Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha cited the 2012 Supreme Court ruling, which had cancelled allocations done on the first-come-first-serve basis, to say that backhaul spectrum was not covered under the judgment
2 min read16 Jan 2019A rise in fertiliser prices overseas and a fall in the rupee currency also made imported fertilisers more expensive
2 min read14 Jan 2019Microwave access (MWA) spectrum is allocated to telecom operators for short distances to provide mobile services.
1 min read10 Jan 2019CAG has recommended the government consider instituting a policy framework for off-budget financing, which should include a disclosure about its rationale and objective to parliament
2 min read16 Jan 2019SAIL requires about 15 million tonnes coking coal annually, of which 12-13 million tonnes is imported, CAG noted in its latest report
1 min read19 Aug 2018The latest data from the Controller General of Accounts provides some clues about the spending priorities of the Narendra Modi government in 2017-18
3 min read5 Jun 2018In its report on rail finances presented in Parliament, CAG said 2016-17 operating ratio of Indian Railways is the worst since 2000-01 when it was 98.34%
2 min read14 Mar 2018The government revenue department had an opening balance of Rs2,658.31 crore in arrears to be realized in 2016-17, but with an addition of Rs6,176.31 crore during the fiscal, the total went up to Rs8,834.62 crore
2 min read19 Dec 2017New Comptroller and Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi will aim to expand the CAG's ambit to include auditing the social impact of public spending
1 min read26 Sep 2017Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre, completed his two-year fixed term as the home secretary last month
1 min read24 Sep 2017The 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