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FM Sitharaman ignoring fourth F : Jairam Ramesh says domestic private investors hesitant over investments
Big infra projects clock Rs 5.6 lakh crore cost overrun
Major infrastructure projects in India have seen significant cost overruns. Projects valued at ₹150 crore or more have collectively exceeded their original budgets by ₹5.6 lakh crore. The total revised cost for 1,981 projects now stands at ₹42.8 lakh crore. D…
RBI's record dividend payout to provide partial cushion to stressed govt finances: Experts
The all-time high dividend declared on Friday is 6.7 per cent greater than Rs 2.69 lakh crore for the 2024-25 fiscal. urplus transfer by RBI alone accounts for 91 per cent of the budgeted non-tax revenue under 'dividend/surplus of Reserve Bank of India, Natio…
Winston Peters on New Zealand’s response to the ‘Asian century’, declares foreign affairs funding an ‘absolute necessity’
The Government is carving out $2.4b from the public service over four years.
Centrally sponsored schemes need to be rationalized: here are six rules to guide this exercise
India's proliferation of centrally sponsored schemes over the decades has left us with an unwieldly maze. Few can be justified by their impact. Here’s how the country can put them to test. Many would need to be either reformed or dropped.
Transport Secretary to confirm HS2 could cost eye-watering £100billion despite being scaled back several times - the equivalent of £1billion a mile and triple the original price tag
Heidi Alexander will tell the Commons that delivering the beleaguered high-speed rail project may cost triple the £32.7billion price tag it was originally given in 2011.
Harka Sampang criticizes govt over policy, ordinances and border issues
KATHMANDU: Shram Sanskriti Party chair Harka Sampang has strongly criticized the government’s policies and working style in the House of Representatives, raising questions on border security, squatters’ eviction, ordinances, budget formulation, and alleged sm…
PM Employment Generation Programme generates 36.33 lakh jobs, helps set up over 4 lakh micro-enterprises in five years
The release stated that with an approved budget of ₹13,554.42 crore, PMEGP fully utilized funds and established 4,03,706 micro-enterprises, surpassing the target of 4,02,000
NHAI road award slowdown deepens, FY27 outlook remains challenging: Nuvama
Construction falls 78 per cent year-on-year as FY26 misses target; no budget boost for FY27 limits recovery hopes
Centre to sustain capex push despite fiscal stress due to global uncertainties: FinMin Official
The FY27 Budget has pegged the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, which is now seen at 4.5% of GDP, following a downward revision in India's nominal GDP under the new series
HUL Q4 Preview: Revenue seen at ₹16,100 crore, margins hinge on pricing strategy
Hindustan Unilever is expected to post March quarter revenue of ₹16,100 crore and profit of ₹2,600 crore, with estimates tightly clustered. However, rising prices and a new FMCG pricing cycle are pressuring volumes, making FY27 guidance the key trigger—can de…