The Supreme Court’s proactive effort to unclog the judicial system is commendable. The apex court has identified giving legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
What can macro policy do? | Business Standard Column
We are in a business cycle downturn and in a decline of trend growth. The tools of macro policy can address the business cycle, but
GST arrest provisions: Need for an urgent review | Business Standard Column
In case of cognizable offences (magistrate’s warrant not required) under central excise and service tax laws, competent officers were empowered to cause arrest, while in
Unitech takeover: Despite IBC and RERA, homebuyers find no relief | Business Standard Column
The recent Supreme Court judgment allowing the Centre to take over the management of the beleaguered real estate firm Unitech has once again put the
P Chidambaram on Budget 2020, Indian economy–Indian Express
Another year has started, another Budget is round the corner, and another fateful year for the Indian economy. Since 2016-17, every year has brought surprises
Budget 2020: Bold fiscal measures needed to boost real estate sector–Business Today
Budget 2020: There is an urgent need to address the challenge of liquidity faced by the real estate sector, especially after the NBFC crisis Given
Budget 2020: Want to fix the slowing economy? FM Nirmala Sitharaman should begin with agriculture–Business Today
Budget 2020: The government has outlined its intention to make India a $5 trillion sized-economy and for achieving this target, growth of agriculture sector is
FM Nirmala Sitharaman must use budget speech to signal moves that place economy on firmer foundation | Deccan Herald
In June 1991, the Indian economy was teetering on the brink of a precipice. Albeit reluctantly, the P.V. Narasimha Rao government responded by freeing up
Economic slowdown: 2012-13, 2013-14 slowdowns were a lot worse than the present one: Arvind Panagariya – The Economic Times
Arvind Panagariya, Former VC, Niti Aayog, says in FY20-21, we should get to above 6% growth rate and then we could jump back to about
Fiscal Deficit | India Budget: Go for growth! It’s time to stop obsessing over fiscal deficit and deliver growth–Economic Times
Any attempt to cut back on govt expenditure in the false belief that we must somehow stick to an arbitrarily-determined number of three percent for
GST–How e-invoicing under GST will help businesses in the long run – The Economic Times
By Mallikarjuna Gupta Issue of e-invoices by the taxpayers registered under GST having a turnover above Rs 500 crores has been notified on 13th Dec 2019. It is optional
GST: Five structural changes to make GST simple, stable – The Economic Times
By Pratik Jain Goods and services tax (GST), slated to be a good and simple tax, is now a toddler of 30 months. There is a consensus
Success for PM Modi’s Demonetisation and GST move? Here’s what data analytics suggests – The Financial Express
It was always disappointing that, after coming out with an initial list of 17.9 lakh persons whose post-demonetisation cash deposits in banks were not in
What justice? SC panel absolved Justice Gogoi, but SC reinstates his accuser – The Financial Express
This hasn’t done the institution’s image any good, more so, because the Patnaik committee report was submitted in September last year, but little seems to
India faces first fall in direct taxes in at least two decades: Report – The Economic Times
The tax officials also say that a surprise cut in headline corporate tax rate last year aimed at wooing manufacturers and boosting investment in Asia’s
SC to hear in open court plea of Fadnavis seeking review of verdict asking him to face trial – The Economic Times
On Oct 1 2019, the apex court had set aside the Bombay High Court order which had given a clean chit to Fadnavis and had
H1B Visa: US court sets aside plea, IT service companies will need to file more evidence when hiring H-1Bs–Economic Times
MUMBAI: A group of companies engaged in the information technology (IT) services space were unable to convince a US district court that requirements for submitting
Bank of Baroda Q3 Results: Bank of Baroda posts Q3 loss of Rs 1,407 crore as provisions spike 54% – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Public lender Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a standalone loss of Rs 1,407 crore for December quarter, as total provisions jumped 54 per cent
Budget 2020 impact on unemployment| View: What the Budget can offer to fix India’s unemployment problem
By Ram Singh India’s employment situation is bad. The current unemployment rate is the highest in the last 45 years. The unemployment among urban youth
Union Bank: ETRise Top MSMEs Ranking: Union Bank CMD says conventional credit worthiness model does disservice to millions of entrepreneurs – The Economic Times
The Union Bank has surplus funds at the moment. It is looking for lendable opportunities, especially for MSMEs. Access to formal sources of credit has