To strengthen the urban co-operative banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India needs to come up with a vision document in the light of the
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the US economy’s continued strength but signalled that
Pruning GST | Opinion News, The Indian Express
Farm loan waivers, on the other hand, are devoid of economic rationale. Adherence to fiscal prudence is too much to expect when national elections are
A Bad Idea: Niti Aayog rightly rejects farm loan waivers–Times of India
Going against the grain, Niti Aayog has given a thumbs down to the concept of farm loan waivers just as Rajasthan became the fourth state
Editorial on Start up India program & Angel tax issue | ना ताळ ना मेळ! | Loksatta
‘एंजल टॅक्स’ २०१२ पासून अस्तित्वात असला तरी तो दंडासह भरण्याची सक्ती आताच केली जाणे, हे धोरणविसंगतीचे लक्षण आहे.. नवउद्यमींवरील हा कर खरे तर ‘स्टार्ट अप
हे वेळीच रोखा | jobs for locals–Maharashtra Times
हे वेळीच रोखा देशाला सर्वसमावेशकतेचे धडे देणाऱ्या कॉँग्रेसच्या मध्यप्रदेशातील मुख्यमंत्री कमलनाथ यांनी घेतलेल्या उद्योग धोरणांबाबतच्या निर्णयाने रान पेटले आहे. मध्यप्रदेशमध्ये नव्याने उद्योग सुरू करायचे असतील,
Govt to set up panel to look into tax issues faced by startups – The Economic Times
Several startups have raised concerns on taxation of angel funds under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act, which provides for taxation of funds received
NCLAT to hear plea over moratorium on dues recovery from IL&FS on January 28 – The Economic Times
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Thursday said it would hear the plea over moratorium on dues recovery from IL&FS and group companies on January 28. A two-member
Employment generation: 8.27 lakh jobs created in October; 79.16 lakh in last 14 months, says EPFO payroll data – The Financial Express
The EPFO said in its statement that the data is provisional as updation of employee records is a continuous process and gets updated in subsequent
Tax warning: Income Tax Department warns people not to do these transactions – The Financial Express
The Income Tax Department has again warned people to refrain from large cash transactions. In a bid to implement the government’s mission to make India
Govt wants Rs 100 bn interim dividend from RBI for fiscal deficit target | Business Standard News
The government is asking the Reserve Bank of India for at least Rs100 billion in interim dividend for 2018-19 as it looks to meet a tough fiscal deficit target
Why farm loan waivers make sense | Business Standard Column
Few would argue that between Manmohan Singh, who was India’s prime minister for two successive terms between 2004 and 2014, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister
Patience with the IBC | Business Standard Editorials
Speaking at a function organised to mark the second anniversary of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, or IBC, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the integrity of the process and suggested
Changing stance | Business Standard Editorials
There has been a flurry of central bank action across the world in the past few days. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US
Urjit Patel favoured status quo on repo rate in December’s monetary policy meet – The Economic Times
pt the repo rate — at which it lends to banks — at 6.50 per cent in the MPC review held between DecemFormer RBI Governor Urjit
View: Government has simply not created new jobs, writes Yashwant Sinha – The Economic Times
By Yashwant Sinha In the last few years, 25 lakh young Indians appeared for a competitive exam for 6,000 Group D jobs in the West Bengal
Government plans to pay five Iran banks for oil imports – The Economic Times
By Santosh Kumar, Debjit Chakraborty and Pradipta Mukherjee India will use escrow accounts of five Iranian banks held with UCO BankNSE 4.37 % Ltd. to deposit money
PM Narendra Modi preparing agricultural reforms but not loan waivers – The Economic Times
PM Modi’s key focus in the meetings held so far has been on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, commonly known as the crop insurance
Need not manufacture credit, liquidity issues: Arun Jaitley – The Economic Times
Jaitley said the government respected the RBI’s autonomy and independence and that it had asked the central bank to address the issues that the market
RBI: Is it time to widen the MPC scope?–Economic Times
Given the frequent bouts of liquidity and interest rate movements, the MPC may be provided with more tools at its disposal than just the interest