One response of the government to the post demonetisation jobs challenge was that there was no problem with jobs per se, but the problem was with lack of reliable
Month: February 2019
CRISIL SME Tracker: A GST leg-up for micro enterprises | Business Standard News
The interim Budget 2019-20 has proposed several measures aimed at micro enterprises, which account for more than 99 per cent of India’s micro, small and
Relief for exporters as Gujarat HC strikes down notification on pre-import riders – The Hindu BusinessLine
Conditions hindered exporters in getting exemption from IGST, compensation cess What could be seen as major relief for the exporters, the Gujarat High Court has
Voters’ dilemma: Populism or inclusive growth? – The Hindu BusinessLine
There has been continuity in reforms under different governments since the early nineties. The Narasimha Rao government initiated liberalising reforms in many dimensions, NDA I
Late reaction – The Hindu BusinessLine
Just when the financial markets were settling down to business-as-usual after the IL&FS crisis, Cobrapost’s sensational ‘expose’ on Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) has
Budget’s how question | The Indian Express
The finance minister began with recounting the major economic achievements and reforms carried out by the government over the last four-and-a-half years. Inflation is controlled,
Hiding jobs data won’t help | Deccan Herald
The report of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) that unemployment stood at a 45-year high in 2017-18 has raised questions over the Modi government’s
Students in fake varsity could test US-India ties–Deccan Chronicle
The diaspora is already gearing up to help them with their defence but the sensational case may stretch India-US ties at a time when the
‘Filing return a must to get rebate benefit’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Revenue Secretary Ajay B Pandey has said that one will have to file the return to get the full rebate on taxable income up to ₹5
Ericsson to move Supreme Court to seek seizure of Anil Ambani assets – The Economic Times
Ericsson is set to file an application in the Supreme Court, pleading that all personal assets of Reliance CommunicationsNSE -1.28 % (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani be seized for breaching the top
Should India be worried about Brexit? – The Economic Times
By Naresh Kaushik The clock is ticking. Britain is set to leave the European Union on March 29, less than two months from now. It’ll crash out
Case for vigilance on the fiscal front–Economic Times
The Centre has overshot its budgeted fiscal deficit marginally this fiscal, with the revised estimate at 3.4% of GDP against the budget estimate of 3.3%
Sizing up the Budget: T N Ninan and A K Bhattacharya explain Interim Budget 2019, Video Gallery – Business Standard
Sizing up the Budget: T N Ninan and A K Bhattacharya explain Interim Budget 2019 Business Standard Chairman T N Ninan and Editorial Director A
RCom says NCLT debt resolution proposal to be similar to earlier plans | Business Standard News
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom), which on Friday said it would be filing for bankruptcy in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after the telco
New FDI rules: Thousands of products disappear from e-commerce websites | Business Standard News
Amazon and Walmart ’s grand plans for India were thrown into chaos on Friday after the country implemented new e-commerce regulations, which could cut their growth in the market by
Interim Budget 2019: Economy caught in a 3.5%/7.5% trap? | Business Standard Column
The interim Budget for 2019-20 has “general elections” writ all over it. The big ticket item is, of course, the cash transfer scheme for farmers
From Rel Insurance to pay for loss to IBC process, here’re key court orders | Business Standard Column
Secured creditor can choose remedy The Supreme Court ruled last week that a secured creditor has a right to file a winding-up petition even after it obtained
Lenders get Chandra, Ambani and Goyal to move faster on debt pile – The Hindu BusinessLine
With bankers unwilling to relent, corporates with huge pile of debt are moving fast to ensure that they do not lose control of their companies.
Disquiet over data – The Hindu BusinessLine
Politicisation of GDP and job statistics can undermine data credibility In yet another ‘revision’ of the GDP numbers over the last five years, we are
Job data’s bad, but do not assume Modi will lose–Times of India
Unemployment in 2017-18 was a 45-year high of 6.1%, says the labour survey of the government’s National Sample Survey Office. This report, long suppressed by