Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/view-bad-bank-is-a-good-idea-but-indias-debt-laden-banks-need-a-better-plan/articleshow/80158557.cmsSynopsis How does one make bad loans seamlessly move from banks to investors who love dealing in junk? How does one make such deals
Month: January 2021
Covid Vaccine: Who’s on the hook if Covid vaccines go wrong?–the economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/view-whos-on-the-hook-if-covid-vaccines-go-wrong/articleshow/80145505.cmsSynopsis An additional challenge this time around is the space race-type international competition in vaccine development. China and Russia are promoting inoculations with little
H1B Visa Lottery: This year’s H-1B lottery: The Trump legacy of chaos must end – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/this-years-h-1b-lottery-the-trump-legacy-of-chaos-must-end/articleshow/80153936.cmsSynopsis For this year (FY 2021-22), the USCIS has attempted to change the lottery selection process to favor the highest paid employees first. That
The first workers’ union in Silicon Valley frames a moment of scepticism about the big tech utopia–indian express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/alphabet-workers-union-google-workplace-sexual-harassment-7134271/ The first workers’ union in Silicon Valley frames a moment of scepticism about the big tech utopia. The newest addition to the coolest
Don’t keep sabotaging India’s cattle economy–times of india
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/dont-keep-sabotaging-indias-cattle-economy/Quick Edit TOI Quick Edits are written by a team of seasoned journalists from the Times of India’s Edit Page and TOI-Online who respond
Stay off Sino-Indian border row, China hits out at US | India News – Times of India
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/stay-off-sino-indian-border-row-china-hits-out-at-us/articleshow/80144339.cms NEW DELHI: Responding to the outgoing US envoy Kenneth Juster’s remarks on the LAC stand-off, the Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Wednesday hit out
Strong winds of change set to sweep health insurance sector – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/health-insurance-segment-set-to-witness-major-winds-of-change/article33502114.ece 2020 was a transformative year for health cover due to the Covid outbreak Marked by innovation and digital push, 2021 will witness major
China’s New Year resolutions | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/china-s-new-year-resolutions-121010501358_1.html As China outlines its priorities, India finds itself on the margins of the Asian economic space The annual Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC)
Exports: A post-Covid opportunity | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/exports-a-post-covid-opportunity-121010700058_1.html In order to obtain 7 per cent growth, among other things, India has to tackle the stagnation in exports and the next Budget
Two steps to boost broadband usage | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/two-steps-to-boost-broadband-usage-121010700056_1.html The first, fixing technology gaps, should be easy. The second warrants consideration for better services and to avoid undue disruption Last month, the Cabinet announced
New draft law on minimum age a potential headwind for cigarette makers | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/new-draft-law-on-minimum-age-a-potential-headwind-for-cigarette-makers-121010501261_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Newsletter_11072018 Analysts view the development as negative for ITC, Godfrey Phillips and VST Inds The central government, through the proposed Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition
Prepack insolvency resolution: Swiss Challenge options, IBC tweaks on cards | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/prepack-insolvency-resolution-swiss-challenge-options-ibc-tweaks-on-cards-121010600063_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Premium_11072018 The prepack is to start with a base resolution plan (BRP), which will face a Swiss Challenge; and this should come from the
It’s raining billionaires in India’s pharma and health care space | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/it-s-raining-billionaires-in-india-s-pharma-and-health-care-space-121010600075_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Premium_11072018 Created 7 billionaires in 2020; now 17 super-rich promoters in the sector with combined wealth of Rs 4.35 trillion The pharma and health
Tata Motors eyes lost ground, brings back Safari to push SUV sales | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/automobile/tata-motors-to-up-the-ante-in-the-suv-market-with-two-new-vehicles-121010601306_1.html The Mumbai-based firm will launch the new Safari next month followed by the Hornbill next fiscal Tata Motors is looking to hitch a ride
GST collections: Is Rs 1.15 lakh crore a reason to celebrate? – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/gst-collections-is-rs-1-15-lakh-crore-a-reason-to-celebrate/2165047/ The stimulus partly ensured GST monthly targets got overachieved in the last three months, but should we be doing better? By Madan Sabnavis
Poultry sector: Bird flu yet to hit consumption – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/poultry-sector-bird-flu-yet-to-hit-consumption/2165913/ The All India Poultry Breeders Association (AIPBA) has said that consumption of poultry products has not been hit so far even as several
U GRO Capital seeks patent for its scorecard based underwriting model – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/u-gro-capital-seeks-patent-for-its-scorecard-based-underwriting-model/articleshow/80129448.cmsSynopsis The scorecards for assessment at various stages have been developed in consultations with CRIF and CRISIL market experts. U GRO Capital has announced that
Vietnam – the third biggest exporter of rice – buys from India for the first time in decades – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/vietnam-the-third-biggest-exporter-of-rice-buys-from-india-for-the-first-time-in-decades/articleshow/80107844.cmsSynopsis The purchases highlight tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Thailand
Cybercrime: Gear up to hack the hackers–the economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/cybercrime-gear-up-to-hack-the-hackers/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. A spectre is haunting the new year, one
Stock Market: Be cautious on financial companies going into Q4 – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/be-cautious-on-financial-companies-going-into-q4/articleshow/80136904.cmsSECTIONSBe cautious on financial companies going into Q4Last Updated: Jan 06, 2021, 07:29 PM ISTSynopsis Among financials, we will restrict ourselves to gold financiers