Aanchal Magazine is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, serving as a leading voice on the macroeconomy and fiscal policy. With over 13 years of newsroom experience, she is recognized for her ability to decode complex economic data and government policy for a wider audience....Read More
Aanchal Magazine is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, serving as a leading voice on the macroeconomy and fiscal policy. With over 13 years of newsroom experience, she is recognized for her ability to decode complex economic data and government policy for a wider audience.
Expertise & Focus Areas: Magazine’s reporting is rooted in "fiscal arithmetic" and economic science. Her work provides critical insights into the financial health of the nation, focusing on:
Macroeconomic Policy: Detailed tracking of GDP growth, inflation trends, and central bank policy actions.
Fiscal Metrics: Analysis of taxation, revenue collection, and government spending.
Labour & Society: Reporting on labour trends and the intersection of economic policy with employment.
Her expertise lies in interpreting high-frequency economic indicators to explain the broader trajectory of the Indian economy.
Personal Interests: Beyond the world of finance and statistics, Aanchal maintains a deep personal interest in the history of her homeland, Kashmir. In her spare time, she reads extensively about the region's culture and traditions and works to map the complex journeys of displacement associated with it.
Jul 18, 2024 07:09 IST
The informal sector plays a crucial role in generating jobs and absorbing semi-skilled and...
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
Jul 16, 2024 21:45 IST
For the next financial year, the IMF retained the projection at a slower growth rate of 6.5 per...
Wed, Jul 17, 2024
Jul 16, 2024 11:23 IST
The BCCI - which administers professional cricket in India - had sought initiation of insolvency...
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Jul 14, 2024 04:10 IST
A section in the government is concerned since most MTNL debt is backed by a sovereign guarantee,...
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 18:44 IST
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 4.8 per cent in May 2024 and 4.87 per...
Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 03:55 IST
With less than a fortnight for the presentation of the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, the Prime...
Fri, Jul 12, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 03:55 IST
The data available for the first time since 2015-16, provides an understanding of the impact of the...
Fri, Jul 12, 2024
Jul 10, 2024 04:30 IST
The council will advise the Commission on any of the Terms of Reference or related subjects that...
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Jul 09, 2024 04:55 IST
Citing data from RBI data, Labour Ministry said it indicates more than 8 crore employment...
Tue, Jul 09, 2024
Jul 08, 2024 04:10 IST
The decline is mainly due to the 32% fall in premium income underwritten by state-owned Agriculture...
Mon, Jul 08, 2024
Jul 07, 2024 04:04 IST
Sources in the government said there is broad consensus over the need for rate rationalisation in a...
Sun, Jul 07, 2024
Jul 06, 2024 04:27 IST
Wolf also said the obstacles to the necessary progress in India lie “overwhelmingly in domestic...
Sat, Jul 06, 2024
Jul 06, 2024 04:25 IST
The use of the internet for entrepreneurial purposes has increased by 7.2 per cent, indicating a...
Sat, Jul 06, 2024
Jun 17, 2024 04:15 IST
The tax cuts may be a more efficient measure to enhance disposable income, which in turn would...
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Jun 13, 2024 05:23 IST
Manufacturing, which accounts for 77.6 per cent of the weight of the IIP, grew 3.9 per cent in...
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024 04:10 IST
One of the biggest benefits for states classified as a special category earlier was that 90 per...
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 04:00 IST
A Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, Sitharaman has been credited with presenting a fiscally-prudent...
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Jun 09, 2024 04:20 IST
Overall, around 60 lakh digital life certificates were received from the pensioners during the...
Sun, Jun 09, 2024
Jun 08, 2024 04:00 IST
‘Milk and milk products’ found favour over ‘beverages and processed food’ in total food...
Sat, Jun 08, 2024
Jun 07, 2024 04:17 IST
During the previous two stints, the NDA government faltered on big-ticket reforms not having...
Fri, Jun 07, 2024
Jun 03, 2024 04:15 IST
In the 2019 general elections, which were held between April 10 and May 17, 13 exit polls predicted...
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Jun 02, 2024 04:00 IST
At present, around 7.5 crore members are active contributing members to the provident fund, pension...
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
Jun 01, 2024 22:45 IST
The rise in GST collections was mainly driven by a “strong increase in domestic transactions”,...
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
May 31, 2024 18:08 IST
Robust economic growth, says FM; third year of 7%-plus growth rate...
Sat, Jun 01, 2024
May 29, 2024 17:52 IST
S&P said it may raise the ratings if India's fiscal deficits narrow meaningfully such that the...
Thu, May 30, 2024