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Centre's new capex playbook: Quality over quantity for fiscal consolidation

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Centre is likely to maintain its infrastructure spending at the same level in 2026-27 as in the current fiscal year, as it anticipates a pickup in private capital expenditure... Read More


Centre shifts focus from size of public capex to quality and impact of spending, to rope in AI to monitor projects

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- India's policymakers are increasingly shifting focus from expanding the size of public capital expenditure to improving its quality and impact, including the use of data analytics... Read More


Red flag from unions - Oppose new plans for public sector bank mergers

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India's bank employee unions have come out strongly against any new plans for public sector bank mergers, warning that any further consolidation could undermine financial inclusio... Read More


Govt may lift capex beyond budget as private sector stays cautious

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Centre has the fiscal space to lift infrastructure spending beyond the budgeted Rs.11.21 trillion for this financial year if private sector spending remains subdued amid glo... Read More