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.
Apr 04, 2016 00:39 IST
The progress of DBT implementation will be monitored through e-Samiksha portal of the Cabinet...
Mon, Apr 04, 2016
Mar 31, 2016 01:15 IST
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has sent a terse missive to the Central Board of Direct Taxes...
Thu, Mar 31, 2016
Mar 15, 2016 02:06 IST
Despite the government sticking to its fiscal deficit target of 3.5 per cent and maintaining the...
Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Mar 11, 2016 02:12 IST
The net borrowing has been targeted at Rs 4.25 lakh crore for the next financial...
Fri, Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016 01:49 IST
Bond will be issued by electricity distribution companies as non-SLR...
Fri, Mar 11, 2016
Mar 08, 2016 03:15 IST
The Centre has decided to lower the maximum penalty rates to reduce the high rate of tax...
Tue, Mar 08, 2016
Mar 03, 2016 02:30 IST
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said levy of cesses will be sparingly done after the goods and...
Thu, Mar 03, 2016
Mar 03, 2016 02:19 IST
In his Budget speech on Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said GAAR will be implemented from...
Thu, Mar 03, 2016
Mar 02, 2016 01:44 IST
Niti Aayog has been given the responsibility of identifying state-owned companies for stake...
Wed, Mar 02, 2016
Mar 01, 2016 02:56 IST
The reduction in corporate tax rate has to be calibrated, Jaitley said, adding that the benefits...
Tue, Mar 01, 2016
Mar 01, 2016 02:52 IST
The window under this Income Disclosure Scheme will be opened from June 1 to Sept 30,...
Tue, Mar 01, 2016
Mar 01, 2016 02:38 IST
Over half of disinvestment target for 2016-17 is estimated to come from minority stake sales of...
Tue, Mar 01, 2016Mar 01, 2016 02:29 IST
The Centre is set to introduce the Aadhar Bill in Parliament over the next couple of days to give...
Tue, Mar 01, 2016
Feb 25, 2016 04:37 IST
A market expert said that the meeting could be linked to a possible rise in the fiscal deficit...
Thu, Feb 25, 2016
Feb 24, 2016 03:47 IST
Though the basic rate of corporate tax is 30 per cent, the effective rate is lower at around 23 per...
Wed, Feb 24, 2016
Feb 19, 2016 03:59 IST
The upcoming Budget is likely to feature an announcement on rolling out the system across all...
Fri, Feb 19, 2016
Feb 03, 2016 02:53 IST
Lack of clarity on ironing out hurdles in acquiring right-of-way is a major glitch in Centre’s...
Wed, Feb 03, 2016
Jan 30, 2016 03:22 IST
SU-UTI currently holds 11.66 per cent in Axis Bank, 11.27 per cent in ITC Ltd and 8.18 per cent in...
Sat, Jan 30, 2016
Jan 29, 2016 01:53 IST
Suggestions include raising TDS threshold, halving its rate to 5% and eliminating officer’s...
Fri, Jan 29, 2016
Jan 27, 2016 00:58 IST
However, the final approval for projects such as Google’s Loon and Microsoft’s White Spaces...
Sun, Jan 31, 2016
Jan 13, 2016 02:09 IST
With the NOFN rollout facing hurdles, especially right-of-way issues, the idea of states...
Wed, Jan 13, 2016
Jan 11, 2016 03:06 IST
In August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India had granted in-principle approval to 11 applicants to set...
Mon, Jan 11, 2016
Jan 11, 2016 02:15 IST
Prasad is now focussed on turning around two state-owned enterprises — telecom utility Bharat...
Mon, Jan 11, 2016
Jan 07, 2016 02:05 IST
Taking over as the president of Ficci, Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group called...
Thu, Jan 07, 2016
Jan 05, 2016 03:14 IST
Deflator is the inflation measure used to convert estimates of nominal GDP into real,...
Tue, Jan 05, 2016