It was a double bonanza for the Indian economy early last week, as two key macroeconomic indicators suggested a turnaround. The data showed that industrial
Day: March 19, 2018
Public sector banks: Buck passing between RBI and Ministry of Finance | Business Standard Column–19.03.2018
Last week, Urjit Patel, among the most reticent and shy governors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in recent memory, broke his habitual silence
Face-off or glasnost? It will be clearer if govt goes ahead with reforms | Business Standard Column–19.03.2018
It will be simplistic to describe the recent statement from Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel on the need to make bank regulation ownership-neutral
Economy+Budget–+ PNB scam fallout: Probably some PSBs no longer need to exist, says Debroy | Business Standard News–19.03.2018—–*****
With certain quarters demanding privatisation of public sector banks in the aftermath of the alleged fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Economic Advisory Council to
India’s financial system and crisis: Dealing with this air pocket | Business Standard Column–19.03.2018—–*****
The financial system has run into a spot of difficulty, with a combination of events in banking, import financing, bond markets, capital flows, etc. This
Latest Supreme Court Judgments–From agricultural debts to service tax, here are the key court orders | Business Standard News–19.03.2018
Consumer complaints outside arbitration The Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of the National Consumer Commission that consumer disputes cannot be referred to arbitration. Some
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: The trouble with resolution professionals | Business Standard News–19.03.2018
As the first flush of stressed assets under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code enter the final resolution phase, there are increasing instances of actions of
Identity theft is the biggest threat from Aadhaar, says Robert Baptiste | Business Standard News–19.03.2018
Over the past few weeks, an anonymous person, claiming to be a French mobile app developer, has been using his Twitter account to flag security
Across the aisle: A message loud and clear | The Indian Express–19.03.2018
Two apparently unconnected events happened on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. All demands for grants were ‘guillotined’ (i.e. moneys were allocated without a debate) and the
Young women hold the key to skilling India | analysis | Hindustan Times–19.03.2018
At the World Economic Forum, the International Monetary Fund chief, Christine Lagarde, said that raising women’s participation in the workforce to the level of men
Indian Entrepreneur: Only 5% of adult Indians establish ownbusiness: Survey-Economic Times–19.03.2018
Of those engaged in “TEA” in India, more than half have low-growth expectation, as they “did not intend to expand their employee base,” the report
HC seeks govt response on plea challenging a GST rule – The Economic Times–19.03.2018
The firm, Tara Chand Saluja and Sons, has contended in its plea that the GST Rule 117 cannot restrict the right provided under the GST
PwC suggests timebound dispute resolution under GST – The Financial Express–19.03.2018
One-time dispute resolution schemes were introduced under the erstwhile regime, but industry has been rigid about adopting such measures for various reasons, PwC said in
Aadhaar frailties – Business Line–19.03.2018
The SC interim order presents the biometric ID as a fait accompli for the underprivileged Last week’s interim order of the Supreme Court on a
Only 16% of initial GST returns filed for July-Dec matched with final returns – Times of India–19.03.2018
Highlights 34% of businesses paid Rs 34,400 crore less tax between July-December while filing initial summary return Initial returns filed and taxes paid by just