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, 2018 02:58 IST
At present, three of these six posts — Investigation, Revenue and Taxpayer Services and Income...
Wed, Jul 18, 2018
Jul 16, 2018 00:12 IST
Chief Statistician of Canada Anil Arora speaks on the crucial role of statistics and data in the...
Mon, Jul 16, 2018
Jul 12, 2018 04:45 IST
Responding to these claims, Yogendra Yadav told The Indian Express: “Whatever was found during...
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
Jul 06, 2018 04:45 IST
EPFO manages social security funds of workers in the organised/semi-organised sector in the...
Fri, Jul 06, 2018
Jul 04, 2018 00:42 IST
The government is looking at various data sources and has started releasing enrolment data for...
Wed, Jul 04, 2018
Jun 27, 2018 01:17 IST
He said natural gas and ATF are “two easier candidates for inclusion” under GST, but the timing...
Wed, Jun 27, 2018
Jun 26, 2018 04:53 IST
Though the members’ data above are linked to Aadhaar, the estimates may include temporary...
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
Jun 24, 2018 00:38 IST
The initially proposed features of GST — reverse charge mechanism, where the tax liability lies...
Sun, Jun 24, 2018
Jun 22, 2018 04:28 IST
With Trump administration increasing import duties and initiating trade war with various countries...
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018 01:00 IST
India has hiked duty on 29 kinds of goods imported from the US, following a similar move by the US...
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
Jun 20, 2018 00:25 IST
Vanaja N Sarna said that her team did its best to manage the transition after the GST...
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
Jun 17, 2018 02:17 IST
At present, the Central GST (CGST) Act defines RCM as the provision where the registered recipient...
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
Jun 10, 2018 04:35 IST
GDP growth rates for pre-2011-12 years, making it impossible to compare the new growth data with...
Sun, Jun 10, 2018
Jun 09, 2018 02:12 IST
“We are getting a very positive response so far from the scheme with addition of 5.5 lakh workers...
Sat, Jun 09, 2018
Jun 07, 2018 01:08 IST
The amount sanctioned so far is almost 18 per cent of the total Rs 14,000 crore of pending refunds...
Thu, Jun 07, 2018
Jun 02, 2018 01:01 IST
According to the department’s announcement, the ‘Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme’ too has...
Sat, Jun 02, 2018
Jun 01, 2018 04:46 IST
The country had recorded GDP growth of 7.1 per cent in the previous financial year (2016-17)....
Fri, Jun 01, 2018
May 30, 2018 02:00 IST
While government officials estimated the pending amount of refunds to be about Rs 9,000-10,000...
Wed, May 30, 2018
May 29, 2018 02:33 IST
The contribution of taxes and duties on crude and petroleum products for states rose 18.1 per cent...
Wed, May 30, 2018
May 23, 2018 01:18 IST
Initially proposed features – reverse charge mechanism, invoice matching, tax deduction at...
Wed, May 23, 2018
May 17, 2018 02:00 IST
As per the draft scheme, construction workers will be entitled to monthly pension of Rs 1,000 after...
Thu, May 17, 2018
May 11, 2018 02:11 IST
Industry sources said the bank may have to cough up a total of around Rs 45,000 crore if they were...
Fri, May 11, 2018
May 08, 2018 02:31 IST
Pronab Sen said that the GST may have triggered companies to register and added to the EPFO...
Tue, May 08, 2018
May 05, 2018 01:31 IST
Prior to introduction of GST, a cess was levied and collected under the Sugar Cess Act, 1982, as...
Sat, May 05, 2018
May 04, 2018 16:41 IST
GST council meeting: The Council had discussed a proposal wherein a 2 per cent concession, subject...
Fri, May 04, 2018