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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicFinance ministry

Topic: finance ministry

Govt ‘exploring ways to bring back labourers’ as efforts begin to get economy on track

Lakhs of migrant labourers left the big urban centres as the lockdown, which has continued with periodic relaxations since 25 March, left them without jobs.

Modi govt estimates 15% of Rs 3 lakh crore MSME loans could turn NPA. Banks fear worse

Modi govt has promised 100% credit guarantee to banks and NBFCs to ensure credit flow to MSMEs. But bankers say revival of the economy is crucial to loan performance.

Asset monetisation, new finance firms — govt panel suggestions to raise infra investment

A report by National Infrastructure Pipeline task force suggested a mix of public and private investment options to meet the ambitious Rs 111-crore target.

Tarun Bajaj is no stranger to finance ministry, but this stint will be his toughest

In his third stint in the finance ministry, Bajaj’s positive attitude, hands-on approach and openness to feedback will help, say IAS colleagues.

Swamy questions Tarun Bajaj appointment as DEA secretary, calls him Robert Vadra’s ‘chela’

In a tweet, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy questions if civil servants are taking advantage of the PM’s ‘total engrossment’ with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Finance Ministry extends renewal date of health, motor insurance policies to 15 May

It is expected that similar extension will be effected for life insurance renewal policy also through a separate notification.

Govt slashes small savings scheme rates up to 1.4% for April-June quarter

Term deposits of 1-3 years will now fetch an interest rate of 5.5%, down from 6.9%, while the five-year term deposit will earn 6.7% instead of 7.7%.

OPDs shut, surgeries put off: Private hospitals write to finance minister for emergency fund

Corporate hospitals have sought an emergency relief fund that could be released through pending payments under CGHS, ECHS, exemption of GST & loan moratorium.

IAS and IRS officers in the finance ministry don’t really retire in Modi govt

A number of IAS & IRS officers of the finance ministry, even after retiring, are serving in cushy jobs at the RBI, EC, CVC and CIC under Modi govt.  

New Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a multi-tasker — Indian economy will test him

For nearly a year between 2018 and 2019, Ajay Bhushan Pandey handled 3 crucial positions — revenue secretary, CEO of UIDAI & chairman of GST Network.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.