GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?
The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactive rather than reformist. If the intent was truly to ease burdens on households,...
Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?
Personal income tax collections have once again overtaken corporate tax revenues in India. At first glance, this looks like a success story of formalisation, digitisation, and better tax compliance. More people are filing returns,...
From Credit to Crisis: India’s Women in Debt I Finance Matters, 22 August 2025 I Editorial
A new nationwide survey has laid bare the dark side of India’s microfinance boom. Conducted by the All India Democratic Women’s Association across 15 states, the study of 6,685 women shows how non-banking finance...
Why Reckless Funding Deepens Disasters I Finance Matters, 15 August 2025 I Editorial
This monsoon has once again shown how unprepared India is for extreme weather. Cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir killed more than 60 people in a week. Flash floods and landslides devastated Himachal and Uttarakhand....
Guarding the Vote: Why the ECI Must Embrace Transparency I Finance Matters, 08 August 2025 I Editorial
When the credibility of an election is questioned, the first responsibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be to open its books, show its data, and prove its processes beyond doubt. Instead,...
Eight Years of Finance Matters: Still Counting!
We have always been wondering whether our work reaches beyond our bubble? We got an answer to that a year ago when the government gave us the ultimate ‘shut up’ award: FCRA cancellation! Because,...
Eight Years of Finance Matters – A Matter of Pride – Salute to CFA Team – Present and Past
The first issue of Finance Matters was released on 1st July 2017 and had articles titled: Appointment of a new Indian ED at the World Bank raises a few questions The Draconian FRDI Bill,...
The Crisis of Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) I Finance Matters, 18 July 2025 | Editorial
The Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar is not just a bureaucratic exercise; it is a grave injustice unfolding in plain sight. What is being called a...
Who Benefits from RBI’s Reforms? | Finance Matters, 27 June 2025 | Editorial
The Reserve Bank of India’s latest economic review paints a mixed picture. On the surface, India’s growth appears strong, among the highest globally, with inflation easing and agriculture performing well. But beneath this headline...
Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial
While the Union government proudly touts India’s position as the “world’s third-largest economy,” the latest employment data tells a more sobering story, which doesn’t feature in celebratory speeches or glossy campaigns. According to official...
India’s GDP Growth: A Misleading Celebration | Finance Matters, 06 June 2025 | Editorial
There has been considerable noise in the media and government circles about India surpassing Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of GDP. While this sounds impressive, it hides the real story....
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 5 जून पर विशेषप्लास्टिक प्रदुषण पर्यावरण के लिए खतरा,प्रभावी प्रतिबंध जरूरी
विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस पर्यावरण के लिए सबसे बड़ा अंतरराष्ट्रीय दिवस है। वर्ष 1972 में पर्यावरण के प्रति वैश्विक स्तर पर राजनीतिक और सामाजिक जागृति लाने हेतु इस दिवस को मनाने की घोषणा संयुक्त राष्ट्र...
Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves
India is reportedly planning to open parts of its massive $700+ billion public procurement market to foreign companies, starting with the U.K. and the U.S. This marks a big policy shift. The government claims...
जलाशयों की ठेकेदारी, मछुआरों पर भारी
जल के विविध स्रोतों में तालाब, नदी और जलाशय शामिल है। इसी जलसंपदा में मछली की विविध प्रजातियां करोड़ों लोगों के लिए अन्न सुरक्षा देती है तथा मछुआरों के लिए आजीविका का आधार भी...
The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis
The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data...
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