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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: finance ministry

Why Subhash Chandra Garg’s final days in office have IAS colleagues scratching their heads

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

FM’s economic moves unhelpful — Jayati Ghosh, SC doesn’t need more judges — Gautam Bhatia

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Army HQ wants to tax disability pension, except for those injured in battle

The Army has sent a proposal to IAF and Navy with a few more new suggestions. The other services weren’t in favour of taxing disability pension.

Banks to take steps to review lending rates & transfer benefit to borrowers, says govt

Since December 2018, monetary policy has been eased by the RBI with policy rates being cut by 75 bps & policy outlook being changed to 'accommodative'.

Rahul Gandhi’s wedding — that’s what an astrologer believes will improve Congress fortunes

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Subhash Chandra Garg says no connection between his retirement & finance ministry transfer

Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg had announced his voluntary retirement from service a day after he was shifted to the power ministry.

Modi clearly missed the danger signals as economy tanked; he must now steer it

Subhash Garg’s replacement Atanu Chakraborty in finance ministry is an old Gujarat hand. Modi and Chakraborty obviously know each other well.

Subhash Garg resignation has few precedents — last senior officer quit 33 years ago

In a major bureaucratic rejig Wednesday, the Modi government transferred finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg to power ministry.

Shunted to power ministry, finance secretary Subhash Garg opts for voluntary retirement

Subhash Chandra Garg, moved to power ministry Wednesday, was behind the budget announcement to raise funds from sovereign bond issuance overseas.

Nirmala Sitharaman meets Editors Guild to discuss media restrictions in finance ministry

Days after the Budget, the finance ministry barred entry of all journalists into its offices if they don't have an appointment.

On Camera

Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.