India’s electricity demand declined for the third straight month, another indication of an economic slowdown that seems to be deepening. Electricity demand from distribution utilities
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Will Nirmala Sitharaman’s mid-term measures address the economic slowdown?–Business Today
A month after the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2019, she is back with a rollback, frontloading capital for public sector banks (PSBs), loan
3 yrs of DeMo: Cash up, fake around, black turned white | Deccan Herald
On the evening of November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced what has come to be known as demonetisation, outlawing the Rs 500 and
Demonetisation anniversary: On note ban anniversary, a former finance ministry official wants Rs 2,000 demonetised–Economic Times
On the third anniversary of demonetisation, former economic affairs secretary S C Garg said the Rs 2,000 note, which the Modi government brought replacing older 500 and 1,000
Demonetisation | Three years of demonetisation: Cash is king in 66% of real estate transactions–Economic Times
Three years after Narendra Modi in an address to the nation banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes digital transactions are increasing year over year but
RBI official says multiple regulators hurting bond market development – The Financial Express
A senior Reserve Bank official on Friday blamed the presence of multiple regulators with disparate priorities for the ills plaguing the corporate bond market saying
Include non-RERA projects in Rs 25,000 crore bailout fund: Homebuyers’ body FPCE urges PM Modi – The Financial Express
Homebuyers’ body FPCE on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to modify eligibility conditions for the Rs 25,000 crore real estate bailout fund to include financing of
Darkening clouds: Govt denial, inadequate response are not helping economy | Business Standard Column
There is simply no way to get away from the fact that the clouds over the economy continue to darken — not just because of
| रखडलेले प्रकल्प; रेंगाळलेला निर्णय! | Loksatta
सरकारच्या हस्तक्षेपाशिवाय अर्थव्यवस्थेची कोंडीतून सुटका होणे नाही. केंद्रातील मोदी सरकारच्या हे उशिराने का होईना लक्षात आले. मग, ऑगस्ट महिन्यापासून या सरकारच्या अर्थमंत्री निर्मला सीतारामन यांनी
Rs 2,000 banknotes being hoarded: Ex-finance secy | Deccan Herald
A day ahead of the third anniversary of demonetisation, former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, who took voluntary retirement last month after being shunted out
World economy better after Fed cuts, trade talk: Rajan | Deccan Herald
By Anirban Nag Hopes of a trade deal between the US and China and a series of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are making
Note ban@3: Fakes, cash are back; where is black money? | Deccan Herald
On the evening of November 7, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a unilateral decision of outlawing the high-end notes of Rs 500 and Rs
नफा ना उत्पादकांना, ना व्यापाऱ्यांना | लोकसत्ता
कांदा हा गेल्या काही दशकांत राजकीय विषय बनला आहे. त्यामुळे मतदारांना तो स्वस्त मिळायलाच हवा, यासाठी आजवरचे सत्ताधारी सतत प्रयत्नशील असतात. परंतु कांदा स्वस्त झाला,
View: Staying out of RCEP is not in India’s economic interests – The Economic Times
By Pravin Krishna & Arvind Panagariya Earlier this week, India announced that it was dropping out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Its exit
Real Estate sector fund: Govt’s Rs 25,000 crore realty fund can only help 6% of stalled constructions–Economic Times
By Abhijit Roy Chowdhury, Bibhudatta Pradhan and Dhwani Pandya India’s plan to set up a 250 billion-rupee ($3.5 billion) fund to salvage stalled residential projects
ET Explains: A lowdown on government’s Rs 25,000 crore realty booster shot – The Economic Times
According to the finance ministry’s estimate, there are a total of 1,600 stalled housing projects The government has announced the creation of an Alternate Investment
Govt’s Rs 25,000cr realty booster inadequate to revive stalled projects: ICRA – The Economic Times
The government’s Rs 25,000-crore fund to complete about 1,500 stalled affordable and mid-income housing projects is not adequate, credit rating agency ICRA said on Thursday.
Govt’s realty stress fund for stalled projects may aggravate demand-supply imbalance, says report – The Economic Times
The government’s decision to set up a fund of Rs 25,000 crore to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stalled housingNSE 2.84 % projects is
Nirmala Sitharaman: Not Rs 25,000-cr, FM actually gave us a Rs 1,25,000-cr boost: Vishal Kampani
Normally, construction costs are 20% of sales. So if Rs 25,000 crore is the number which is going to complete these projects, you are going
Economic slowdown was the biggest negative impact of demonetisation: Survey | Business Standard News
After the note ban, old junked notes were allowed to be deposited in banks, with unusual deposits coming under income tax scrutiny Around one-third of