Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/malnutrition-cries-out-for-more-analysis/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. The fifth National Family Health Survey has some
Month: December 2020
RBI has preserved financial stability of economy during COVID crisis, says Subbarao – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rbi-has-preserved-financial-stability-of-economy-during-covid-crisis-says-subbarao/articleshow/79764496.cmsSynopsis Subbarao noted that though governments and central banks of the world are presently operating from the playbook of the Global Financial Crisis in
SBI seeks attachment of nostro accounts of Bangladesh’s Agrani Bank in India – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/sbi-seeks-attachment-of-bangladesh-banks-nostro-a/cs-in-india/articleshow/79766334.cms SynopsisThe country’s largest lender has sent a letter to six banks, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, where Agrani Bank has nostro account
US Treasury labels Switzerland, Vietnam as currency manipulators; adds India in ‘monitoring list’ – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/us-treasury-labels-switzerland-vietnam-as-currency-manipulators-adds-india-in-monitoring-list/articleshow/79762881.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis The U.S. Treasury said its “monitoring list” of countries that meet some of the criteria has grown to 10 with the additions of
litigation funding: Litigation financing foray: Indian legal system offers a billion dollar opportunity – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/litigation-financing-foray-indian-legal-system-offers-a-billion-dollar-opportunity/articleshow/79760571.cms Synopsis–It’s not that Indian legal system never offered protection to these groups, but more often than not odds are stacked against anyone fighting
Mastercard’s India trump card: From policy to investments, Richard Verma has his task cut out – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/fintech-and-bfsi/mastercards-india-trump-card-from-policy-to-investments-richard-verma-has-his-task-cut-out/primearticleshow/79767631.cms Synopsis—With payments and data-protection regulations becoming more stringent globally, Mastercard has been feeling the heat in several markets, including India. The appointment of
How India plans to meet its furious urbanisation demands – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/hardeep-singh-puri-on-how-india-plans-to-meet-its-furious-urbanisation-demands/articleshow/79766521.cms SynopsisGoI’s missions focus on building capacity among urban local bodies (ULBs), while leveraging new technologies and creating market finance accessibility for our cities.
India may need to spend $1.8 billion on COVID-19 vaccines in first phase, documents show – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-may-need-to-spend-1-8-billion-on-covid-19-vaccines-in-first-phase-documents-show/articleshow/79764204.cmsSynopsis India, which has the world’s second highest caseload of coronavirus behind the United States, plans to inoculate 300 million people over the next
चार प्रमुख बँकांच्या सहाय्यानं आजपासून WhatsApp पेमेंट सुविधेला सुरूवात | लोकसत्ता
Clipped from: https://www.loksatta.com/arthasatta-news/facebook-fuel-for-india-whatsapp-payments-upi-based-service-live-from-today-sbi-hdfc-icici-axis-bank-jud-87-2356496/ आजपासून देशभरात सेवेला सुरूवात मेसेजिंग अॅप WhatsApp नं भारतात आजपासून आपल्या पेमेंट सुविधेला सुरूवात केली आहे. स्टेट बँक, एचडीएफसी बँक, आयसीआयसीआय आणि अॅक्सिस
Unemployment rampant among women | Deccan Herald
In recent years, there is an upsurge in the enrolment of girls in higher education in all major disciplines across the country. Though it appears
Govt needs to ready solutions that will facilitate agrarian transition without hurting farmers | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/farmers-protests-reforms-farm-laws-economy-gdp-growth-7106432/ While the economics of the three reforms is not faultless, let us note that some of the proposed steps go in the right
Farmers’ protests | Supreme Court suggests forming panel to resolve issue – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/farmers-protests-supreme-court-suggests-forming-panel-to-resolve-issue/article33344150.ece?homepage=true Talks between Centre and farmer leaders bound to fail, says Bench The Supreme Court on Wednesday said talks between the Centre and farmer leaders on
India slated to become a premier digital society: Ambani – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/india-slated-to-become-a-premier-digital-society-ambani/article33338914.ece Our Bureau Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on Tuesday, said that decisions that are made in India shape the global discussion about
Indian middle class will drive internal consumption: Adani – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indian-middle-class-will-drive-unmatched-internal-consumption-adani/article33292111.ece Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Wednesday the Indian middle class is going to insulate the economy from downswings and drive “unmatched
GST evasion of over ₹11,500 cr detected in special drive; 114 arrested – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/gst-evasion-of-over-11500-cr-detected-in-special-drive-114-arrested/article33278520.ece Law Committee of GST Council has suggested a two-pronged strategy to curb fake invoices GST officials have detected fake invoices of GST amounting
Economic recovery will be faster than predicted: FSDC – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/economic-recovery-will-be-faster-than-predicted-fsdc/article33338954.ece Finance Minister chaired meeting discusses further measures needed to support financial sector for achieving faster economic growth The Financial Stability and Development Council
Credit bureaus, PCR to help improve credit flow: RBI Governor – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/credit-bureaus-pcr-to-improve-credit-flow-rbi-governor/article33344857.ece?homepage=true SCBs’ credit as a per cent of GDP fell to 50.99% in FY20 from 51.51% in FY19: RBI data In this regard, Das
Farm laws: Bridging the trust gap – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/farm-laws-bridging-the-trust-gap/2150046/ Any dilution in the farm laws will constrain Indian agriculture in harnessing the emerging global opportunities By P K Joshi & Arabinda K
Farm laws impasse: A way forward? – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/farm-laws-impasse-a-way-forward/2150003/ Nothing will be lost if another six months are spent in finding an acceptable, if differentiated (with state-specific variations), solution to the issues
Co-lending in SME sector helps banks check risk: SBI – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/banking-finance/co-lending-in-sme-sector-helps-banks-check-risk-sbi/2150774/ Khara also observed that money from the domestic market and household savings was not sufficient to fund India’s infrastructure growth and the only