The National Real Estate Development Council (Naredco) has urged the government to halve the goods and services tax (GST) rate for the real estate sector
Day: November 23, 2017
Apr-Oct trade deficit soars 60% to $88 billion: Report – The Economic Times–23.11.2017
Trade deficit has ballooned to USD 88 billion between April and October, up 60 per cent from the comparable period a year ago due to
EFPO: SC ruling enables massive rise in private sector pensions – The Economic Times–23.11.2017
Every employee in the organised sector contributes 12% of basic salary and dearness allowance to EPF. The employer makes a matching contribution…. In his 37-year
Land for industry as urban challenge–Economic Times–23.11.2017
Land is often cited as a factor of obstruction in India, rather than just a factor of production. The experience of Tata Motors’ Nano factory
No more bidding from wilful defaulters for stressed assets as government moves to bring changes in Bankruptcy code – The Financial Express–23.11.2017
The Central Cabinet on Wednesday today approved an ordinance approving an amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to prevent wilful defaulters from bidding for stressed
Buying daily use products on same price after GST rate cut; soon, file a complaint – The Financial Express–23.11.2017
The government once again reminded that the benefit of reduction in the GST rate has to be passed on by the suppliers to the consumers.
Jaypee crisis: SC restrains JAL directors from alienating properties | Business Standard News–23.11.2017
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed 13 directors, including five promoters of embattled Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL), not to alienate their personal properties and asked
Keep it simple | Business Standard Editorials–23.11.2017
Over the past few days, the GST Council has taken several decisions that are expected to make life simpler for a large number of companies,
Mere tweaks will not help | Business Standard Editorials–23.11.2017
If measures such as a steep hike in import duties on edible oils and ending export curbs on pulses are intended to prop up the
The promise of blockchain | Business Standard Editorials–23.11.2017
State Bank of India (SBI) is all set to roll out two applications that adopt the revolutionary blockchain technology for banking. The use of blockchain
Revival is on the horizon, with Indian public docilely adjusting to the twin shocks of demonetisation and GST–23.11.2017
The most charitable way to describe the recent shock of demonetisation, followed by a rushed implementation of GST, is to discount it as creative chaos.
GST–Hand those cut benefits down–Economic Times–23.11.2017
By Pratik Jain Slashing the goods and services tax (GST) rate earlier this month from 28% to 18% on 178 items, ranging from sanitary fittings
Moody’s upgrade no panacea–23.11.2017
The decision of the international credit rating agency Moody’s to raise India’s sovereign credit rating and to upgrade the outlook for the country would be
With oil prices rising, try more self-reliance–23.11.2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lucky that oil prices were low when he took over in 2014, so he could tackle the economy that was