP in the...

03 Oct 2019 Fiscal Policy