Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/onerous-disclosures-122022201557_1.html New CSR reporting requirements raise tricky issues The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government appears to have significantly raised the levels of obligation for
Month: February 2022
Fiscal dominance, growth and inflation | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/fiscal-dominance-growth-and-inflation-122022201559_1.html Because of fiscal dominance, growth itself may be necessary for monetary independence and price stability The Union Budget for 2022-23 has provoked considerable
Amending the FRBM Act | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/amending-the-frbm-act-122022201567_1.html For two years running, the finance ministry has excused itself from providing a projection of its fiscal consolidation plan The Union finance ministry
Meet V Vaidyanathan, who gifted 9 lakh equity shares to his staff – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/industry/banks/story/meet-v-vaidyanathan-who-gifted-9-lakh-equity-shares-to-his-staff-323502-2022-02-22 Vaidyanathan, IDFC First Bank MD and CEO, gave away the shares to his staff in order to enable them to purchase houses. IDFC
Six in 10 employees sit for almost nine hours at work: Survey – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/six-in-10-employees-sit-for-almost-nine-hours-at-work-survey/articleshow/89742664.cms Synopsis When the respondents were asked what they could do differently, 73% of employees did not know while only 27% had said that
Who will regulate our regulators? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/nse-row-who-will-regulate-our-regulators/articleshow/89732845.cms Synopsis Regulators must be as answerable to the public, as the bodies they regulate are to them. By closing a six-year investigation into
Moving on from India@75 dreams | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/moving-on-from-india-75-dreams-122021701493_1.html On all counts, the government’s record on its five-year goal to build a new India is dismal In 2017, the NITI Aayog began putting together
Regulators should be accountable for delay/laxity in indicting wrongdoers | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/regulators-should-be-accountable-for-delay-laxity-in-indicting-wrongdoers-122021900135_1.html The scandal at the very top of the National Stock Exchange shows it’s a systemic failure which must be rectified quickly The scandal
Look at ‘unskilled’ as ‘differently skilled’ – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/look-at-unskilled-as-differently-skilled/2440681/ The larger question to ponder is: Do many of our current jobs in the market really need any prior skilling at all? The
Smuggling: The creepy enemy of a self-reliant economy – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/smuggling-the-creepy-enemy-of-a-self-reliant-economy/2440675/ A 2019 study by the FICCI stated that large-scale smuggling in five key industry sectors alone resulted in a loss of Rs 1,17,253
More clarity in tax assessment procedures to build confidence among taxpayers – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/income-tax/tax-talk-more-clarity-in-tax-assessment-procedures-to-build-confidence-among-taxpayers/2440608/ The Budget has further corrected inadvertent drafting errors, brought clarity, and aligned the provision with the intent of the section. The government has
Sustaining the retail boom in capital markets – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/sustaining-the-retail-boom-in-capital-markets/article65072296.ece Information is key iStock PRIMEIMAGES | Photo Credit: primeimages Retail investors should be empowered with appropriate analytics, enriched websites and unbiased decision-making tools
Why 30% tax on cryptos isn’t enough – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/why-30-tax-on-cryptos-isnt-enough/article65072297.ece A higher rate is needed to protect small investors and deter those using cryptos for speculative and illegal deals Cryptocurrencies have been gaining
RBI to undertake $5 b USD/INR sell/buy swap auction next month – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-news/rbi-to-undertake-5-b-usdinr-sellbuy-swap-auction-next-month/article65072280.ece The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to undertake a US Dollar/ Indian Rupee sell/ buy swap auction of $5 billion on
Don’t bank just on EPS as its pension payouts are paltry, say analysts | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pf/don-t-bank-just-on-eps-as-its-pension-payouts-are-paltry-say-analysts-122022101378_1.html At present, it is mandatory for employees who earn a basic salary plus dearness allowance (DA) of up to Rs 15,000 to enrol
SAT quashes Sebi order against HDFC Bank for invoking pledged shares | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/sat-quashes-sebi-order-against-hdfc-bank-for-invoking-pledged-shares-122022101268_1.html Market regulator had fined lender Rs 1 cr for flouting directions in an interim order dated October 7, 2019; also directed bank to
Additional disclosures | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/additional-disclosures-122022101441_1.html Sebi’s proposal on tech start-up IPOs will be useful for investors The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has released a discussion
Dealing with RBI’s policy dilemma | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/dealing-with-rbi-s-policy-dilemma-122022101457_1.html Separation of public debt management from monetary policy is necessary for resolving conflict between two competing policy objectives In the absence of evidence
Signs of economic recovery | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/signs-of-economic-recovery-122022100982_1.html Consumer sentiment has been, by far, the most sluggish economic indicator in the post-lockdown recovery story so far Consumer sentiments have been rising
Across the Aisle by P Chidambaram: There are jobs, discover them – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/across-the-aisle-by-p-chidambaram-there-are-jobs-discover-them/2439020/ Where are the jobs for the unemployed? They are hidden in plain sight. On March 31, 2021, there were 8,72,243 vacancies in the