Narendra Modi
Economy
Flashback 2020: A limping economy and high human cost in a year best forgotten
As the year 2020 began, few would have imagined that the world would literally be thrown into the biggest crisis ......
Finance
India Inc's ‘donations' spiked in election year; PM Cares Fund gets big chunk
Indian companies bumped up their voluntary donations and spending on corporate social responsibility initiatives during the year through March 2020, ......
Finance
How coronavirus threatens to derail years of effort to control India govt debt
When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget in February, a little factoid went largely unnoticed and mostly under-reported. For ......
Infrastructure
Why the $12-bn bailout for electricity distribution firms won't light up the power sector
Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government decided to provide a credit line of Rs 90,000 crore (almost $12 billion) ......
Economy
Slowing growth, widening deficit hint at tough choices for upcoming Budget
As she gets ready to present her second full Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have more than just fiscal ......
Economy
Flashback 2019: The year when the economy took a hard right turn towards turmoil
Soon after winning a second term in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to boost the Indian economy’s ......
Infrastructure
In Charts: How India's $5 tn GDP dream faces mounting infra delays, cost overruns
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of PRAGATI, or the Pro-active Governance and Timely Implementation, a multi-purpose, ......
Healthcare
In numbers: How has Ayushman Bharat scheme fared in its first year?
On September 23 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat. The ambitious scheme aimed ......
Economy
Two years of GST: Will Modi govt now expand the tax regime's scope?
India marks the second anniversary of the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Monday, with the government ......
Markets
Have India Inc's earnings kept pace with stock market's rise?
Late last month, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a second term, India's stock markets soared to record highs. But ......
