After K-Rail did not get Centre’s approval, Kerala govt recently approved RRTS. Sreedharan criticised RRTS as ‘election student’ & called it ‘foolish venture’.
2 years after UNNATI was unveiled to accelerate industry & jobs in the region, Budget offers limited funding, with only incremental support through tourism & agarwood farming.
FM Sitharaman also announced the govt will set up 5 university townships in the vicinity of major industrial logistics centres, and set up or upgrade 4 Telescope Infrastructure.
According to economists, the govt is expected to raise spending on roads, ports and railways, expand export incentives, and reform the import-duty regime.
Economic Survey 2025-26 presents a picture of an economy that is stronger, more resilient. But it also makes one thing clear: India’s biggest challenge now is execution.
Haryana CM Nayab Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, unveiled his first budget Monday. Total outlay for FY 2025-26 is Rs 2.05 lakh cr, up 13.7% hike from previous fiscal year.
As no new big schemes were announced in budget before Tamil Nadu goes to polls next year, analysts say this shows DMK govt’s confidence about securing a second consecutive term.
When half of all consumers are trapped in a low-productivity agrarian economy, exposing them further to agricultural price volatility would be criminal.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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