Economists don’t expect the six-member monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tinker with rates in the October 3-4 policy review,
Day: September 29, 2017
High growth will need structural reforms | Business Standard Column-29.09.2017
The recent dip in gross domestic product (GDP) growth is being taken seriously in all quarters. The myth of a high-growth trajectory is being challenged.
Disinvestment blues | Business Standard 29.09.2017
Even as the indirect tax collections from the goods and services tax (GST) dipped in August compared to the preceding month, latest reports suggest that
Putting out farm fires | Business Standard Editorials–29.09.2017
The pernicious practice of burning crop residue, which has defied all attempts to curb it till now, may reduce noticeably in the approaching kharif harvesting
EU pressures internet giants to remove illegal content sooner | Business Standard News–29.09.2017
The European Commission on Thursday outlined how firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter should remove illegal content more quickly from the Web, increasing pressure on
Regulate the private health sector | Business Standard Column–29.09.2017
Several central laws prohibit medical treatment by anyone except a doctor. Paradoxically, all studies have shown that it is qualified doctors who pay handsome commissions
Casting the net wider | Business Standard Column–29.09.2017
The global internet experience is set for major disruption. Several giants are developing unconventional technologies to provide high-speed internet from the air. Each of them
Why GST on petrol, diesel may not mean cheap fuel | Business Line–29.09.2017
Contrary to popular notion, bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime may not make them significantly cheaper. There is growing
Low on voltage | Business Line–29.09.2017
Electricity discoms continue to be in poor shape despite UDAY. Urgent reforms are needed from State governments to arrest the slide Two years after the
Labour pain | Business Line–29.09.2017
Rahul’s right: we are not generating jobs In a speech recently in the US, Rahul Gandhi acknowledged that the UPA lost the 2014 polls because
Policy rate unlikely to be cut as retail inflation shows upwards trajectory, says ICRA | Business Line–29.09.2017
Expectation of a further rise in retail inflation may preclude the Reserve Bank of India from cutting the policy repo rate in the upcoming monetary
Yashwant Sinha: After parivar, Yashwant Sinha takes on family | India News – Times of India–29.09.2017
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha continued his no holds barred criticism of the government’s economic management, questioning the defence put by BJP leaders, including his
Rajiv Kumar: Recovery’s started, should do what it takes to boost economy: NITI Aayog VC – Times of India–29.09.2017
Amid the raging debate about the state of the economy, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar spoke to TOI about its prospects. Kumar, who has taken
Yashwant Sinha hits back: Arun Jaitley wouldn’t be there if I had been a job applicant | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Shortly after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, without taking names, described him as a “job applicant@80”, senior BJP leader and former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha responded
Yashwant Sinha: They didn’t admit that there is a problem, they kept singing their own praises | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has been in a combative mood over the last couple of days, starting with his opinion piece Wednesday in The
I too need to speak up | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Decades of crony capitalism and piggy-banking on public sector banks have come to an end. Yashwant Sinha’s recent article (‘I need to speak up now‘,
Anatomy of a decline | The Indian Express–29.09.2017
Kapil Sibal: The PM in attempting to usher in the era of a cashless society, has rendered poor people cashless. The economy is in deep
Coalition governments produce better economic growth: Ex-RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy – The Hindu–29.09.2017
The world economic crisis of 2008 is still not over, Y.V. Reddy says. Coalition governments in India have produced better economic growth rates in the
The big challenge for PM’s advisory council: Address India’s free-falling growth | analysis | Hindustan Times–29.09.2017
Amidst expectations of a stimulus package to boost India’s flagging growth prospects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up an economic advisory council. What sort