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COVID-19 impact: States struggle to raise monies amid fiscal uncertaintySubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 10:20 IST
Simply put, the borrowing costs for states have gone up by almost one percentage point in less than a month’s time.
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
Explained: Which factories should reopen after India’s coronavirus lockdown?Subscriber Only
April 07, 2020 00:38 IST
After the lockdown, what kind of manufacturing can be allowed to minimise risk of COVID-19 spread? Rather than insisting on ‘essential goods’ only, the key lies in which factories can enforce social distancing.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
Get Well SoonSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 05:45 IST
What does a fast-spreading virus, one that has led the government to impose restrictions on travel and trade, mean to an already slowing economy? As the PM announces an economic task force in the wake of coronavirus, The Indian Express mines data to find that pre-existing conditions in India today suggest that the road to recovery, unlike in the 2008 global financial crisis, will be long.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
Electoral priorities dominate the budgets of five key states facing Assembly pollsSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 05:25 IST
Apart from the wide geographical variation, these states also represent wide variation in terms of the political parties ruling them — from the Left Front government in Kerala to the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
States spend 5% of their money on healthcare; 15% on educationSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 05:24 IST
In 2017-18, Assam, Kerala and Chhattisgarh spent most in excess of the national average on both sectors. In sharp contrast, Haryana and Punjab spent lower than national average on both counts.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Potemkin Budgets: The state of state financesSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 05:17 IST
Be it raising revenues or spending money, there is wide gap between what states promise to do in any given year and what they actually do.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
17 state budgets, 1 story: Stressed fiscal, deep cuts in expenditureSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 04:30 IST
All states, barring Assam, found their revenue receipts plummet through the current financial year. Bihar, for instance, saw its revenue receipts fall by around Rs 25,500 crore — roughly a fall of 14 per cent over the Budget Estimates.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Explained: Putting a cost to coronavirusSubscriber Only
March 07, 2020 05:12 IST
The coronavirus outbreak has affected travel to and from many countries, industrial activity and global supply chains. How do economists estimate the cost of an outbreak of this kind for national and global economies?
Sat, Mar 07, 2020
Heart of Darkness: The context of violence in Northeast Delhi, India’s most densely populated districtSubscriber Only
March 01, 2020 03:00 IST
An Express Research Group Report: India’s most densely populated district, with the Capital’s lowest number of banks. From its small coaching centres to its little businesses, its open drains to its Metro line, its mixed population to the recent polarisation, what frames the Northeast Delhi violence, leaving 42 dead?
Sun, Mar 01, 2020
Explained: Ways to measure poverty in India — and why the numbers matterSubscriber Only
February 26, 2020 04:15 IST
Poverty can be measured in terms of the number of people living below this line (with the incidence of poverty expressed as the head count ratio). The “depth” of poverty indicates how far the poor are below the poverty line.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Explained: India’s ‘imported’ food inflationSubscriber Only
February 19, 2020 04:32 IST
After a period of divergence, domestic and global food prices are rising in tandem. Coronavirus, global crude prices, and an expected bumper rabi harvest could determine the scenario in the coming months.
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Explained: What Finance panel has saidSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 05:05 IST
The 15th Finance Commission has reduced the vertical devolution from 42% to 41%. It has used the criterion of ‘demographic effort’ to offset the population parameter, but its impact is not entirely clear
Tue, Feb 04, 2020
FCI borrowings to be more than Centre’s food subsidy billSubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 02:02 IST
By getting FCI to borrow more to fund food subsidy, Centre has managed to keep its own outgo lower.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
India’s imports of palm oil — dynamics of the trade with MalaysiaSubscriber Only
January 29, 2020 05:39 IST
While curbing oil imports has been under discussion since the Budget presented in July 2019, the move has been construed as retaliation against Malaysia’s PM, who has criticised India’s internal policy decisions.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Explained: How to read high food pricesSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 04:47 IST
Retail food inflation for December has touched a more than six-year high. When are prices likely to fall? And what could prevent that from happening? What steps can the government take?
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Retail inflation: The big worry — Spike comes in wake of global increase in food pricesSubscriber Only
January 14, 2020 04:05 IST
The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation’s Food Price Index (base year: 2002-04 = 100) averaged 181.7 points in December 2019, the highest since the 185.8 level of December 2014.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Explained: How Malappuram topped the list of world’s ‘fastest growing cities’Subscriber Only
January 14, 2020 03:18 IST
The list, based on data from the United Nations Population Division, appears unusual; this is because the total fertility rate (TFR, the number of children a woman is likely to have in the childbearing age of 15-49) in Kerala is 1.8 as per NITI Aayog data from 2016 — below the replacement rate of 2.1.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Explained: The nominal GDP worrySubscriber Only
January 08, 2020 00:27 IST
The estimated growth of 7.53% in ‘nominal’ terms is the lowest since 1975-76. Also, this is the first time since 2002-03 that nominal GDP growth is projected to be in single digits. Why is this a major concern?
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
District data: In Dindori, 93% homes have no toilets, over half have no kitchensSubscriber Only
January 05, 2020 04:15 IST
Around 0.08 per cent of the population — about 546 people in all — reported being homeless, which rules out the possibility of them being able to furnish any proof of residence.
Sun, Jan 05, 2020
Centre, state govts borrowing more funds at lower costsSubscriber Only
January 02, 2020 02:23 IST
On Tuesday, the last day of 2019, four states — Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Goa — raised a total of Rs 4,881 crore by issuing 10-year bonds at a weighted average interest rate of 7.17 per cent.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020Journalism of Courage
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