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Economy

Indian economy keeps its shine, with some red flags

India’s strong footing, especially at a time when recession bells are ringing in Europe, may prove useful to the Narendra Modi government ahead of elections. The country remains on top in Mint’s emerging markets tracker.

3 min read27 Mar 2024
Economy

Mint macro tracker: High-frequency indicators improve slightly in February

As of February 2024, eight of the 16 indicators were in green, five in red, and three in amber, which is an improvement from last month when only six indicators were in green

1 min read26 Mar 2024
Industry

Why the surge in gold loans raises red flags

The surge in gold loans, and practices around it, are raising the hackles of the banking regulator and policymakers.

3 min read26 Mar 2024
Economy

Why India’s fickle growth needs GDP math revamp

The quarterly exercise of estimating India’s economic output is riddled with issues, with little to no solution possible without a structural overhaul.

4 min read24 Mar 2024
Politics

Electoral bonds: How giant donors timed their political funding

Mint analysis of the top 22 donors showed these entities have donated more than ₹100 crore since 12 April 2019 through electoral bonds.

1 min read23 Mar 2024
News

Data recap: Electoral bonds, Tata’s plan, Murthy’s gift

News and developments from the week gone by, through numbers and charts.

3 min read22 Mar 2024
Economy

The depth of India’s water crisis, explained in charts

As Bengaluru’s taps run dry, here’s a look at the extent of India’s problem—from groundwater table to poor quality, and unclean rivers to lack of access to drinking water

2 min read20 Mar 2024
News

Modi govt’s mixed record on corporate reforms

India’s corporate-reforms scorecard under the BJP government has been a mix of hits and misses. In the fifth part of our pre-election data series, we evaluate what was transformative and what remains half-baked.

4 min read19 Mar 2024
Money

How RBI is shaping the credit cards market

India's credit card market will continue in its growth path, but under the watchful eye of the regulator.

3 min read18 Mar 2024
Politics

Electoral bonds: The curious case of Madanlal Ltd’s donations

The now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme did away with norms on how much a company could donate, how it could donate and how it needed to report such donations. That spurred small nondescript firms into action.

4 min read17 Mar 2024
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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