Has The Unemployment Rate Come Down? – Analyzing PLFS Report
Periodic labour force survey (PLFS) for the period July’21 to June’22 (FY22) shows a decline in unemployment rate (UR) over previous years. However, amidst the continued sluggishness in economic performance,…
Analyzing GDP Growth – Q3’FY23 (Oct- Dec’22)
Indian economy has grown by 4.4% during Oct-Dec’22 quarter (Q3’FY23) as per the data released by NSO today. Growth rate significantly lower than 6.3% in Q2’23 and 5.4% in Q3’FY22.…
National Highways – Accelerating Momentum
National highways have received much attention in the recent past with the commissioning of some big-ticket projects. The sector had lost way around 2015 when several companies failed to execute…
Analyzing Corporate Tax Exemptions
Tax exemptions for the corporate sector have become a curse considering the huge amount of tax being forfeited by the government. More so, since the large corporates are claiming more…
Budget – Revenue & Expenditure Analysis (Part II)
Against total receipt of Rs 27.1 lakh crore, central government is projected to spend nearly Rs 45 lakh crore in FY24. Other than interest payments, broad areas which account for…
Budget – Revenue & Expenditure Analysis (Part I)
The Budget proposal projects total expenditure of Rs 45 lakh crore against receipt of Rs 27.1 lakh crore for the year 2023-24 or FY24. This implies fiscal deficit of Rs…
Budget 2023-24 – Highlights
The budget for the year 2023-24 presented by the finance minister today has been quite pragmatic with no populist measures taken. This was widely expected considering that it was the…
IDBI Bank Turnaround – A Brief Case Study
IDBI Bank has been in the news due to government’s plan to divest its holding. This follows bank’s revival after being under RBI’s PCA for an extended period of time.…
Industry Analysis – Cement
Cement Industry had been in the news recently with acquisition of Ambuja Cement and its Subsidiary, ACC, by Adani group. In another development, Dalmia Bharat announced agreement for acquisition of…
The Year That Was – International
The world witnessed another year of crisis, after two harrowing Covid years. Global economy ws hit by Russia’s attack on Ukraine which disturbed the entire global economy, particularly food and…