Explainer: COVID-19 Economic relief packages across the world
Governments across the world have announced major economic relief packages to tide over the COVID-19…
Browsing: Economics
What did the 15th Finance Commission recommend for 2020-21?
The 15th Finance Commission submitted an interim report with its recommendations for devolution of the…
Explainer: What changed for Card Transactions?
In the last few years, the RBI issued multiple directions to simplify card transactions and…
Explainer: What is the ‘Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme’?
Gold is an integral part of any Indian family, for many traditions & occasions. As…
Software Services & Petroleum dominate India’s Export & Import respectively
India’s trade balance has been negative for most years. While Services dominate India’s exports, Petroleum…
Explainer: Understanding India’s Balance of Payments & Trade
What is the meaning of ‘Balance of Payments’? What is the status of India’s exports…
Part-3: Only about 10% of the SRTUs are profitable
In the third & final part of the series on SRTUs, we look at the…
Explainer: Is Fiscal Deficit of State Governments under control?
As per the FRBM act, the fiscal deficit of the state governments is supposed to…
Explainer: India’s Fiscal deficit
Fiscal deficit is broadly the difference between government’s total revenue and its total expenditure. What…
Amidst fears of a slowdown in the Economy, Tax Revenues of many States shrink in the first four months of 2019-20
For the first time in last 5 years, the tax revenue earned in the first…
