Concerned about slowdown in the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with finance minister Arun Jaitley and other top officials on Tuesday to take stock
Month: September 2017
Govt readies easier GST compliance for small biz – Times of India
Surojit Gupta and Sidhartha | TNN | Sep 19, 2017, 05:01 IST NEW DELHI: The government is planning an easier set of compliance norms for
Bullet train: Why Japan is pouring lakhs of crores in cut-rate loans to build infrastructure across India – Times of India
Why Japan is pouring lakhs of crores in cut-rate loans to build infrastructure across India Malini Goyal | ET Bureau | Updated: Sep 17,
Petrol price: Petrol, diesel price rise saga explained – Times of India
Highlights Petrol and diesel prices have hit 3-year high even though crude oil prices have almost halved during the period The government has blamed the
Banking on merger | The Indian Express
In the third week of August, the government had announced a new framework to oversee proposals for merger of state-run banks. That initiative aimed at
Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin goes in a tailspin, dives 50% in India in just 13 days–Economic Times–18.09.2017
The move confirmed earlier reports of Chinese officials mulling a closure of domestic exchanges for virtual currency trading, which sent the price of Bitcoin tumbling.
GSTN reopens window for composition scheme – The Economic Times–18.09.2017
Taxpayers were earlier given time until August 16 to opt for composition scheme. The GST Network (GSTN) today said it has reopened the facility for
Growth implies some rise in inequality–Economic Times–18.09.2017
Income inequality in India has been sharply on the rise, particularly since the early eighties, when growth began to accelerate, says a paper by French
After 12 straight months of growth, exports may face real test Sept onwards | Business Standard News–18.09.2017
The sector has continued raising the issue of the refund mechanism for taxes paid under GST being difficult Despite August export figures jumping by 10.3%
Dharmendra Pradhan’s Chakravyuha | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is under intense political pressure. He is being asked to reduce retail prices of petrol and diesel, which have now risen
Bankruptcy Code being gamed from the start? | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
Almost everybody believes that the problems of bad debt-laden public sector banks can be fixed with the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Well, they
A great churning | Business Standard Column–18.09.2017
High- and low-productivity firms manage to coexist in India when low-productivity firms cheat on compliance. To the extent that a sound GST improves compliance, many
Worrisome trade data | Business Standard Editorials–18.09.2017
The data released last Friday revealed that India’s current account deficit in the first quarter of 2017-18 is at its highest level in four years,
SBI Card plans to double credit card customers in 2-3 years | Business Line–18.09.2017
According to Vijay Jasuja, Chief Executive Officer, SBI Card, the company has worked out a strategy for doubling its credit card customers on an incremental
Time for caution – on India’s current account deficit – The Hindu–18.09.2017
India’s external balance sheet may have improved significantly since the infamous taper tantrum of 2013, but there are now signs that warrant more caution from
Jaypee: consumer angle in IBC play – The Hindu–18.09.2017
Insolvency resolution is about the allocation of losses among different stakeholders in a situation where there isn’t enough left in the pot for everyone. So
RERA: Maharashtra 1st state to form RERA arbitration panel | Mumbai News – Times of India–18.09.2017
Highlights The committee will mediate between two parties and help resolve their issues so that they can avoid taking the dispute before the housing regulator.
GST: GoM admits to glitches in network delaying GST filings – The Economic Times–17.09.2017
Technical glitches and procedural problems galore on the GST Network have delayed payments and filing of returns under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Bitcoin: Bitcoin-rupee swap dives, but investors unfazed–Economic Times–17.09.2017
The bitcoin-rupee swap rate went into a free fall after regulators in China forced BTC China, one of the world’s biggest exchanges for the digital
India: 30 per cent of cement either not sold or unutilised in India: JK cements Administrator – The Economic Times–17.09.2017
With 30 per cent lesser offtake of 430 million tonnes of cement last year, due to slowdown in construction industry in the country, a similar