By MS Mani The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its 32nd meeting has provided major relief to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) ,
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NCLAT suggests appointing a former Supreme Court judge for IL&FS asset sales – The Economic Times
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Friday suggested that all further proceedings for transfer of assets of crisis-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd
GST Council meeting: Here is list of 5 key decisions taken by Modi govt – The Financial Express
GST Council meeting: In the 32nd Good and Services Tax (GST) council meeting on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced various measures including a big boost to small
FE Best Banks Awards: Don’t allow litigation to kill IBC’s spirit, Narayanan Vaghul to bankers – The Financial Express
bankers and lenders”. A new precedent needs to be created for bank lending to the corporate sector, more so when development banking institutions have perished.
H1-B visa workers may soon get US citizenship, promises Donald Trump | Business Standard News
President Donald Trump said his administration is looking at changing a foreign worker visa program to include a more direct path to citizenship, as he
Lessors may take back planes from cash-strapped Jet Airways: Report | Business Standard News
Crisis talks between India’s cash-strapped Jet Airways Ltd and aircraft lessors have failed to ease a row over late payments, prompting some lessors to explore taking back
Govt plans insurance scheme up to Rs 10 lakh for GST-registered MSMEs | Business Standard News
Ahead of the general elections, the government is considering an insurance scheme for lakhs of GST-registered small and medium scale traders with a view to address certain
GST–Stay the course – The Hindu BusinessLine
The GST Council, by raising the threshold exemption rate for goods suppliers from ₹20 lakh to ₹40 lakh, has thrown a major line of relief
One too many routes to GST evasion – The Hindu BusinessLine
Recently, the Minister of State for Finance informed Parliament that the government has detected GST evasion to the extent of ₹38,896 crores in the period
There is no space for an inadvertent confluence of fiscal, regulatory, monetary easing | Opinion News, The Indian Express
The economic narrative in India has rapidly evolved. As recently as October, the policy was focused squarely on preserving macroeconomic stability as external imbalances rose
More transparency was required in Alok Verma’s removal, writes Barkha Dutt | columns | Hindustan Times
The ouster of Alok Verma from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stands out for one thing: the breakneck pace at which it was done.
A solution in search of a problem: on 10% reservations – The Hindu
Instead of addressing inequality, the 10% quota for economically weaker sections creates huge anxieties If the number of demands for implementing reforms is any guide,
छोटय़ा उद्योगांना सरकारचा मोठा दिलासा | Loksatta
निश्चलनीकरण आणि अप्रत्यक्ष कर अंमलबजावणीचा फटका बसलेल्या देशातील लघु उद्योगांना ऐन निवडणुकीच्या तोंडावर मोठा दिलासा देण्याचा प्रयत्न केंद्रातील राष्ट्रीय लोकशाही आघाडी सरकारने गुरुवारी केला. मात्र
General Bipin Rawat gets it wrong, yet again–Economic Times
Perhaps Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s view on homosexuals and the army should not unduly surprise us. What does, however, is the forcefulness with which
Pragmatic changes to GST regime–Economic Times
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has, on the whole, made pragmatic changes, to ease the tax and compliance burden on small businesses. The
Why have deficit target if it doesn’t reflect reality? – The Financial Express
When India first embarked upon the path of fiscal responsibility through the FRBM Act, a 3% fiscal deficit target was set for FY09. It speaks
Trade deficit: India meets its match in the US as both countries now looking for local – The Financial Express
It is clear that notwithstanding the strategic warmth with the US on geopolitics and regional issues such as the Indo-Pacific, India can’t expect leniency from
How serious is China’s economic slowdown? | Mr. Shyam Saran– Business Standard Column
The outcome of the ongoing US-China trade war is closely linked to the assumptions regarding China’s economic growth trajectory. A China capable of sustaining a 6-6.5 per cent gross
Can the US actually elect a woman president? | editorials | Hindustan Times
With the academic Elizabeth Warren announcing her candidacy for the presidency last month, the United States will have a chance to ask itself whether it
Caution ahead: on economic growth and election spending – The Hindu
Election-season temptations for populist spending pose a challenge to the economy The first advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2018-19 released by