Development means different things to different people. After contesting from a largely rural parliamentary constituency for more than 30 years, I often recount the following
Day: November 20, 2017
Raghuram Rajan’s note against demonetisation should be made public: Montek | Business Standard News–20.11.2017
On demonetisation The finance minister is obviously keen to present the most positive picture he can think of. It’s probably been the most discussed initiative
Change in mood | Business Standard Editorials–20.11.2017
In what is unquestionably good news for the Indian economy, international credit rating agency Moody’s has raised India’s sovereign bond rating from Baa3 to Baa2.
GST rules changed on refund claims | Business Standard Column–20.11.2017
The finance ministry has decided that applications/documents/forms pertaining to refund claims on account of certain zero-rated supplies shall be filed and processed manually till further
Fintech involves another’s money, it has to be secure: PayPal CEO | Business Line–20.11.2017
As President and CEO of digital payments firm PayPal, Dan Schulman is focussed on transforming financial services to make life easier for billions of people
Crony capitalism, political pressure contribute to current problems in economy: Prashant Bhushan | Business Line–20.11.2017
Many of the country’s leading corporations including Reliance Industries, Reliance (ADA) group, the Adani group and Essar group came under a blistering attack from senior
Logistics sector to soon get infrastructure status | Business Line–20.11.2017
The logistics sector will soon get infrastructure status, a move that will help the industry raise funds at competitive rates and boost India’s trade, a
Bet on private investment to revive growth in the economy | analysis | Hindustan Times–20.11.2017
India’s robust growth performance of last three years suddenly hit the speed breaker in first quarter of the current fiscal year. While this is largely
Card transactions soar 84% in Sep 2017 to Rs 74,090 cr: Report | business-news | Hindustan Times–20.11.2017
The debit and credit card transactions have jumped to Rs 74,090 crore in September this year, up a hefty 84 per cent as compared to
High court judges, experts brainstorm on likely GST litigations | business-news | Hindustan Times–20.11.2017
With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in place, 20 judges from 12 high courts brainstormed with experts and top government officials on identifying grey
GST rate cut: Govt allows companies to paste new MRP stickers till December | business-news | Hindustan Times–20.11.2017
With recent cut in GST rates on about 200 items, the government on Friday allowed companies to paste a price sticker on packaged products to
GSTN prioritises 38 issues, 10 take backstage–Deccan Herald–20.11.2017
The group of ministers (GoM), established to address issues in Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), has prioritised 38 issues within GSTN to address. According
[ Economy ] Have fun, boys! It’s just politics–Deccan Chrolincle–20.11.2017
Way back in 1989, not much after the Congress was ignobly shown the door after holding a commanding majority of 404 seats in the Lok
Job outlook dim: Assocham–Deccan Chrolicle–20.11.2017
With corporate India placing most of its energies on rationalising costs, including the wage costs, the hiring outlook in the private sector, is expected to
FinMin asks banks to prevent defaulters from buying stressed assets–20.11.2017
To ensure success of bankruptcy process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the finance ministry has asked banks to be vigilant to ensure that