Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have created 11 crore jobs and the target is to generate an additional 5 crore employment opportunities by 2024, Union Minister Nitin
Month: December 2019
A GST Revamp to Make it More Effective–Economic Times
Almost two and a half years after its rollout, the goods and services tax (GST) regime remains very much a work-in-progress, notwithstanding the uptick in
Fast and Loose Do Not Gel With Bullet Trains–Economic Times
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray would do himself, his state and the nation a massive disservice, if he were to cancel major economic projects merely because
In talks with SBI to jointly run e-commerce portal for MSMEs: Nitin Gadkari – The Economic Times
The government is in talks with the country’s largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) to jointly run an e-commerce portal for marketing of products
Govt purchases from MSMEs exceed minimum procurement limit again; here’s how many businesses benefitted – The Financial Express
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) have exceeded the minimum procurement threshold of 25 per cent goods and services from micro and small enterprises (MSE) under
The road ahead: Government must fix the financial sector to reverse economic decline–Times of India
India’s gross domestic product in the July-September quarter grew 4.5%, the slowest pace of quarterly growth since the beginning of 2013. This was the sixth
Markets at a high, economy at a low | Business Standard Column
Whenever I meet people involved with the real economy, they simply cannot understand how markets can be hitting new highs, when the economy is in
The third quarter could be worse | Business Standard Column
A large number of lead indicators tell us that the Indian economy is sinking further into mire. The fall in real GDP in the quarter
Govt blocks GST e-way bill generation; move may impact 300,000 firms | Business Standard News
Businesses of roughly 300,000 firms paying goods and services tax (GST) were likely impacted on Monday, as the government had blocked e-way bill generation for
Economy witnessing death of demand: Yashwant Sinha | Deccan Herald
India’s economy is in a “very deep crisis”, witnessing “death of demand”, and the government is “befooling people” by its “brave talks” that the growth
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GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh crore target in November after 3 months; second highest in FY20 so far – The Financial Express
The jump in the collection came amid the government taking a slew of measures in the last few months to boost growth. After missing the
No blanket action: Audit company may not face ban for a few partners’ fault – The Financial Express
The ban, the committee feels, should be limited to only those auditors who are found to be guilty and the firms may ordinarily be let
Government to spend Rs 100 lakh crore on infrastructure projects: Nirmala Sitharaman – Times of India
The government will frontload investments under its five-year plan to spend Rs 100 lakh crore on infrastructure by announcing investments in 10 projects by December
View: Fiscal stimulus not enough, monetary easing needed to revive growth – The Economic Times
Money will come. And it will stay invested, provided growth picks up. But that will happen only if the government steps into the breach, reverses
Bring tax clarity to export of services–Economic Times
The needless uncertainty faced by India’s business process outsourcing industry, also called the information technology enabled services (ITeS), must end. The GST Council needs to
Monetary policy that stabilises | Business Standard Column
The lever of monetary policy can be a force for destabilisation. When the economy faces new difficulties, the forecasted inflation rate declines. If the policy rate does
From arbitrator autonomy to transmission lines, here’re key court orders | Business Standard Column
Arbitrator shall be above suspicion of bias The importance of independence and neutrality of an arbitrator was emphasised again last week by the Supreme Court
Work is on to address cross-border insolvency: Sahoo | Deccan Herald
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India chairman M S Sahoo on Saturday said work is on to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 that
Climate of fear stifling economy: Manmohan Singh | Deccan Herald
On a day when GDP figures showed a sharp decline, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit out at the Modi government for a creating a