Indian Economy & Business Analysis

Against total receipt of Rs 20.8 lakh crore, government is projected to spend nearly Rs 27.8 lakh crore in FY20. Other than interest payments, broad areas which account for maximum expenditure…

The monetary policy committee’s decision today to cut rate by 25 basis points doesn’t look surprising since CPI inflation has fallen from 3.4% in Oct’18 to as low as 2.2%…

The Budget proposal for year 2019-20 projects total expenditure of Rs 27.8 lakh crore against receipt of Rs 20.8 lakh crore. This implies shortfall of Rs 7 lakh crore corresponding to…

The “interim” budget presented today was keenly watched to see if the government sticks to the path of fiscal prudence or makes populist announcements. The speech, while making some important…

The distress being faced by agriculture sector has become a part of the mainstream agenda and rightly so. Despite supporting almost half of India’s population, rural economy remains in dire…

While media continues celebrate wealth and growing number of millionaires, the income disparity across the world is getting worse. As per the Oxfam report released earlier this week, an astonishing…

Shipping industry in India continues to face challenging times with seven of the 13 listed companies reporting losses as per the latest financials. The stress seems to have worsened with…

Imagine Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a corporate entity, sitting on a huge amount of cash. What would its shareholders do? Obviously, demand from the company management to return…

ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd) acquired government’s majority stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) last year. The company, with consolidated revenue of Rs 3.6 lakh crore and…

Automobile industry appears to be going through a challenging times over last few months impacted by the slowdown in NBFCs loan disbursal and certain other issues. If the trend persists,…