The reason for muted spends during first eight to nine months on the health sector could possibly be attributed to non-provision of other health services during lockdown and for some subsequent months

The expenditure incurred on these projects till August 2020 is Rs 11,48,621.70 crore, which is 45.47 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects

Highlighting the importance of infra development, the finance minister recently said money spent on infrastructure and asset creation has a multiplier effect on the economy

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Government's plan to infuse Rs 20,000 crore into public sector banks puts no pressure on the Centre, but the lenders have to be ready with enough capital if matters go south

Of the additional expenditure of Rs 2.36 lakh crore, the most notable expenditures include Rs 44,340 crore to provide additional allocation under Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to states

The government has sought Parliament's approval to infuse Rs 20,000 crore in public sector banks through issue of government securities

Ongoing coronavirus lockdown in India means there is no economic activity and no significant demand for oil from industries. Indian refiners already have existing stock

Supreme Court's recent order on the controversial AGR, asking telecom companies to pay Rs 1.47 lakh crore to Department of Telecommunications, has put the government in a tight spot

On pending compensation cess disbursal to states, FM Nirmala Sitharamam said that there is no review being done in the current structure

Former Conservative lawmaker Oliver Letwin, expelled from the party by Johnson, has proposed that the decision on whether to back a deal be deferred until all the legislation needed to implement it has been passed through parliament

Brexit deal: More than three years since the UK voted 52-48 to be the first sovereign country to leave the EU, Johnson will try to win parliament's approval for the divorce treaty he struck in Brussels.

Privatisation of BPCL will not just shake up fuel retailing sector long dominated by state-owned firms but also help meet at least a third of the government's Rs 1.05 trillion disinvestment target