This is perhaps the first budget which brings the farmer and rural India to the centre of economic policy and fiscal allocations. It lays the
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IBC 2016: Clearing the Air- Business Today–28.02.2018—–*****
Enacted in 2016, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has witnessed a lot of action in the last six months. However, there were many
Anti-People, Anti-Farmer- Business Today–Capt Amarinder Singh–Chief Minister Punjab–28.02.2018
To expect the Opposition party to praise any government policy, especially the Union Budget, is quite unthinkable. In fact, political expediency necessitates open and hard-hitting
Taxing times?–LTCG–India Today–28.02.2018
The reimposition of long-term capital gains tax (LTCG) on equity investments elicited mixed reactions, but most industry experts believe it will not have a significant
Contract farming Bill to also cover services, marketing – Business Line–28.02.2018
The Agriculture Ministry has broadened the scope of the proposed Contract Farming Bill by bringing marketing and services into its ambit and cutting back on
Crop insurance revisited – Business Line–28.02.2018—–*****
Earlier this month, unseasonal rain ravaged 11 districts of Maharashtra, damaging crops such as green gram, jowar, onion and wheat, grape and cotton planted over
Would have resigned if I was in Arun Jaitley’s position: Chidambaram | Business Standard News–27.02.2018—–*****
Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday lashed out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the Union Budget 2018-19. “If I was
Direct Taxes: Taxmen asked to step up collections to meet higher target – The Economic Times–26.02.2018
Faced with a daunting target of Rs 10.05 lakh crore, the apex decision-making body for direct taxes, CBDT, has asked its field officers to step
Pushing up investment growth: Conditions ripe for private investment to revive – The Financial Express–25.02.2018—–*****
The Economic Survey for 2016-17 noted that around 40% of India’s corporate debt was held by corporates with an interest coverage ratio of less than
TReDS coverage must be expanded beyond top-rated corporate buyers: Crisil | Business Standard News–24.02.2018
The government has announced measures in the Union Budget for 2018-19 to strengthen the Trade Electronic Receivable Discounting System (TReDS) platform, which would enable micro,
‘People willing to pay tax, if they feel getting worth their money’ – Business Line–24.02.2018
India needs more tax payers. Countries where people paid more income taxes are ones that developed for various reasons. The relationship between State and the
Across the aisle: More voices against Budget provisions | The Indian Express–24.02.2018
February 2018 taught me — and I hope many others — a lesson in politics: that 25 years are long enough to erase memories of
Two years on, skill training yet to take off in many states | india news | Hindustan Times–17.02.2018
Halfway through an ambitious scheme by the federal government to train 6 million young people, some State governments, which were to train 1.5 million of
Budget’s cess hex on fiscal federalism–Economic Times–17.02.2018
The Centre proposes to appropriate much of the taxes and duties on petroleum products, at the expense of state governments. The Budget proposes to label
Centre, RBI have given a big leg-up to MSME sector, says PHDCCI chief – Business Line–17.02.2018
The Centre and the RBI’s recent policy initiatives to boost the MSME sector will go long way in expanding the contribution of manufacturing to overall
Tax collection assumptions in India’s budget ambitious: IMF – The Financial Express–16.02.2018—–*****
The IMF today said the tax collection assumptions in India’s budget is ambitious but there is a need to look into the fiscal implications of
Crude pricing: Politically-motivated tinkering of oil could prove costlier | Business Standard News–16.02.2018
Oil prices on Thursday extended gains, pushed up by a weak dollar and by comments from Saudi Arabia that it would rather see an undersupplied
MSP will help neither farmers, nor the agriculture sector – The Economic Times-Mr S A Aiyar-14.02.2018
Wrong-headed cost-plus approaches to farmer welfare will only serve to scare agricultural prowess away. The Budget guarantees a wide range of crops a profit of
This is what Modi govt needs to do to make National Health Protection Scheme a success – The Economic Times–14.02.2018
Throwing too much money too soon may run the risk of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)-like scams where the money did not reach the
Sustained improvement in rural sentiments | Business Standard Column–14.02.2018
The Union Budget was received with substantial enthusiasm in rural India and with an equal dismay in urban India. This is what we observed on
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