The (Few) “People’s Budget”

The budget this year has been touted as a middle class friendly budget. The proposal of no income tax for those with yearly income up to 12 lakh rupees was celebrated across news rooms...

Read more February 18, 2025 at 4:31 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been...

Read more February 7, 2025 at 11:16 am Anirban Bhattacharya & Pranay Raj

पर्यावरण संकट को लेकर बजट प्रावधान नाकाफी

वित्तीय वर्ष 2025- 26 में बजट अनुमान 50,65,345 करोड़ रुपए का है। जिसमें केन्द्रीय पर्यावरण,वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय को 3412.82 करोड़ रुपए का आबंटन किया गया है जो 2024-25 के प्रावधानों 3330.37 करोड़...

Read more February 4, 2025 at 9:41 am Raj Kumar Sinha

The Ostrich Budget: An Analysis of the Union Budget 2025-26

A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...

Read more February 3, 2025 at 8:07 pm CFA

Economic Survey 2025: Development for Whom? | Finance Matters, 31 January 2025 | Editorial

The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a 6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...

Read more January 31, 2025 at 10:46 pm CFA

கடற்கரைகளில் திணிக்கப்படும் நீலப் பொருளாதாரம்!

உலக வங்கியின் நிதியுதவியுடன், ‘ரூ.1,675 கோடி செலவில் அடுத்த ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளில், ‘தமிழக நெய்தல் மீட்சி இயக்கம் (Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission)’ செயல்படுத்தப்படும்’ என்று 2023இல் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்தத் திட்டமானது கடலோர உயிர்ப் பன்மை மேம்பாடு, சூழலியல் பாதுகாப்பு, வாழ்க்கைத்தர மேம்பாடு, ஞெகிழிப் பயன்பாட்டைக்...

Read more January 30, 2025 at 11:50 pm Pradeep Elangovan

The Budget India Needs

A People’s Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...

Read more January 30, 2025 at 2:23 pm CFA

सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

भले ही दो दिन बाद सर्वशक्तिमान माने जाने वाले अमरीका का राजपाट एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के हाथों में आ जाए जिसमें जलवायु परिवर्तन पर हुआ ‘पेरिस समझौता’ जरा भी नहीं सुहाता, लेकिन लगातार बढ़ता...

Read more January 25, 2025 at 12:38 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective

Though not explicitly stated in the Qur’an, waqf has been extensively used in Islamic history to assist with community development and support. The word “Waqf” comes from the Arabic word “Waqafa,” which implies to...

Read more December 16, 2024 at 4:29 pm Nabeel Ahmad

26 नवंबर संविधान दिवस पर विशेषसंविधान सम्मत गांव गणराज्य की पुनर्स्थापना

समाज के गठन में अगर उत्पादन की पद्वति एक बुनियादी आधार है तो यह माना जा सकता है कि खेती ने मानव सभ्यता के विकास में मनुष्य को उसे स्थिरता दी और धीरे- धीरे...

Read more November 26, 2024 at 11:35 am Raj Kumar Sinha

पिछड़ता पर्यावरण

जिन वन और वन्यप्राणियों को इंसानी हस्तक्षेप से बचाने की खातिर समूची सरकारी ताकत जंगलों में बसे इक्का-दुक्का गांवों को खदेड़ने में लगी है, उन्हीं वनों को दान-दक्षिणा में पूंजीपतियों को सौंपा जा रहा...

Read more November 18, 2024 at 9:24 am Raj Kumar Sinha

Wrong Diagnosis & Misplaced Priorities

A Critique of the Boston Consulting Group's Report on Banking in India

Read more November 4, 2024 at 3:59 pm CFA & AIBOC

Loan Waiver to People Affected by Disaster – Wayanad and Beyond: Is it a Just Demand?

Random Reflections The government and banks, which write off crores of depositors’ money to benefit the wealthiest, make a hue and cry when farmers or disaster-affected people demand loan waivers. Disasters occur frequently across...

Read more October 31, 2024 at 10:50 am Thomas Franco

Exploring:Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Capital in Indian Infrastructure

This report while examining the capital investments of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Pension Funds (PFs) reveals a growing interest in infrastructure projects, amongst these institutional investors. This trend stems from the attractive security provided...

Read more October 29, 2024 at 2:58 pm Raktim Majumdar & Gaurav Dwivedi

New Phase, Old Problems: Questioning the Human Cost of NTPC Gadarwara’s Expansion

The second stage of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) owned Gadarwara Thermal Power Plant located in Narsingpur district of Madhya Pradesh, 2*800 (1600 MW) is currently in process. The minutes of the March...

Read more October 28, 2024 at 4:51 pm Deepmala Patel

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