The increased policy attention on reducing economic distress among farmers is welcome. Yet, it is as or more important to consider the welfare of the
Month: March 2019
Tax: GST’s promise of one nation, one tax. Has it delivered? – The Economic Times
For a developer and everyone else associated with the real estate sector, this breaks the entire chain of GST and goes against the very character
India’s February jobless rate climbed to 7.2 per cent: CMIE – The Economic Times
The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 percent in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from 5.9 percent in February 2018,
China’s economy slows down: Here’s how it is affecting the world – The Financial Express
China is facing its most difficult economic environment in years. Policymakers in March lowered the official economic growth target for 2019 to a range of
Amazon, Flipkart linkage with small traders necessary for e-commerce growth: Amitabh Kant – The Financial Express
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today called for linkage between e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, and small traders for e-commerce growth. Amitabh Kant was speaking at an event organised by traders’ body Confederation
IL&FS board charges former directors of money laundering, criminal intent | Business Standard News
Tasked with cleaning up of mammoth financial mess at embattled IL&FS, its government-appointed board has charged 14 former directors of group firm IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN)
Trade error | US steps to raise tariffs –Business Standard Editorials
The United States administration has decided to exclude imports from India and Turkey from its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme. The scheme allows for
The next government’s biggest challenge | Business Standard Column
It now looks as if Narendra Modi will get a second term. What will his biggest economic problem be? No prizes for guessing: money. As
To prevent frauds, banks plan to appoint agencies to monitor large-value accounts – The Hindu BusinessLine
Under IBA aegis, banks set up a committee of senior bankers to shortlist the agencies In a bid to prevent frauds in large-value accounts, banks
India shrugs off US move to end preferential trade treatment – The Hindu BusinessLine
Impact limited to $190 m a year, says Commerce Secretary; will continue talks to iron out differences The duty-free status available to 3,500 Indian goods
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How bankruptcy code can help fix India’s agrarian crisis – The Economic Times
By Aishwarya Satija Historically, farm loan waivers have been used as a quick-fix solution to agrarian distress in India. Commonly used by political parties before
Wanted, market for junk bonds in India–Economic Times
Crisil, an S&P Global arm in India, recently thought it fit to defend the discrepancy between the liberal number of Indian companies rated AAA by
IL&FS: L&T Fin to move SC against NCLAT’s order on IL&FS debt – The Economic Times
L&T Finance has exposure to six road SPVs and all of them are operational. Out of these six, four are annuity projects, where money comes
Bankruptcy law: Unable to pay up? Top bidder to face penalty under new rule of insolvency regulation–Economic Times
A new amendment to corporate insolvency regulation prescribing stringent punishment for successful resolution applicants who fail to make promised payments is likely to protect the new bankruptcy law from
Consumption is the key, not easy to stimulate either govt or private spending – The Financial Express
Indeed, even if RBI trims the repo rate by 50 basis points, it won’t have much of an effect since the liquidity in the banking
RBI must challenge NCLAT attempt to cut its powers – The Financial Express
Around 45% of power sector debt —of over `2 lakh crore—has an interest cover of less than one; these are assets that don’t have gas
India needs land, labour reform to aid manufacturing-chief economic adviser – The Financial Express
India’s next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the manufacturing sector and boost economic
Co-working spaces can help MSMEs grow business | Business Standard News
Two-thirds of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) rated by CRISIL operate from non-metros and smaller cities/towns such as Guntur, Gulbarga, Guna and Guwahati — this, despite the