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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicFinance ministry

Topic: finance ministry

Finance ministry’s own division shares EC’s concerns on electoral bonds & transparency

The Financial Sector Reforms and Legislation Division has agreed with the EC’s view, which is that the new laws are ‘retrograde’ and need to be withdrawn.

Will the real finance minister of India please stand up?

For the second time in 3 days, Arun Jaitley will address an event by video conference and Piyush Goyal will be present in person and also speak.

NCRB seeks Aadhaar access, and HC says magazine cover on breastfeeding not obscene

Front Page The NCRB wants access to Aadhaar details: National Crime Records Bureau director Ish Kumar Thursday requested the government to provide the agency limited...

Irani removal, Goyal, Rathore elevation as much a political move as administrative

Irani, known for her high handedness, frequent run-ins with bureaucrats & the media had become a 'political liability' for the party, especially with Lok Sabha elections due in 2019

India Sees Greater Risk of Crude Prices Staying High for Longer

Oil is India’s biggest import and elevated prices along with a weaker rupee will widen the trade deficit, fuel imported inflation and squeeze government finances.

‘Risky’ cash crunch pushes the government to defend scam-hit banks

Reasons for the squeeze range from farm spending to looming elections, but its roots lie in Modi’s 2016 decision to overnight void 86 percent of currency in circulation?

Body headed by Vinod Rai says govt rejected suggestions for reforms in public sector banks

Calling for greater dialogue with the finance ministry, Bank Boards Bureau says it is merely functioning as an appointment board.

To settle turf war over green funds, environment ministry to seek CAG opinion

Environment and finance ministries are locked in a tussle over financial procedure, and the rules notified by the former are silent on the issue.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.