Explainer: What is the ‘Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme’?
Gold is an integral part of any Indian family, for many traditions & occasions. As…
Browsing: Economics
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…
Explainer: How much of the Estimated receipts does the Government actually earn?
Every year during budget, the government estimates both revenues and expenditure. But, how much of…
[Explainer] Understanding Government Debt
There are many viral posts on social media alleging that the financial liabilities of different…
Fact Check: Do Women make up for more than 70% beneficiaries of Mudra loans?
In this article, we fact check some numbers related to the MUDRA scheme and the…
