Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/imf-revises-india-growth-forecast-sees-gdp-shrinking-at-sharper-8-in-fy21-121012600846_1.html Expects economy to grow 11.5% next year, which could slightly correct govt’s fiscal mathematics The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pegged contraction in India’s economy
Day: January 26, 2021
New localisation plans can derail Modi’s entire PLI scheme – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/new-localisation-plans-can-derail-modis-entire-pli-scheme/2178362/ The way the scheme was designed, to avail of the incentive, a firm has to increase its output in the 5th year by
Auto MSMEs cornered 91% of loans amid Covid; NPA share declined across borrower segments – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-fin-auto-msmes-cornered-91-of-loans-amid-covid-npa-share-declined-across-borrower-segments/2178285/ Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Within the top clusters of Mumbai-Pune, Delhi-Gurugram-Faridabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur-Kolkata, Ludhiana-Jalandhar, Sanand, and Pithampur, the credit availed by
Health Insurance: Take separate family floater for parents or go for a multi-individual health policy – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/insurance/your-queries-health-insurance-take-separate-family-floater-for-parents-or-go-for-a-multi-individual-health-policy/2178557/ Alternatively, you may go for a multi-individual policy where spouse, children and parents could be covered under the same policy with individual sum
Bihar sets a poor example for other states by gagging social media – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/wrong-message-bihar-sets-a-poor-example-for-other-states-by-gagging-social-media/2178719/ Last week, in a circular, Bihar government said that any social media posts against ministers, MLAs, MPs and government functionaries, if found “objectionable
Tata Group in talks with Moderna to launch COVID-19 vaccine in India–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/tata-group-in-talks-with-moderna-to-launch-covid-19-vaccine-in-india/story/428971.html As per the government’s norms, it is mandatory for a foreign vaccine-making firm to conduct at least a Phase-3 trial with Indian volunteers
Why states must follow in Maharashtra’s footsteps to revive India’s housing market–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/why-states-must-follow-in-maharashtras-footsteps-to-revive-indias-housing-market/story/428964.html A simple act like reducing stand duty could be a strong enabler for home buyers returning to the market and keeping the cash
Lightening Centre’s balance sheet can get economy back on track: PwC India’s Sanjeev Krishan–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/interviews/lightening-centre-balance-sheet-can-get-economy-back-on-track-pwc-india-sanjeev-krishnan/story/428958.html “Lightening the balance sheet of the government means divestment and monetising their investments. That is the way to go. If you look at
Harassment in fintech loan recovery: Why onus is on borrowers too–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/money/banking/harassment-in-fintech-loan-recovery-why-onus-is-on-borrowers-too/story/428547.html Fintech platforms might be taking borrowers for a ride, but onus is on the borrowers too – take loan with an intent to
Ayushman Bharat: Public funds for private benefit – Frontline
Clipped from: https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/public-health/article29766419.ece Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana at a function in Lucknow on September 23, 2018. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt On September 23, the much-touted Ayushman Bharat, also
ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या माध्यमांना गूगलने स्वामित्व शुल्क देणे बंधनकारक करू पाहणारा एक कायदा आणला आहे.–लोकसत्ता
Clipped from: https://www.loksatta.com/agralekh-news/facebook-and-google-will-be-forced-to-share-advertising-revenue-with-australian-media-companies-zws-70-2386903/ ऑस्ट्रेलियाच्या माध्यमांना गूगलने स्वामित्व शुल्क देणे बंधनकारक करू पाहणारा एक कायदा आणला आहे. फेसबुक, गूगल आदी अजस्र कंपन्यांना आवरायचे कसे, याबाबत भारत चाचपडत
The etiquette of dignity–Deccan chronicle
Love him or hate him, no one can ignore President Donald Trump or his efforts to stay in the limelight. Weeks after the US election
Sexual assault under POCSO needs skin to skin contact: Bombay HC | India News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sexual-assault-under-pocso-needs-skin-to-skin-contact-bombay-hc-7160293/ Saying that Section 8 of POCSO provides for stringent punishment of five years’ of rigorous imprisonment (RI), the High Court observed that “stricter
Check vaccine rumours; take penal action against those indulging in such acts: MHA tells states | India News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/check-vaccine-rumours-take-penal-action-against-those-indulging-in-such-acts-mha-tells-states-7161056/ Bhalla asked the chief secretaries to direct all the authorities concerned under the state government to take appropriate necessary measures to counter the
Let the children breathe easy | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/who-health-pollution-children-breathing-7159999/ India needs community and state mobilisation to shield its infants and children from toxic effects of air pollution Written by Ajay Nagpure and
Arun Maira writes: The fundamental reform India needs is the process of listening to other perspectives–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-listening-deficit-7157885/ Democratic governance is breaking down because no one is willing to listen to people they don’t understand or agree with. “The democratic process
Delhi civic body wants restaurants to display how their meat is slaughtered. It is a bad policy with suspect motives–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/delhi-meat-traders-halal-meat-jhatka-sdmc-7157868/ Delhi civic body wants restaurants to display how their meat is slaughtered. It is a bad policy with suspect motives. A policy can
False hierarchy of gender, caste practices has devalued domestic work. Pandemic has only sharpened this inequality—WRITES AMRITA DUTTA :–Indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/women-empowerment-domestic-work-7157882/ This fundamental inequality robs women of self-worth, but also stunts men into pre-fabricated social roles. It radiates out of the home into the
Joe Biden’s decision on Paris Pact, WHO are welcome signals of the US reversing insular tendencies of the Trump era–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/climate-change-donald-trump-joe-biden-us-elections-7160172/ Joe Biden’s decision on Paris Pact, WHO are welcome signals of the US reversing insular tendencies of the Trump era. Among Joe Biden’s
StoveKraft IPO Date, Price, GMP, Grey Market, Subscription & Allotment Status, Review – All You Need to Know
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/market/stovekraft-ipo-opens-today-all-you-need-to-know-7160558/ StoveKraft IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of StoveKraft has a price band of Rs 384-385 per share and will be open for
