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More Than a Delayed Monsoon

India’s southwest monsoon has entered the season on a worrying note, with rainfall running 35% below normal and cent...

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Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden

India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measu...

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Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again

A woman resident of the Wazirpur slum washing utensils before setting off to work. Photo: Jignesh Mistry. As expected, t...

Coverage General National Finance Union Budget

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100 Days of Economy & Finance: More of the same. But also forced reversals on some fronts

A hundred days isn’t really enough to evaluate the policies of a regime pertaining to finance and economy, but it is eno...

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A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, w...

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Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Random Reflections In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Cou...

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Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless

RBI is the regulator and supervisor of the monetary system. Its objectives are, to maintain public confidence in the sys...

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Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. F...

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नोटेबंदी पर RBI की भविष्यवाणी कैसे हुई सच? | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

नोटबंदी की बात करने से केंद्र सरकार हमेशा कतराती रही है। लेकिन पिछले हफ्ते जब सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने नोटबंदी के खिलाफ याचिका प...

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What RBI told Modi about demonetisation and how it turned out to be true | THE MONEY TRAIL

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 The Union Government has always shied away from talkin...

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September 16, 2026

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India’s southwest monsoon has entered the season on a worrying note, with rainfall running 35% below normal and central India recording a deficit of 63%. While June rainfall shortages are not uncommon, the current situation is unfolding against the backdrop of a developing El Niño event that glo...

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September 16, 2026

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Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden

India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remains below the RBI’s comfort level at 3.48 per cent in April. At first glance, this appears reassuring for households as well as poli...

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February 18, 2025

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again

A woman resident of the Wazirpur slum washing utensils before setting off to work. Photo: Jignesh Mistry. As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalise...

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October 9, 2024

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100 Days of Economy & Finance: More of the same. But also forced reversals on some fronts

A hundred days isn’t really enough to evaluate the policies of a regime pertaining to finance and economy, but it is enough so far as to get the drift. And an overview of the last three months possibly hints at two trends. Firstly, there is no major course correction that the government plans to put...

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer

A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, with Canva. Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so. You ca...

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January 11, 2023

Thomas Franco

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Random Reflections In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Court verdict delivered on January 02, 2023, Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev, Former General Secretary of the All India Bank Officers Confederation points out that the extensive damages ca...

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December 12, 2022

Thomas Franco

Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless

RBI is the regulator and supervisor of the monetary system. Its objectives are, to maintain public confidence in the system, protect depositors’ interests and provide cost-effective banking services to the public. Its roles are to maintain financial stability and to ensure adequate liquidity in the ...

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November 29, 2022

Thomas Franco

Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. From jobless growth, we are in ‘job loss’ growth. Study after study confirms it. OXFAM India Report 2022 on inequality stated that 84% of households suffered a decline i...

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March 11, 2026

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नोटेबंदी पर RBI की भविष्यवाणी कैसे हुई सच? | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

नोटबंदी की बात करने से केंद्र सरकार हमेशा कतराती रही है। लेकिन पिछले हफ्ते जब सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने नोटबंदी के खिलाफ याचिका पर सुनवाई शुरू की तो उन्हें मजबूर होना पड़ा। केंद्र सरकार ने अपने हलफनामे में बड़े, लेकिन निराधार दावे किए हैं। उन्होंने नोटबंदी की जिम्मेदारी भी आरबीआई को सौंप दी, यह दावा करते हुए...

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March 11, 2026

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What RBI told Modi about demonetisation and how it turned out to be true | THE MONEY TRAIL

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 The Union Government has always shied away from talking about demonetisation. But last week they were forced to, as the Supreme Court is hearing the petition against demonetisation. The Union Government in its affidavit has made tall ...

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More Than a Delayed Monsoon

Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden

Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again

100 Days of Economy & Finance: More of the same. But also forced reversals on some fronts

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless

Recession – What India should do?

नोटेबंदी पर RBI की भविष्यवाणी कैसे हुई सच? | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

What RBI told Modi about demonetisation and how it turned out to be true | THE MONEY TRAIL

More Than a Delayed Monsoon

Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden

Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again

100 Days of Economy & Finance: More of the same. But also forced reversals on some fronts

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless

Recession – What India should do?

नोटेबंदी पर RBI की भविष्यवाणी कैसे हुई सच? | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

What RBI told Modi about demonetisation and how it turned out to be true | THE MONEY TRAIL

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