Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/women-educated-but-unemployed-121031600053_1.html Indian women work a lot. But, their work is predominantly at home, in service of other members of their household The world celebrated
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Shadow over solar power | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shadow-over-solar-power-121031600056_1.html Punitive tariffs on components will cripple a growing sector The government has decided to implement a basic customs duty of 40 per cent
Need to make cryptocurrency illegal: An ‘official cryptocurrency’ can create confusion & unease amongst citizens – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/need-to-make-cryptocurrency-illegal-an-official-cryptocurrency-can-create-confusion-unease-amongst-citizens/2212600/ The fight against black money is still on and tax data does not show that there has been encouraging success in this area.
88% PMEGP beneficiaries ‘negatively affected’ due to pandemic; this many shut operations – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-covid-crisis-88-pmegp-beneficiaries-negatively-affected-due-to-pandemic-this-many-shut-operations/2209762/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Under PMEGP, around 2.37 lakh micro enterprises were supported with a margin money subsidy of Rs 6,833.32
Who fuels your petrol, diesel bill: don’t just blame the unrelenting Saudis. Think taxes. – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/energy/who-fuels-your-petrol-diesel-bill-dont-just-blame-the-unrelenting-saudis-think-taxes-/primearticleshow/81498392.cms SynopsisTaxes account for a bulk of the retail-selling price of petrol and diesel. Although oil prices are on the boil now and adding
Centre hasn’t agreed to proposals on increasing work hours: Labour minister Santosh Gangwar – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/centre-hasnt-agreed-to-proposals-on-increasing-work-hours-labour-minister-santosh-gangwar/articleshow/81511794.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis “During an existing pandemic, the ministry of labour & employment has received the draft ordinances/bills from different state governments through the ministry of
Judge an expansionary fiscal policy by how quickly it props up the economy – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-judge-an-expansionary-fiscal-policy-by-how-quickly-it-props-up-the-economy/articleshow/81517640.cms SynopsisThus, it might be prudent to go the extra mile to consolidate debt when the economy is booming. A way to formalise this
India should not go back to licence raj regime: Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/india-should-not-go-back-to-licence-raj-regime-nobel-prize-winning-economist-paul-krugman/articleshow/81516390.cmsSynopsis The licence raj, which involved an elaborate system of licences and regulations that were required to set up and run businesses in the
Need to make cryptocurrency illegal: An ‘official cryptocurrency’ can create confusion & unease amongst citizens – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/need-to-make-cryptocurrency-illegal-an-official-cryptocurrency-can-create-confusion-unease-amongst-citizens/2212600/ The fight against black money is still on and tax data does not show that there has been encouraging success in this area.
Will interest rates continue to rise? – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/will-interest-rates-continue-to-rise/2212619/ The bond markets are pushing the central bank around and it is hard to see how/when this will stop Of course, as we
Hit to exports: Exporters fear low RoDTEP refunds – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/hit-to-exports-exporters-fear-low-rodtep-refunds/2212622/ The Pillai committee was set up only in late July last year to undertake a humongous exercise of recommending RoDTEP rates for thousands
One District One Product initiative set for big push – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/one-district-one-product-initiative-set-for-big-push/article34068366.ece FIEO carrying out study to identify items with export potential in 25 districts The five-year Foreign Trade Policy to be announced next month
How health cover cushioned impact of Covid – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/how-health-cover-cushioned-impact-of-covid/article34068159.ece?homepage=true Safeguarding public health was the main concern of the government, but for insurers, designing viable products was the goal Health insurance has come
Fine-tuning flexible inflation targeting – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/fine-tuning-flexible-inflation-targeting/article34067733.ece?homepage=true There should be a switch in target from headline to core CPI. And, the basket and its weights should be updated frequently Possible
US stimulus effect to be felt beyond its shores | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/us-stimulus-effect-to-be-felt-beyond-its-shores-121031500001_1.html The package takes pandemic-related spending in the US to over $6 trillion since the start of the crisis. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden signed
Fed interest rate decision, macro data to guide stock markets this week | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/fed-interest-rate-decision-macro-data-to-guide-stock-markets-this-week-121031400184_1.html Updates on COVID-19 situation and related news will also remain on participants’ radars, says an analyst Indian equity markets will be guided by the US
When will SC status quo on bank loans end? | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/when-will-sc-status-quo-on-bank-loans-end-121031400872_1.html If it continues, wary of borrowers’ opportunism and distorted credit discipline, banks may not come forward to lend even if we shout ourselves
India FX reserves surpass Russia’s to become world’s 4th biggest | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-fx-reserves-surpass-russia-s-to-become-world-s-4th-biggest-121031400470_1.html Reserves for both countries have mostly flattened out this year Photo: Bloomberg India’s foreign-exchange reserves surpassed Russia’s to become the world’s fourth largest,
FPIs pull out Rs 7,013 crore from India in March 2021–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/fpis-pull-out-rs-7013-crore-from-indian-markets-in-march-so-far/story/433809.html As per depositories data, FPIs pulled out Rs 531 crore from equities and Rs 6,482 crore from the debt segment between March 1-13
‘Drastic changes’ in monetary policy framework can upset bond market, warns Raghuram Rajan–business today
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/drastic-changes-in-monetary-policy-framework-can-upset-bond-market-warns-raghuram-rajan/story/433806.html Rajan, also a noted economist, opined that the government’s ambitious target to make India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 was “more aspirational,
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