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Should India pile its reserves with gold? – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/should-india-pile-its-reserves-with-gold/article34491705.ece While gold acts as a diversifier and does not carry any default risk, certain factors would warrant restricting the extent of holdings The
RBI’s rescue act | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/rbi-s-rescue-act-121050501378_1.html The move to avoid the moratorium route is a wise one The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did most of the heavy lifting
Necessary, RBI, but not sufficient – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/necessary-rbi-but-not-sufficient/articleshow/82414410.cmsSynopsis What industry needs more than additional pools of liquidity is discretion with bank branch managers to decide what kinds of leniency their clients
Auto industry output set to hit a 9-month low in May – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/auto-industry-output-set-to-hit-a-9-month-low-in-may/articleshow/82394076.cmsSynopsis The total auto industry output this month is likely to be 1.2-1.5 million vehicles – almost half of the original plan, industry insiders
Steel makers raise prices by up to Rs 4,500 per tonne – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/steel-makers-raise-prices-by-up-to-rs-4500-per-tonne/2245856/ Despite anaemic domestic demand primarily due to lockdown and restrictions on mobility, the price hike is mainly to align with the international prices,
Why RBI’s G-SAP is a masterstroke – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/why-rbis-g-sap-is-a-master-stroke/article34481980.ece The OMO clone will facilitate govt’s big borrowing plan at a lower cost, by bringing certainty to timing & amount of bond buys
Blind optimism on GDP growth – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/blind-optimism-on-gdp-growth/article34481786.ece The projected 10.5% GDP growth for this year seems far-fetched, as the Covid second wave is bound hit the economy hard The severity,
Hopeful of export potential, Centre unlikely to extend solar after PLI period – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/hopeful-of-export-potential-centre-unlikely-to-extend-solar-after-pli-period/article34481073.ece ‘Nations want to buy from India due to unreliability of Chinese suppliers’ The government is not likely to extend the basic customs duty
Start-ups connect India with novel features in times of coronavirus | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/startups-connect-india-with-talk-to-type-audio-only-in-covid-times-121050400822_1.html Companies such as Chingari and Koo roll out audio-only and talk-to-type features to keep people connected amid the pandemic At a time when
Performance-linked incentives fail to excite solar manufacturing firms | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/performance-linked-incentives-fail-to-excite-solar-manufacturing-firms-121050401398_1.html Domestic manufacturers could end up getting barely 3-5 per cent of the sale value of their solar cells and modules as incentives through
Clamour for packages for banks and NBFCs grows | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/clamour-grows-for-covid-19-regulatory-package-from-banks-and-nbfcs-121050401071_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Premium_11072018 Senior bankers say the situation had become serious and it was tough to gauge the economic impact Lenders are seeking a three-month moratorium
Structural shift | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/structural-shift-121050401323_1.html Higher GST collection reflects better compliance Goods and services tax (GST) collection for April indicates a structural shift. Collection touched an all-time high of
Bad debt! Banks, NBFCs sell LAP loans to asset reconstruction companies–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/banks/bad-debt-banks-nbfcs-sell-lap-loans-to-asset-reconstruction-companies/story/438240.html The estimated LAP portfolio of banks and NBFCs is over Rs 6 lakh crore. Bankers suggest the gross NPAs in the LAP portfolio
For solar atmanirbharta, rethink duties – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/for-solar-atmanirbharta-rethink-duties/2245864/ A CEEW-CEF analysis shows India can achieve greater self-reliance in solar manufacturing through time-bound application of BCD at much lower rates—around half of
PLI scheme guidelines for food processing don’t have measures to benefit MSMEs, says industry body AIFPA – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/pli-scheme-guidelines-for-food-processing-dont-have-measures-to-benefit-msmes-says-industry-body-aifpa/2245750/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries on Monday had issued the PLI guidelines for the food processing
Wistron: Foxconn, Wistron, Dell, 16 other cos apply for investments under PLI scheme for IT hardware – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/foxconn-wistron-dell-16-other-cos-apply-for-investments-under-pli-scheme-for-it-hardware/articleshow/82386724.cmsSynopsis Out of the total production, IT hardware companies have proposed production worth over Rs 1.35 lakh crore, and domestic companies have proposed production
Electronics, handset cos slash production – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/electronics-handset-cos-slash-production/articleshow/82396211.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis Some component and device makers such as TMB Battery, Khy Electronics, Salcomp, Jabil, Sunwoda Electronics, JSP electronics, Hong Guang De Technology, Rashmi Rare
Banks, NBFCs ask RBI to relax bad loan rules – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/banks-nbfcs-ask-rbi-to-relax-bad-loan-rules/articleshow/82396212.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis Want central bank to classify second Covid wave as national natural calamity A second Covid wave many times worse the first has prompted
Indian exports: Several key sectors stare at export impact as pandemic rages – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/several-key-sectors-stare-at-export-impact/articleshow/82396215.cms Synopsis–“People are scared to buy from India and uncertain if we can deliver the orders,” said Sharad Kumar Saraf, president of the Federation
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