Cabinet Approves ₹1,920 Crore Additional Allocation for PMKSY – 1/08/25
Capital Expenditure and Agricultural Transformation under PMKSY Economics Concepts Covered Capital Expenditure (Capex): Capital expenditure refers to government spending that leads to the creation of durable productive assets such as…
SEBI Proposes Tighter Norms for Green Bond Third-Party Reviewers – 01/08/25
SEBI Tightens Norms for Green Bond Reviewers Economics Concepts Covered Greenwashing: A deceptive marketing practice where a company or investment is portrayed as environmentally friendly when it does not meet…
US Tariff “Shock” on India – 01/08/25
Protective Tariffs and Indo-US Trade Tensions Economics Concepts Covered Protective Tariffs: Duties imposed on imported goods to make them more expensive than domestic alternatives, intended to protect local industries from…
India’s Q2 FY26 GDP Soars 8.2% – 3/12/25
India Q2 FY26 GDP: Structural Shift Analysis Economics Concepts Covered Real GDP Growth: The inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an economy in…
Mizoram Agriculture Board Thanks NITI Aayog for Declaring State as ‘Ginger Capital of India’ – 2/12/25
Mizoram as the Ginger Capital of India Economics Concepts Covered Geographical Indication (GI) & Branding: Leveraging a specific region’s reputation for a product to create a market identity and premium…
Bullion Body Sets Up SRO for Digital Gold Transparency – 02/12/25
Self-Regulation of Digital Gold in India Economics Concepts Covered Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO): A non-governmental body that sets and enforces rules for an industry to ensure ethical practices and consumer protection.…
Why Larger and More Populous States Are Losing Fiscal Strength – 2/12/25
Fiscal Autonomy and Revenue Erosion in Indian States Economics Concepts Covered Fiscal Autonomy: The ability of a state to fund its expenditures through its own tax and non-tax revenues. Elasticity…
FM Calls for Global Cooperation on Digital Era Tax Transparency – 2/12/25
Global Tax Transparency and Digital Economy Economics Concepts Covered Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS): Tax planning strategies used by multinational enterprises that exploit gaps in tax rules to “shift”…
GST Rate Rationalisation Has Largely Fixed Inverted Duty Structure, Says Sitharaman – 2/12/25
GST 2.0 and Inverted Duty Structure Economics Concepts Covered Inverted Duty Structure (IDS): A situation where the tax on raw materials (inputs) is higher than the tax on the final…
Indian Government Bonds Rally on Short-Covering & Suspected RBI Buying – 2/12/25
Government Bond Rally, Yields and RBI Liquidity Signals Economics Concepts Covered Government Securities and Bond Markets Bond Prices and Yields Relationship Short-Covering in Financial Markets Central Bank Open Market Operations…