Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/problem-of-plenty-120112600041_1.html India needs a prudent policy on rising forex reserves The Covid-19 pandemic has made macroeconomic management significantly more difficult. Despite a somewhat improved
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Downside risks to growth still persist amid uncertainty around Covid vaccine availability: D&B – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/downside-risks-to-growth-still-persist-amid-uncertainty-around-covid-vaccine-availability-db/articleshow/79447377.cmsSynopsis According to Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Economy Forecast, a second wave of infections, which can’t be ruled out, would lead to partial re-establishment
Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 package: ECLGS 2.0 scheme: Govt extends credit guarantee scheme to 27 sectors – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/eclgs-2-0-scheme-govt-extends-credit-guarantee-scheme-to-27-sectors/articleshow/79439048.cmsSynopsis The scheme was announced by the government earlier this month as part of the Rs 2.65 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 package. “Under
Q2 GDP shows India officially in recession but sequential improvement points to an economy on the mend – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/q2-gdp-shows-india-officially-in-recession-but-sequential-improvement-points-to-an-economy-on-the-mend/articleshow/79447729.cmsSynopsis The surprise was thrown by good performance by the manufacturing sector that showed marginal growth in the second quarter. However, the private consumption
Fiscal Rectitude Can Mean Larger Deficit–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/fiscal-rectitude-can-mean-larger-deficit/ The Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das is right to seek a roadmap to fiscal prudence. Persistent high fiscal deficits can cause
Beware, the numbers can be deceptive – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/beware-the-numbers-can-be-deceptive/article32931359.ece?homepage=true Many high-frequency economic indicators are looking good, but must sustain beyond the unlock period, too There has been a sudden surge of optimism
India economy on verge of slow recovery as worst is over: PHDCCI – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/india-economy-on-verge-of-slow-recovery-as-worst-is-over-phdcci/2113344/ The chamber, however, stated that unemployment remains a key challenge to be addressed by the government. It said also that efforts should be
Deep Dive with AKB: Why is inflation rising when demand remains low?, Video Gallery – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/deep-dive-with-akb-why-is-inflation-rising-when-demand-remains-low-113384.htm Deep Dive with AKB: Why is inflation rising when demand remains low? As the Indian economy is reopening after several months of no
Passenger airlines morph into cargo carriers: How innovative thinking helped exports bounce back – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/passenger-airlines-morph-into-cargo-carriers-how-innovative-thinking-helped-exports-bounce-back/articleshow/78849374.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23 Synopsis—-As soon as the lockdown started, the trucks and container vehicles were stuck on highways at inter-state junctions. Also, there was an acute
Centre announces interest waiver scheme for loans up to Rs 2 crore – business news – Hindustan Times
Clipped from: https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/centre-announces-interest-waiver-scheme-for-loans-up-to-rs-2-crore/story-jZNh2ObQ55gTSzFQm7w5nO.html MSME loans, education loans, housing loans, consumer durable loans, credit card dues, automobile loans, personal, professional loans and consumption loans are eligible for
Punjab makes a point, will other states follow?–deccan chronicle
Clipped from: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/dc-comment/221020/dc-edit-punjab-makes-a-point-will-other-states-follow.html Congress Party workers celebrate after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resolution at Punjabs’ state assembly rejecting the three farm laws passed by Indian
Taking on the Centre: The Hindu Editorial on States rejecting farm laws – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/taking-on-the-centre-the-hindu-editorial-on-states-rejecting-farm-laws/article32932897.ece States aggrieved by central farm laws are adopting both legislative and legal measures Punjab’s efforts to enact State amendments to override the effects of
Looking at the canary: Do SBI Cards’ bad loans have a deeper meaning? | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/looking-at-the-canary-do-sbi-cards-bad-loans-have-a-deeper-meaning-120102301285_1.html If Covid-19 causes a fresh havoc to government-bank finances, it could be back to the old story of large-scale losses prompting further capital
Labour reform in India: How can recent laws enable dignified economic growth?–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/monitoring-end-use-of-funds-the-missing-link-in-credit-risk-management/ Meera Aranha & Srinivas Reddy It has been an “accepted” practice in the Indian banking sector that customers borrow money from one bank
Farm bills, reforms whose time had come, but much needs to be done—economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/farm-bills-reforms-whose-time-had-come-but-much-needs-to-be-done/ By Satya Mohanty Most agree that our agriculture is atrophied. But many don’t want any change in the existing arrangement. There is a
amitabh kant: India must become a key exporting nation: Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/india-must-become-a-key-exporting-nation-kant/articleshow/78822632.cmsSynopsis Amitabh Kant said that while India had made big changes in the MSME, mining and agricultural sectors, a sustained growth wouldn’t be possible
SMEs: The fault in our approach: India’s self-reliant push fails to recognize cottage industry as critical constituent – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/the-fault-in-our-approach-indias-self-reliant-push-fails-to-recognize-cottage-industry-as-critical-constituent/articleshow/78821343.cms Synopsis—The road to self-reliance seems to have bypassed millions of tiny businesses. Warped policies hurt them even more. For many of us, Mahila
It might take years for GDP to regain lost output: RBI MPC member | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/rbi-release-minutes-of-mpc-meeting-outlines-thinking-about-economy-120102300942_1.html The Reserve Bank of India releases minutes of the October 7-9 meeting of its monetary policy committee. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das predicted India’s
‘The PM’s Office can only bask in the reflected glory of the PM … its equilibrium with the cabinet office is very dynamic’–times of india
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/the-interviews-blog/the-pms-office-can-only-bask-in-the-reflected-glory-of-the-pm-its-equilibrium-with-the-cabinet-office-is-very-dynamic/ NK Singh has spent the last six decades deeply engaged with Indian policymakers, in the varied roles of civil servant, member of Parliament, and
Punjab government’s claims of protecting farmers are belied by the bills passed
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/for-the-farmers-punjab-governments-claims-of-protecting-farmers-are-belied-by-the-bills-passed/ If the farm reforms enacted by the Centre were a step forward, then the bills passed in the Punjab assembly this week to