By Kumar Mangalam Birla There is an air of optimism around India’s economic prospects. Deft economic management and the proactive push for reforms by the
Author: Anil R Tikotekar
Independence day: India@70: India witnesses a slow but steady shift to market borrowings from bank loans–15.08.2017
MUMBAI: This piece of news got buried in the avalanche of information that came after State Bank of India’s first quarter results. SBI said Rs
IDBI Bank topples IOB as lender with highest NPA ratio | Business Standard News–15.08.2017
Public sector lender IDBI Bank posted a net loss of Rs 853 crore for the quarter ended June 2017 (Q1) on a sharp rise in
Minimise card frauds abroad by disabling the option | Business Standard News–15.08.2017
Recently, Raj Kumar (name changed on request), a Delhi-based writer, lost Rs 60,000 to credit card fraud. His card was used to make a purchase
Inflationary pressure back after GST roll-out | Business Standard News–15.08.2017
Amid concerns over deflationary impulses expressed in the second volume of the Economic Survey 2016-17, the retail inflation rate rose to a three-month high of
As developers head to bankruptcy body, homebuyers left in lurch | Business Standard News
Thousands of home owners in beleaguered real estate developments owned by Jaypee Infratech and Amrapali Group are running out of options as both head for
Cheque bounce case: Prakash Industries Ltd’s MD gets 1-year jail term | Business Standard News–15.08.2017
A Delhi court has awarded one year jail term to Prakash Industries Ltd’s Managing Director in 20-year-old cheque bounce cases and directed him and the
Don’t blame it on demonetisation | Business Standard Column–15.08.2017
India’s economic growth is faltering. Part-II of the Economic Survey, just released, thinks that growth in 2017-18 is likely to be closer to the lower
A worrying analysis | Business Standard Editorials–15.08.2017
The second volume of the Economic Survey for 2016-17 was released on Friday, and both the data and the analysis contained therein were disquieting. It
Google launches anti-phishing feature for Gmail; know how you will stop getting useless emails – The Financial Express–15.08.2017
Google has deployed an anti-phishing feature for Gmail mobile application which will stop useless emails from entering your inbox. Phishing is essentially fraud emails which
Essential for the Government to be alert to the situation: Hasmukh Adhia | Business Line–15.08.2017
The Government adopted unconventional methods to educate stakeholders and ensure a smooth rollout of GST. These included the week-long ‘masterclasses’ held by Revenue Secretary Hasmukh
How well do you know your credit cards? – Essential FAQs on credit cards | The Economic Times–14.08.2017
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saving deposit rate: Saving deposit rate cuts to lead to lower lending rates:Report–Economic Times–14.08.2017
Reduction in saving deposit rates by three large banks over the past fortnight may set the ball rolling for lower lending rates and stoke greater
Dear manufacturing sector, when will you actually manufacture jobs with reasonable pay?–Economic Times–14.08.2017
By Sanjay Modi Driven by PM Narendra Modi, the ambitious “Make in India” campaign has never failed to stimulate imagination. Its logo of a prowling
GST implementation: Petroleum products will not be brought under new tax regime, says MP Finance Minister Jayant Mallaiya – The Financial Express–14.08.2017
The Madhya Pradesh government here today made it clear that petroleum products will not be brought under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Only the blind will argue that nothing was accomplished in last 70 years, says P Chidambaram – The Financial Express–14.08.2017
Freedom, a written Constitution, parliamentary system of government, and rule of law have several purposes and objectives: one of the foremost is that they will
Why privacy must be a fundamental right | Business Standard–14.08.2017
About 30 years ago there was an oleum gas leak in Delhi from the factory of Shriram Foods and Fertiliser Industries. The noxious gas affected
Modi may turn populist, shun major reforms till polls: report | Business Line–14.08.2017
The Modi government is unlikely to undertake any major reform in the remainder of its term but may channel its energy to publicise achievements and
India’s gold imports to rebound in 2017 on restocking, good monsoon | Business Line–14.08.2017
Higher imports by the world’s second biggest consumer will support global prices, which are trading near their highest level in two months, but could widen
Roaring Rupee | Business Line–14.08.2017
The India story has played only a supporting role in the rupee’s recent rise The rupee’s unusual bout of appreciation against the dollar has taken