The government appears determined on going ahead with a change in the fiscal year. On Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha that
Month: July 2017
Bitcoin recovers after roller coaster ride, exchanges advise caution | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
Bitcoin and other crypto or virtual currencies have surged the past week after a sharp fall, as a solution to increase the speed of transactions
New Bill empowers RBI to direct banks to resolve NPAs, appoint advisors | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
A bill to authorise the RBI to direct banking companies to resolve the problem of stressed assets was on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha
Rise in HDFC Bank’s NPAs a transient pain | Business Standard News–25.07.2017
For HDFC Bank investors, used to seeing gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of about 1 per cent, the June quarter (Q1) result is certainly an aberration.
Erratic monsoons signal farm distress, sowing down in five states | Business Standard Column–25.07.2017
The BSE-CMIE-UMich Index of Consumer Sentiment seems to be stabilising at a little over 97 (base: 100 in September-December 2015) in July. If the index
‘GST is a key catalyst for India’s fintech revolution’ | Business Line–25.07.2017
There has been a 25% traffic surge on ClearTax since July 1, says founder Archit Gupta Its been over 20 days since the GST rollout
No time to lose on consumer protection | Business Line–25.07.2017
Parliament should pass a pending Bill in this regard. Consumers need new norms in the context of e-commerce transactions It is high time that the
‘With GST, supply chain can become more efficient’ | Business Line–25.07.2017
With the five NPA steel accounts being heard NCLT accounting for almost ₹1.41 lakh crore, the debt-laden steel industry has hogged the limelight more than
NRIs: Tax department’s demand to disclose foreign bank accounts sends NRIs, expats into tizzy–Economic Times–24.07.2017
Tax practitioners and lawyers are inundated with phone calls from these individuals who fear non-disclosure could put them on the wrong side of Indian regulations.
Kenneth Rogoff: GST much bigger policy than demonetisation: Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University–Economic Times–24.07.2017
In India, there is a debate on disincentivising cash. What do you think about it? My proposals look to lie on the lines of
N Chandrasekaran: N Chandrasekaran gets down to business, could soon shut or sell off misfiring Tata companies–Economic Times–24.07.2017
“Tata is already a $100 billion group. To get to the next level we need scale. We can’t do it with multiple small companies. We
Public wi-fi: ‘One in three Indians uses free Wi-Fi to watch adult content’–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The global study, which included over 1,000 respondents from India, found “more than one in three Indians admit to using public Wi-Fi to watch adult
Banks need capital; bankers, assurance–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has reportedly asked why the RBI needs to issue directions to banks to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against defaulters. Credit-rating
Privacy matters far beyond Aadhaar–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The ongoing hearing before a nine-member bench of the Supreme Court on the right to privacy should focus more on the conditions that would warrant
Job creation India’s biggest challenge: Singapore Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam–Economic Times–24.07.2017
Singapore Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said India’s implementation of GST was impressive not only from economic but also political perspective. “Building political support for
Lack of privacy laws is an invitation for everyone into our private lives–Economic Times–24.07.2017
By Milind Deora Contemporary discussions on privacy must pay homage to Samuel Warren’s and Louis Brandel’s article in the 1890 Harvard Law Review, The Right to
Aadhaar: Why it may make sense to apply privacy rights on a case-by-case basis–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The privacy concerns are valid, and largely centre on the imminent possibility of profiling citizens across government departments. “The right to privacy will, therefore, necessarily,
Immediately set up regulatory bodies under Real Estate Act: Centre to States – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
The Centre has asked the states and union territories to “immediately” set up regulatory authorities under real estate rules as just over a week is
Tomato crisis: As prices hit Rs 100 in various parts of country, some traders hire armed guards to stop theft – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Since past few weeks, the prices of tomato have skyrocketed owing to crop damage in producing states. (ANI) The vegetable market in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore
P Chidambaram: On education loans, poor were shut out, absolutely and physically – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Graduates are unable to repay education loans because they cannot find jobs in a period of jobless growth There is A government policy for everything.