Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indias-inflation-targeting-provisions-need-a-relook/article32886547.ece The assumptions underlying Chapter III-F of the RBI Act have become a hindrance to the achievement of India’s development goals It is widely
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An incomplete solution: The Hindu Editorial on Centre borrowing for States to meet GST shortfall – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/an-incomplete-solution-the-hindu-editorial-on-centre-borrowing-for-states-to-meet-gst-shortfall/article32887686.ece The Centre must assure States on the timeline for payment of the GST compensation due The past week witnessed some forward, albeit inexplicably
TDS on e-Commerce is a very bad idea–Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/tds-on-e-commerce-is-a-very-bad-idea/ The government should rethink its move to levy, come October 1, a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on sales facilitated by an
Future is female–Ecobinuc Times
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/future-is-female-2/ To say that men dominate the world of entrepreneurship would be a gross understatement. According to the Reserve Bank of India only 5.9%
‘Essential Commodities Act was conceptualised in the era of food shortages … we have moved from scarcity to food security’
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/the-interviews-blog/essential-commodities-act-was-conceptualised-in-the-era-of-food-shortages-we-have-moved-from-scarcity-to-food-security/ The Essential Commodities Act was amended during the last Parliament session, 65 years after it was first enacted. The government has promised it
Let Indian Fintech Grow Into (Gi)Ants-Economic Times-
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/let-indian-fintech-grow-into-giants/ There is much that India’s financial regulators, besides financial technology companies, can learn from Ant Group Company’s forthcoming mega initial public offering. Ant,
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says ‘much more decisive’ action needed to deal with debt problems – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/imf-chief-kristalina-georgieva-says-much-more-decisive-action-needed-to-deal-with-debt-problems/articleshow/78735593.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday called for significant steps to address the increasingly unsustainable debt burdens of some countries,
Hospitality sector, easiest way of doing business – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/view-hospitality-sector-easiest-way-of-doing-business/articleshow/78738033.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23 Synopsis– Maharashtra is blessed — from beaches and its coastline to urban sprawls, to forts and temples and festivals, each region is so
COVID-19 prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/covid-19-prompts-workers-corporates-to-adopt-gig-economy/articleshow/78732156.cmsSynopsis Gig workers are independent contractual workers who are into flexible agreements with companies or through platforms for on-demand work completion. New Delhi: At
Agri reforms: Farm Bills latest step in sequential freeing up of farm sector – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/agri-reforms-farm-bills-latest-step-in-sequential-freeing-up-of-farm-sector/2107611/ The farm bills give India the opportunity to orient its farm sector towards the $82-tn Global economy through exports instead of the $3-tn
Allowing the rupee to strengthen can help contain the creeping inflation – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/allowing-the-rupee-to-strengthen-can-help-contain-the-creeping-inflation/article32516074.ece With the consumer price inflation at 6.9 per cent in July, the RBI needs to exercise caution over increasing the supply of rupees
Food for thought – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/the-centre-could-have-approached-the-crucial-issue-of-agricultural-reform-in-a-better-manner/article32642877.ece The Centre could have approached the crucial issue of agricultural reform in a better manner The political drama arising out of the passage
Incipient recovery – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/rising-tax-collections-auto-and-fmcg-sales-augur-well-for-indian-economy/article32766381.ece Rising tax collections, auto and FMCG sales augur well, but these are early days A clutch of macro indicators for September could suggest
‘The goal is to pass on the benefits to the less privileged’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/the-goal-is-to-pass-on-the-benefits-to-the-less-privileged/article32875676.ece?homepage=true Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur× The government would be happy to answer
Indicators point to economic recovery, but revival may be fragile: Brickwork – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/indicators-point-to-economic-recovery-but-revival-may-be-fragile-brickwork/article32883143.ece ‘Govt. should address supply chain disruptions, augment aggregate demand’ After six months of severe stress triggered by the toughest lockdown so far, some
Indicators point to economic recovery, but recouping may be fragile: Report – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indicators-point-to-economic-recovery-but-recouping-may-be-fragile-report/articleshow/78717002.cmsSynopsis It estimated that the economy is likely to contract by 13.5 per cent in the second quarter (July-September), and the contraction in FY21
Demand for packaged ready-to-eat foods gathers steam as Indians crave a break from home food – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/demand-for-packaged-ready-to-eat-foods-gathers-steam-as-indians-crave-a-break-from-home-food/articleshow/78722744.cms SynopsisAs consumers crave a break from home food and are yet skeptical of eating out or ordering in, the packaged ready-to-eat segment is
The next China? India is missing its real comparative edge by not emphasizing low-skilled labour exports – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/the-next-china-india-is-missing-its-real-comparative-edge-by-not-emphasizing-low-skilled-labor-exports/articleshow/78713312.cmsSynopsis Ever since it began opening up the economy in the 1990s, India’s dream has been to emulate China’s rapid expansion. After three decades
Inflation target should be higher, wider: Experts – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/inflation-target-should-be-higher-wider-experts/articleshow/78714974.cmsSynopsis They proposed a higher headline inflation target of 5-6% accompanied by a core inflation target. This way, the monetary policy committee (MPC) could
RBI’s focus has been on liquidity provision in the right areas | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-s-focus-has-been-on-liquidity-provision-in-the-right-areas-120100900354_1.html With inflation targeting being the rule, the relentless high levels of CPI inflation were to be the barrier to any further cut in