Mint picks 10 budgets which stand out for one or the other of these reasons
1 min read23 Jan 2020T.N. Srinivasan is one of a very select group of economists who could take satisfaction in knowing that they played a consequential, intellectually grounded role in shaping an important event in world historyin this case, India rejoining the global economy in 1991
4 min read19 Nov 2018The government has finalised the new industrial policy, which is set to be announced soon, commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu said
1 min read23 Apr 2018Narrow banks should be considered seriously as they will ring-fence a good part of India's banking system from repeated failure that necessitate grand bailouts
3 min read17 Nov 2017A book of essays edited by former RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan explains how the 1991 reforms workedand why the scope needs to be widened now
3 min read19 Aug 2017Independent India's business history is clearly split into two partsbefore and after liberalization in 1991
3 min read16 Aug 2017A new book offers a holistic view of the ripple effects of liberalizationand points to its unfinished business
4 min read11 Aug 2017Policymakers around the world are grappling with widening regional inequalities and are being confronted with the need for 'place-based' economic policy interventions
4 min read13 Feb 2017Former RBI governor D. Subbarao says demonetisation is 'arguably' leading to a flurry of innovations in the Indian financial sector by way of digitisation of payments
1 min read5 Jan 2017Former bureaucrat N.K. Singh says it was clear that the bureaucracy was not prepared and that adjustments would take time
3 min read31 Dec 2016The 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