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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicSpending

Topic: spending

CII report flags India’s ‘underinvestment’ in education, looks at global models—Sweden to China

Study released last week by the Confederation of Indian Industry calls for raising the allocation for India's education sector to 6% of GDP to meet global standards.

US election sees record $11 billion in campaign spending, mostly from few super-rich donors

The real challenge for American democracy is where this money comes from.

How to be happy during a pandemic

Spending money on things like staycations, online shopping, local markets, and meeting friends with social distancing may help us feel more normal, with a few adjustments.

Indian shares to witness worst month since October after foreigners pull out $2 billion

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.2% to 37,815.94 as of 9:56 a.m. in Mumbai. This comes amid foreign outflow after Modi govt's spending plan was revealed in the Budget. 

Budget 2019: India has a law to cap fiscal deficit but UPA and NDA couldn’t care less

No matter what the specific deficits caps, debt limits or escape clauses are, a stronger rule of law in fiscal policy is in public interest.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.