Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/changing-gst-rates-for-covid-supplies-no-panacea/2263326/ The solution lies in ensuring adequate supply and not making ad hoc changes to GST rates As there is market failure due to
Month: June 2021
GVA showing good, but still need a fiscal push – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/gva-showing-good-but-still-need-a-fiscal-push/2263330/ Without wide vaccine-coverage, consumer-spend will be muted; sans support, MSMEs, lower income households face more pain Without a push, the economy is unlikely
Top five lifestyle retailers save Rs 2,700 cr in costs – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/top-five-lifestyle-retailers-save-rs-2700-cr-in-costs/articleshow/83163596.cms SynopsisTop five listed lifestyle retailers and quick service restaurants – Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Shoppers Stop, Trent, Burger King, and Westlife Development
Extramarital relationship no ground to deny child’s custody to mother, says HC – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/extramarital-relationship-no-ground-to-deny-childs-custody-to-mother-says-hc/article34685649.ece The petitioner-mother had filed a habeas corpus writ in the court for the release of her four-year old daughter. The Punjab and Haryana
GST revenue falls to Rs. 1.02 lakh crore in May – Today’s Paper – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/gst-revenue-falls-to-rs-102-lakh-crore-in-may/article34742510.ece Lowest collections since Sept. 2020 India’s Gross GST revenue fell to Rs. 1.02 lakh crore in May, from a record Rs. 1.41 lakh
Tarun Tejpal case | Judgment in Tejpal case a huge setback, says Network of Women in Media – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nwmi-critiques-judgment-in-tarun-tejpal-case/article34740769.ece?homepage=true The court has put the victim on trial, persistently shaming and discrediting her, says women journalists network The trial court judgment acquitting journalist Tarun
Slump sale regulations could trigger transfer pricing complications for companies – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/slump-sale-regulations-could-trigger-transfer-pricing-complications-for-companies/articleshow/83253966.cmsSynopsis As per the rules, companies have to follow a particular methodology while valuing assets whenever they undertake a slump sale. However, many companies
Courts must understand that ‘live-in’ relationships don’t need to conform to norms of marriage | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/courts-must-understand-that-live-in-relationships-dont-need-to-conform-to-norms-of-marriage-7344303/ Legal interventions by courts fail to make room for relationships whose creative existence is in the space between marriage and autonomy. egal debates
The bird and the worm agree | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-bird-and-the-worm-agree-7345824/ The average Indian cannot aspire to climb the Hill. He or she is more or less confined to the village or to the
Ending encryption: On enforcing traceability on popular messaging apps – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/ending-encryption-on-enforcing-traceability-on-popular-messaging-apps/article34693043.ece Enforcing traceability on popular messaging apps will encroach into user privacy Barely a day before the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics
Model Tenancy Act is a good step but will states bite the reform bullet?
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/model-tenancy-act-is-a-good-step-but-will-states-bite-the-reform-bullet/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
The shrinking middle: Middle class is hurting. GoI must act quickly
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/the-shrinking-middle-middle-class-is-hurting-goi-must-act-quickly/TOI Edit Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of
How has the second wave of Covid hit trade? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/how-has-the-second-wave-of-covid-hit-trade/articleshow/83253696.cmsSynopsis The problem that many businesses face, like last year, is that of manpower. But where last year, the crisis was because of the
The great Indian tax paradox: Can the tax mop-up keep its pace in the current fiscal? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/the-great-indian-tax-paradox-can-the-tax-mop-up-keep-its-pace-in-the-current-fiscal/articleshow/83265391.cmsSynopsis Augmenting tax collection is critical. If the pandemic continues, pro-poor schemes will need more resources. Ramping up the heath infrastructure to prepare for
Income Tax Return: Know the key changes in ITR Forms, filing processes before you start – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/income-tax/income-tax-return-know-the-key-changes-in-itr-forms-filing-processes-before-you-start/2265499/ Apart from a change in the e-filing site, some changes are also made in the ITR Forms for AY 2021-22, as well as
Income Tax Return: Know the key changes in ITR Forms, filing processes before you start – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/income-tax/income-tax-return-know-the-key-changes-in-itr-forms-filing-processes-before-you-start/2265499/ Apart from a change in the e-filing site, some changes are also made in the ITR Forms for AY 2021-22, as well as
Covid impact on income: Over 22 million lost their jobs in just 2 months, Video Gallery – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/covid-impact-on-income-over-22-million-lost-their-jobs-in-just-2-months-125939.htm Covid impact on income: Over 22 million lost their jobs in just 2 months Over 22 million Indians lost their jobs in the
Watch: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monetary Policy meet outcome, Video Gallery – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/watch-rbi-governor-shaktikanta-das-on-monetary-policy-meet-outcome-125991.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/HEuskFTU_WI Watch: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monetary Policy meet outcome The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept interest rates steady at record lows
How to reclaim forgotten bank deposits – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/personal-finance/how-to-reclaim-forgotten-bank-deposits/article34738353.ece?homepage=true Do note that you continue to earn interest on such accounts As per the RBI’s latest annual report, the balance lying in Depositors’
Rising unemployment: 3 reasons why India should worry about its graduates–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/rising-unemployment-3-reasons-why-india-should-worry-about-its-graduates/story/440826.html A graduate from the university must not only be an expert at their subject and possess skills to work, but they should also