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  • Economic Survey shows hotels added the highest new supply in 2023

    The average daily rate increased 13.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) from Rs 6,704 to Rs 7,616 in FY24, the Economic Survey says

  • Guidelines to boost EV charging infra notified, shows Eco Survey 23-24

    The Guidelines and Standards on Charging Infrastructure will help firms looking to establish EV charging stations, the Economic Survey said

  • Economic Survey 2023-24: Here are the key highlights

    FM Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23. This marks the first Budget of the Modi Government's third consecutive term in office.

  • Draft deep tech startup policy to address funding, infrastructure constraints

    The draft National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP) was released for stakeholders’ comments in July last

  • Economic Survey sets balanced tone; India on track to be developed economy, says Niti Aayog’s Suman Bery

    Suman Bery said consistent long-term average growth rate of approximately 6% reflected significant supply-side developments

  • Economic Survey 2024: Financial system stress indicator improves as govt debt market stress eases

    Declining volatility and rangebound movement in the exchange rate reduced stress levels in the foreign exchange market.

  • India has created 21 SaaS unicorns since 2014, per Eco Survey 2024

    The Indian SaaS industry is poised to grow by 2.5X to reach a revenue if $26 billion by the end of 2026, a recent report said

  • Only 51% graduates employable; several challenges in skilling: Economic Survey

    Estimates show 51.25 percent of the youth is deemed employable – about one in two are not yet readily employable after graduating, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said.

  • Private capital formation slows down amid caution over cheaper imports: Economic Survey

    With healthy balance sheets, banking and financial sector was well poised to cater to growing financing needs

  • Economic Survey 2024: Bank credit to service sector remained resilient despite slowdown in credit growth to NBFCs

    Within personal loans, housing loan growth remained range-bound during FY24, with signs of improvement in April and May 2024, survey added.

  • Economic Survey 2023-24: What is it, why it matters and what to expect

    The survey, prepared by the economics division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the guidance of the chief economic adviser, will likely provide a detailed analysis of critical economic issues and also offer solutions

  • Understanding the origins of Modi government’s economic philosophy ahead of Budget 2024-25

    One of the fundamental beliefs of the Modi government has been to make India self-reliant. It has worked tirelessly in that direction and the continuation of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ policy in this year’s Budget is highly likely

  • No one can gag Indian Prime Minister's voice: PM Modi ahead of Parliament Monsoon session

    Today's budget will decide the direction for the next 5 years of our term. This budget will also become a strong foundation of our dream of 'Viksit Bharat, says PM Modi.

  • Economic Survey preview: Watch for GDP growth forecast, comments on food inflation, climate strategies

    The survey will outline the key economic metrics of the country, most notably the forecast for real GDP growth for the ongoing financial year.

  • Budget 2024: Can welfarism revive India’s disinvestment agenda?

    According to ICRA's chief economist Aditi Nayar, disinvestment may not pick up steam immediately. The government is unlikely to include a significantly higher target for the same in the full budget scheduled to be presented on July 23, she added.

  • Hybrid or EV? Here's what the auto industry wants to hear from Budget 2024

    Budget 2024: There is an expectation for the government to introduce policies for new energy vehicles (NEVs), encompassing biofuels, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and hybrid electric vehicles

  • India digital public infrastructure is charting the journey towards becoming $1-tn digital economy by 2027-28

    The country has leapfrogged the world to become the leader in connectivity, bypassing the fixed-line era almost entirely, and is unparalleled in the digital payments universe.

  • Charting The Future: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran

    The CEA has also been vocal on global issues such as climate finance and the assessment methodologies used by global ratings agencies for emerging markets like India.

  • Budget 2024: Centre has room to hike spending while ensuring quicker fiscal consolidation, says ICRA's Aditi Nayar

    In the interim Budget for FY25, the central government pegged fiscal deficit target at 5.1 percent in the ongoing financial year from the revised aim of 5.8 percent in FY24.

  • India Budget 2024: Shorter budget cycle can make the exercise more efficient

    The budgetary cycle was preponed which means now it is passed well before March 31. But the budget cycle rules are still quite comprehensive and time consuming. Let’s look at a few policy recommendations to reduce this stretched out budget cycle

  • Budget 2024 needs to outline India's fiscal roadmap strategy beyond FY26, says economist NR Bhanumurthy

    Bhanumurthy is of the view that the Centre may stay away from introducing fresh schemes modelled around cash transfers in the full Budget for 2024-25.

  • In Charts: India's economy poised for robust growth ahead of Union Budget

    India's economy is expanding at the fastest rate among major emerging economies, and tax receipts are higher, factors that could prompt Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to increase spending in the new 2024/25 budget that will be presented to parliament on July 23

  • Union Budget 2024: The four themes of growth

    Underlining the priorities for the full Union Budget for this fiscal

  • Budget 2024 likely to correct inverted duty structure to boost local manufacturing: Report

    Efforts are underway to address these disparities, with the commerce ministry collaborating closely with the finance ministry.

  • Budget Snapshot: Sustained government expenditure could aid cement sales growth

    Budget 2024-25: Amid rising capacity, a boost to infrastructure, housing and manufacturing could support cement sales and prices in the long run

  • Union Budget: Reforms a must to drive broad-based housing demand

    Budget 2024-25: Apart from higher allocation, the Budget could address some issues on taxation for both the developer and buyer of homes, to sustain housing demand 

  • Key projections, sector-wise expectations from FM and more

    Budget 2024 Expectations Highlights: The complete Budget for the financial year 2024-25 will be unveiled after the new government is formed following the general elections.

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