Shiva Rajora, Himanshi Bhardwaj

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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...

New GDP series to improve informal sector estimates
Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

India's new national accounts will leverage new data sources and surveys to enhance the...

Odisha leads in GST growth, T'gana in direct taxes
Rediff.com26 Dec 2025

A shift appears underway in India's tax landscape. States with relatively smaller tax...

'Labour Codes Will Reduce Take-Home Salary Is Wrong'
Rediff.com20 Dec 2025

'It will increase the contribution to gratuity, which is something the employer has to...

Food delivery platforms employed 1.37 million in FY24, says NCAER
Rediff.com19 Dec 2025

The food delivery platform sector in India employed 1.37 million workers in the...

Unemployment rate at 8-mth low of 4.7%
Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

Buoyed by the robustness in rural job market on account of rabi sowing, India's monthly...

Goa Fire Exposes EPFO Oversight Gaps
Rediff.com13 Dec 2025

'The tragedy underscored 'serious and widespread' weaknesses in the EPFO's monitoring...

Richest 10% Hold 65% of India's Wealth
Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

A larger part of India's population was in the middle 40 per cent of the national...

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs
Rediff.com2 Dec 2025

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior...

Jobs in unincorporated sector rose marginally in Q2: NSO data
Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

Around 128.6 million people were employed in the unincorporated sector during...

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs
Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit...

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

India's labour market in the second quarter (July-September/Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26)...

Chandigarh, Delhi have highest share of services in GVA: NITI
Rediff.com4 Nov 2025

The share of services in gross value added (GVA) in 2023-24 was the highest in...

Low-Wage Trap Looms Over India's Services Sector, Warns Niti Report
Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

The services sector employs 188 million people but remains highly informal, trapping...