Meghnad Desai loves to cook, watch and write about old Bollywood movies and shuttles between London, Delhi and Goa. He pursues controversies on economics, history
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
A global slowdown? – The Hindu
Policymakers will have to bust recessionary fears with more than just monetary policy Stock markets across the world had very little reason to celebrate in
Jobs, in perspective | Opinion News, The Indian Express
As many domestic and international experts have speculated, job creation worldwide is less now because of robots (artificial intelligence) and a decline in global GDP
RBI’s New Year giveaway may hurt credit culture, says Fitch unit | business news | Hindustan Times
The relief to small businesses was Shaktikanta Das’s first big policy move as RBI governor, and surprisingly came a day after the central bank’s financial
Who will RBI gov oblige?–Deccan Chronicle
The government and non-banking finance companies that have been smarting under the strict capital adequacy norms of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are expecting
Govt hunts for GST defaulters as compliance rate continues to decline – The Financial Express
The percentage of taxpayers who have not filed returns under GST has risen to over 28% in November 2018. The government is on the hunt
Jet Airways, bankers to meet airline’s vendors, lessors to discuss debt plan – The Hindu BusinessLine
Debt-laden Jet Airways is close to reaching a deal with State Bank of India (SBI) for a fresh loan of ₹15 billion ($215 million) to meet its
NCLT removes auditor for the first time under new Companies Act | Business Standard News
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has removed the statutory auditor of Zen Shaving and allowed the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to appoint an independent director in his
India wants a simpler, easier GST complaint form for consumers – The Economic Times
India wants to make it easier for consumers to complain against companies that may not be passing on the benefits of lower goods and services
Rupee: Can rupee again head to 75 to the dollar in 2019? Yes, & here is why – The Economic Times
Calendar 2019 promises that global factors will dominate again, but the outcome may be very different. We have already seen the trailer. Financial markets in
With another failing airline, RBI is on test under Shaktikanta Das – The Economic Times
With the man behind that rule out of the way on Mint Street, the permission to restructure SME loans by the new Governor Shaktikanta Das
No general scheme for adults to opt out of Aadhaar programme, says govt – The Economic Times
The government Friday said no general scheme has been created that gives an adult the choice to opt out of the Aadhaar programme as there is no
Lok Sabha passes Companies (Amendment) Bill – The Economic Times
Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Companies( Amendment) Bill, 2018 that seeks to improve ease of doing business, declog the NCLT and prescribe strong action against non-compliant companies.
Nearly 9 per cent of education loans by PSBs turned bad in FY’18 – The Economic Times
Nearly 9 per cent of the education loans extended by public sector banks (PSBs) were categorised as non-performing assets in the last financial year, according
Tax burden leave business correspondents of banks in a lurch – The Economic Times
Executives said there is another apprehension that a chunk of transactions which were happening through banking channels could move to cash through hawala channels. Business
US shutdown: Prolonged US shutdown threatens to unsettle economy – The Economic Times
The paralysis triggered by the US government shutdown could have unexpected consequences, such as muddying economic statistics just as the markets are extremely reactive to any whiff
Jet Airways India: Jet Airways needed one rupee to avert this tailspin–Economic Times
By Andy Mukherjee All Jet Airways IndiaNSE -0.81 % Ltd. ever needed was 1 rupee, or just 1.4 U.S. cents, for providing hot meals and cold towels.
Personal Data Protection Bill only after new government takes over – The Economic Times
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, is now likely to be introduced in Parliament in June, after the general elections, a top official told ET. The Bill,
Reserve Bank of India: RBI’s new year giveaway may hurt credit culture
By Rahul Satija Indian central bank’s decision to allow a one-time restructuring of some loans to small businesses is bound to foster indiscipline among borrowers. That’s the
car insurance: When not to file a car insurance claim – The Economic Times
A good rule to follow is to only make a claim in the event of a big loss and avoid filing it in case of