Himanshi Bhardwaj

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Welfare Spending Pushes Four States Into Red
Rediff.com4 days ago

Election-related freebies and populist measures are other factors crimping the revenue...

Fiscal Strain: 18 States Exceed Deficit Ceiling, Revenue Surplus Declines
Rediff.com17 Jun 2026

Eighteen of India's 28 states exceeded the fiscal deficit ceiling of 3 per cent of GSDP...

India's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 11-Month High in May
Rediff.com16 Jun 2026

India's unemployment rate reached an 11-month high of 5.5 per cent in May, up from 5.2...

India can return to over 7% growth path in FY28: CEA
Rediff.com6 Jun 2026

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran stated that India's economy is projected to...

Which Is India's Fastest Growing State?
Rediff.com27 May 2026

Assam emerged as the fastest-growing large state with a remarkable 17.3 per cent...

IIP basket gets a refresh: Rare earths in, kerosene out
Rediff.com26 May 2026

The new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series, which shifts the base year from...

West Asia crisis may cost India Rs 2.1 trillion, says BoB
Rediff.com23 May 2026

Bank of Baroda economists project India's GDP to grow 6.5-6.8 per cent in FY27 but warn...

CII urges govt to phase out fuel excise cut
Rediff.com11 May 2026

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the Indian government to gradually...

Haryana leads informal job growth, Gujarat sees sharp contraction in 2025
Rediff.com8 May 2026

Haryana recorded the fastest growth in unincorporated non-agricultural employment among...

Unincorporated Sector Drives Job Growth, Digital Divide Persists
Rediff.com7 May 2026

India's unincorporated non-agricultural sector, excluding construction and corporate...

GST growth slipped to five-year low of 5.6% in FY26
Rediff.com4 May 2026

India's like-for-like gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue growth slowed to a...

India's Reliance On Strait Of Hormuz Exceeds Global Average
Rediff.com10 Apr 2026

'The West Asia or the Gulf crisis has shown that what we develop as national...

Iran war: Fiscal pressures on govt may mount next FY, say experts
Rediff.com19 Mar 2026

Revenue collection next financial year may be affected, and, along with this, subsidies...

States' fiscal arithmetic tightens in FY27; deficit seen at 3% of GDP
Rediff.com20 Feb 2026

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has projected the aggregate fiscal deficit of states...

How India measured inflation, and what is set to change
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

India's main inflation measure, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is set for another...

Phase out universal subsidies: ADB-PwC study to 16th FC
Rediff.com16 Feb 2026

Governments should move away from universal subsidies towards tightly targeted...

World Bank flags how India failed to rein in debt in several states
Rediff.com5 Feb 2026

India's state-level fiscal rules have improved headline deficits, but the gains are...

Know This About The 2027 Census
Rediff.com2 Feb 2026

2027's housing census trims questions but adds digital-age indicators like Internet and...

Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu in NITI's 2024 export preparedness index
Rediff.com15 Jan 2026

Maharashtra has pipped Tamil Nadu in NITI Aayog's latest Export Preparedness Index...

Infra investment likely to climb, consumption growth may plateau
Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

Supported by strong buoyancy in public sector capital expenditure (capex), growth in...