Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/diabetes-obesity-what-corporates-and-society-can-do-to-deal-with-these-silent-killers/story/426528.html The human cost and the price for not addressing adequately the topic of obesity & diabetes is very high. Also, it impairs our
Month: December 2020
2020 has been a strange interruption and reversal. Unless we act now, we will have a stunted recovery | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/covid-19-india-economy-growth-7126878/ Will 2021 be better? What can we look forward to? What should we worry about? It is nine months since India declared the
Physicians may once again have the ear of their communities. To sustain this regained trust, we need to introspect | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/physicians-may-once-again-have-the-ear-of-their-communities-to-sustain-this-regained-trust-we-need-to-introspect-coronavirus-caccine-healthcare-sector-workers-safety-7126940/ The misery foisted on society by the pandemic has resulted in urgent calls for change. Globally, eight crore people are reported to have
India’s economy in 2020: Year of many questions | GDP of India 2020–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/covid-economy-india-budget-2021-gdp-7123862/ India’s economy in 2020: As Annus Horribilis 2020 comes to an end, there are positives in the economy: signs of a GDP rebound,
Year Ender 2020: Despite a pandemic, these were the most bizarre stories of 2020 | Trending News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/despite-a-pandemic-these-were-the-most-bizarre-stories-of-2020-7114976/ Look back 2020: Here is a list of the most bizarre stories that made waves on social media in 2020, in spite of
Watch out for the looming debt trap – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/lokeshwarri-sk/watch-out-for-the-looming-debt-trap/article33456305.ece Combined debt of Centre and States is set to cross ₹166 lakh crore in FY21. Borrowing is for servicing interest and loans too As
LTV curbs on gold loans don’t help – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/ltv-curbs-on-gold-loans-dont-help/article33456217.ece All that glitters Gold loans call for robust, tailor-made risk management practices in place – Getty Images/iStockphoto All that glitters Gold loans call
Govt’s steps to ease NBFC liquidity crisis too short-term: Fitch report | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/govt-s-steps-to-ease-nbfc-liquidity-crisis-too-short-term-fitch-report-119072500767_1.html The report, however, said NBFCs will benefit more from the Rs 70,000 crore recapitalisation of state-owned banks, which will increase their capacity to
Actual freight and insurance should be declared on shipping bills: Expert | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/actual-freight-and-insurance-should-be-declared-on-shipping-bills-expert-120122800575_1.html Any mis-declaration of freight paid or payable which results in loss of revenue by way of excess drawback payment, is liable to be
Banking on Budget: Stage set for transition from revive to thrive | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/banking-on-budget-stage-set-for-transition-from-revive-to-thrive-120122900622_1.html Given the global Covid situation, there is some room for the finance minister to increase the fiscal deficit for a year without spooking
Short-cut on bank recap | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/short-cut-on-bank-recap-120123001424_1.html P&SB’s zero-coupon bonds violate prudent accounting practices The government’s move to issue Rs 5,500 crore in zero-coupon bonds towards the recapitalisation of Punjab
The unlocking – 2020: A year of challenges and what lies ahead for the SMEs | The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/2020-a-year-of-challenges-and-what-lies-ahead-for-the-smes/the-unlocking/slideshow/79993348.cms 1/6 How it all began The buzz around Covid-19 was growing from late February with reports of Coronavirus making it into the daily
Both Sides Must Seek Accommodation–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/vaccines-cant-ride-wishful-thinking/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan feels Covid-19 is
Vaccines Can’t Ride Wishful Thinking–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/vaccines-cant-ride-wishful-thinking/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan feels Covid-19 is
Ten ways coronavirus has changed the world economy – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/ten-ways-coronavirus-has-changed-the-world-economy/articleshow/80033118.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis Here is an overview of some of the transformations. COVID-19 CASES WorldIndiaEconomic shocks like the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 come once every few generations, and they
India’s vision of atmanirbharta heavily depends on foreign investment – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/no-ifs-or-buts-on-bits/articleshow/80014549.cms Synopsis–India signed its first BIT in 1994, and executed 84 BITs within a span of 15 years. In 2011, India lost its first
Logistics is likely to be the biggest problem in India’s vaccination drive – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/view-logistics-is-likely-to-be-the-biggest-problem-in-indias-vaccination-drive/articleshow/80032616.cmsSynopsis A simple comparison would illustrate the enormity of the challenge. India already has a robust inoculation programme in place under its universal immunisation
ITR Filing deadline: Missing ITR filing deadline on Dec 31 will attract penalty twice that of last year – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/missing-itr-filing-deadline-on-dec-31-will-attract-penalty-twice-that-of-last-year/articleshow/79995676.cmsSynopsis The last date to file income tax return for FY 2019-20 is December 31, 2020. As per the income tax laws, a penalty
Overseas Indians cheer government’s agenda for India’s atmanirbharta, without investing in it | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indians-abroad-atmanirbhar-bharat-modi-7125412/ More recent data, post-2015, suggest that the trend of out-migration of Indian talent and wealth has accelerated. Even as the year ends with
Powering up | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/electric-vehicles-market-india-tesla-7125381/ Government will need to incentivise shift to electric vehicles. Widespread adoption will require supporting infrastructure The electric vehicles market in India appears to