All stories by Arup Roychoudhury
Mid-year economic review set to make a comeback
Rediff.com20 Jul 2018The review will not only present data, trends but also list out the achievements of the Narendra Modi government
Govt in search of prospective operator for The Ashok Hotel
Rediff.com4 Jul 2018Centre working on open-ended lease agreement to enablesale of property at the end of the agreement period
Finance panel may revive sops for states
Rediff.com27 Jun 2018Performance-based incentives were recommended by the 13th Finance Commission, but omitted by the 14th Finance Commission
Divestment: Modi govt's pathetic track record
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018Out of nearly 30 public sector undertakings and assets under 'strategic sale' plan, only the ONGC-HPCL plan has been completed
Jaitley may be back at work by June-end
Rediff.com1 Jun 2018The minister without portfolio is recovering well after his kidney transplant and has started walking in his hospital room.
Nirav Modi fraud: How money changed hands
Rediff.com26 May 2018The chargesheet was filed against Nirav Modi and 23 others.
Worry lines are back for govt as crude hits $80 a barrel
Rediff.com19 May 2018"Under different scenarios, we see the impact of higher crude prices ranging from $25 billion to a maximum of $50 billion on the oil import bill. The increase in the oil import bill will also affect the current account deficit," economic affairs secretary S C Garg said in a conference on Friday.
Walmart-Flipkart deal: What will be Tiger Global's tax liability?
Rediff.com14 May 2018Taxing SoftBank, the largest shareholder in Flipkart with a little over 20 per cent stake, however, will be easier.
This is how cash travels from printing press to your purse
Rediff.com19 Apr 2018On a daily basis, an average cash logistics company transports Rs 5,000-8,000 crore worth of cash nationwide.
Cash crunch: 'Printing of lower denomination notes will be ramped up'
Rediff.com18 Apr 2018As the Centre deals with the fallout of cash shortage in certain parts of the country, Principal Economic Advisor in the finance ministry, Sanjeev Sanyal, bottom, left, tells Arup Roychoudhury that the demand for cash has seen a spike of late.
April-Feb fiscal deficit hits 120% of FY18 target
Rediff.com29 Mar 2018The fiscal deficit rose primarily on the back of lower non-tax revenues, which came in at 60 per cent of full-year target, compared with 62.4 per cent for the same period last year.
FPI limit in long-term government securities may be hiked
Rediff.com28 Mar 2018FPIs are currently capped at 5 per cent of the total outstanding government dated securities, and own 4.5 per cent
8 unlisted PSUs buy back Rs 2,600 crore govt shares
Rediff.com27 Mar 2018Though this is part of the divestment drive, government's stake in these companies remains 100 per cent even after the buybacks
Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank
Rediff.com14 Mar 2018Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year's extension in September 2017
Fugitive Economic Offenders bill may take ordinance route
Rediff.com1 Mar 2018Even existing cases might come under the proposed law, including those of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choski. But, the law would not cover earlier cases.
PNB scam fallout: Govt plans bank-holding company
Rediff.com26 Feb 2018While the formation of a holding company will not outright privatise State-owned banks, officials believe it will help the Centre deflect criticism arising out of the latest banking scams.
Govt to issue 'outcome budget' this week
Rediff.com5 Feb 2018The idea is to monitor centrally sponsored schemes, partly funded schemes, loans, programmes and any other endeavour into which funds are pumped.
Govt to issue 'outcome budget' this week
Rediff.com5 Feb 2018The idea is to monitor centrally sponsored schemes, partly funded schemes, loans, programmes and any other endeavour into which funds are pumped.
Government to use Finance Bill for leeway in spending
Rediff.com3 Feb 2018This move will enable it to incur higher-than-mandated borrowing, and possibly spending, till the 2024 Lok Sabha election cycle.
Budget: FM may raise divestment target for 2018-19 to Rs 100,000 crores
Rediff.com29 Jan 2018This will encompass the sale of Air India, a number of other privatisation initiatives, mergers, initial public offerings, the Centre's two exchange-traded funds, buybacks and offers-for-sale, and even monetisation of land assets.