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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicFinance ministry

Topic: finance ministry

In just 4 months as finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has become face of India’s slowdown

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, 60, has had a tumultuous run since she assumed charge of the all-important portfolio this May.

Amid slowdown, finance ministry set to kick off Budget preparation 14 October

Budget 2020-21 will be the second for both the new Modi government and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

In 3 months, Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget has come undone, one press conference at a time

A series of announcements that have sought to tackle slowdown and revive growth have undone some significant moves made in the Sitharaman budget.

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.

On Camera

India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?