While there has been a phenomenal rise in e-commerce, redressal of complaints was always been a sore area. For example, earlier, if an individual had
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From skills to sustainable livelihoods | Business Standard Column–13.09.2017
The debate over the poor numbers reported by the country’s skills mission and our inability to provide real jobs to tens of millions of youth
Insolvency Code: Home buyers’ plight and how realty firms should be treated | Business Standard News–13.09.2017
In an ongoing insolvency case against real estate company Jaypee Infratech, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the company to deposit Rs 2,000 crore by
As incomes rise, exporters pay the price of development | Business Line–13.09.2017
The good news is that India’s per capita income has gone up, and stayed up. The bad news, going by a recent notification of the
Banks need $65 billion more capital to meet Basel-III norms: Fitch | Business Line–13.09.2017
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said capital needs of Indian banks have fallen from its previous estimate of $90 billion to $65 billion, largely as a
‘By-products of demonetisation could be more valuable’ | Business Line–13.09.2017
S S Mundra, former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India, on Tuesday said that the ‘by-products’ of demonetisation could turn out to be more
How can RBI manage surplus liquidity? | Business Line–13.09.2017
Rather than lower rates, the RBI is likely to allow the rupee to rise a bit and sell bonds to deal with dollar inflows through
Time for course correction: on India’s declining growth rate – The Hindu–C Rangrajan–13.09.2017
About a week ago, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the estimates of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) of 2017-18.
67 startups approved for availing tax benefits: Govt – The Hindu–13.09.2017
Minister of State (Commerce and Industry) C R Chaudhary said on Tuesday that 67 startups have so far been approved for availing tax benefits. Speaking
No proof required: Madness in monetary policy | The Indian Express–Mr. Surjit S Bhalla –13.09.2017
It is more than four years since my column, Tell me I am mad, (IE, June 22, 2013) was published. I had written that I
India’s rank in the global index: India may rise on ease of business index – The Economic Times–12.09.2017
The government expects a double-digit improvement in India’s rank in the global index on ease of doing business, likely to be announced by the World
Demonetisation: How India’s failed note ban move taught the world what not to do – The Economic Times–12.09.2017
Almost a year on, India’s ban on large-denomination bills has been deemed a “total failure.” That’s not quite fair. True, the primary goal of flushing
Waivering farmers loan: Farm loan waiver may push inflation by 0.2 per cent: RBI paper – The Economic Times–12.09.2017
Farm loan waiver amounting to Rs 88,000 crore likely to be released in 2017-18 by seven states, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, may push inflation
Foreign Portfolio Investors–Too much of a not-so-good thing–Economic Times–12.09.2017
Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have been relentlessly pouring money into Indian debt for eight months in a row, with total investment on this score adding
What is key to reviving GDP growth in India? All you want to know – The Financial Express–12.09.2017
Most commentators have explained the big loss in economic momentum in the April-June quarter by talking of the pre-GST destocking, as also the lagged effects
GST glitches | Business Standard News–12.09.2017
The roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST) has hit a few bumps on the road, and it is essential that the government stays
A glimmer of hope | Business Standard Editorials–12.09.2017
There is emerging evidence that the Ministry of Power’s Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana or UDAY has started to yield results. Ever since its launch in
We could have managed liquidity better, says Raghuram Rajan | Business Standard News–12.09.2017
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said that in hindsight it appears that the central bank under his governorship could have
When GST heads to the courtroom | Business Standard News–12.09.2017
Two months after coming into effect, India’s new indirect tax has already begun making its rounds in the courtrooms. Tax professionals and corporate lawyers are
E-way bill: Do we need it at all? | Business Standard Column–12.09.2017
One of the key objectives of the goods and services tax (GST) was removal of all non-tariff barriers, such as check posts, entry tax etc.,