Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/overriding-the-constitution-120102101757_1.html Other states shouldn’t follow Punjab’s example on farm Bills Parties across the political spectrum in the Punjab Assembly have sent a strong signal to the
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Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan cautions against import substitution – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/former-rbi-governor-raghuram-rajan-cautions-against-import-substitution/2111182/ “If the focus (under Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative) is on import substitution by erecting tariffs, which we have done lot of in the last
Getting lean growth right: Businesses need to realise recovery sans labour will not be sustainable – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/getting-lean-growth-right-businesses-need-to-realise-recovery-sans-labour-will-not-be-sustainable/2111126/ They need to work with the government to revive demand and employment. As has been the case with many other economic downturns, India
Tariff shelter must be temporary–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/tariff-shelter-must-be-temporary/ The reported move to have a sunset date for high import tariffs on electronic products like mobile phones and TVs makes perfect sense.
Raghuram Rajan cautions against import substitution – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/raghuram-rajan-cautions-against-import-substitution/articleshow/78795046.cmsSynopsis “In order to export, you have to import. Don’t erect huge tariffs and focus on creating right environment for production in India,” he
43% MSMEs and startups plan on hiring women over next 6 months: Survey | Business News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/startups/43-per-cent-msmes-startups-plan-on-hiring-women-workforce-localcircles-survey-6805579/ As per a survey conducted by community engagement platform LocalCircles, which got over 7,000 responses from startups, MSMEs and entrepreneurs across 104 top
The (food) grain of Punjab’s own farm Bills | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/the-food-grain-of-punjab-s-own-farm-bills-120102100202_1.html The MSP is declared for 23 crops. This means that farmers of other crops or those trying to diversify under contract farming would
Hungry for nutrition | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/hungry-for-nutrition-120102001565_1.html India has to revamp its food security programmes The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020, released last week, has ranked India at a dismal 94 among
Barking up the wrong tree | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/barking-up-the-wrong-tree-120102001572_1.html Strengthening the revenue forecasting system will yield better results than fixing deficit targets within a range Recent media reports suggest that the Union
Agricultural reform: What to make of the new farm Bills – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/agricultural-reform-what-to-make-of-the-new-farm-bills/2109482/ Farmers are being asked to accept possibly significant new income risks, without any alternative risk management policies, in exchange for an untested promise
Covid impact on businesses: Businesses braced for the catastrophic impact of COVID-19. The blow may have been milder – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/businesses-braced-for-the-catastrophic-impact-of-covid-19-the-blow-may-have-been-milder/articleshow/78761415.cms SynopsisIt was believed that smaller companies cannot absorb the economic impact of COVID-19 and many would simply shut shop. Six months later, it
MSP: Government procures 98.19 lakh ton paddy at MSP for Rs 18,540 crore – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/government-procures-98-19-lakh-ton-paddy-at-msp-for-rs-18540-crore/articleshow/78771533.cmsSynopsis The sanctions for procurement of 1.23 lakh tonnes of copra for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala were also
Manish Tewari | How farm laws might hurt national security–deccan chronicle
Clipped from: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/121020/manish-tewari-how-farm-laws-might-hurt-national-security.html Farmers light candles in support of the Haryana farmers organisations as they announced to protests against three farm laws on the outskirts of Amritsar.
Bangladesh to overtake India? PR can’t fix all our problems–Deccan Chronicle
Clipped from: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/201020/bangladesh-to-overtake-india-pr-cant-fix-all-our-problems.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Right) with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. (PTI) Complex problems require many minds. Leadership is important but mostly in terms
Economic policy needs to address those who have seen the greatest distress during lockdown | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-economy-modi-govt-policy-coronavirus-lockdown-6792445/ The urban poor is still finding it difficult to return to work. Targeting social safety nets towards them is necessary as the economy
Indian economy will be back on track next year: Rashesh Shah – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indian-economy-will-be-back-on-track-next-year-rashesh-shah/article32891204.ece Rashesh Shah, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Group – PAUL NORONHA Rashesh Shah, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Group – PAUL NORONHA× Next
Duty-remission scheme for exports to start with 3 sectors – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/panel-to-fix-rates-for-three-sectors-first/article32894881.ece?homepage=true Focus on readymade garments, iron and steel, automobiles and components The new Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme for
Centre nudges 2,800 large corporates to clear dues of MSMEs by Oct-end – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/centre-nudges-2800-large-corporates-to-clear-dues-of-msmes-by-oct-end/article32894879.ece?homepage=true Encouraged by the strong response from the top 500 companies to its earlier entreaty to clear dues of MSMEs, the Ministry of Micro,
Assessing hit on economy, will share GDP estimate in time: FM – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/assessing-hit-on-economy-will-share-gdp-estimate-in-time-fm/article32895474.ece ‘Policy soon to identify sectors where PSEs are needed’ The government has just begun its own assessment of India’s growth prospects for this
More than half of farmers oppose farm laws: survey – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/more-than-half-of-farmers-oppose-farm-laws-survey/article32895144.ece?homepage=true Almost 40% fear new laws will end state-run markets More than half of Indian farmers oppose the three farm reform laws passed by