The tweaks announced on Wednesday in the government’s policy on foreign direct investment in e-commerce have been described as a Boxing Day sucker punch for the likes of Amazon and Flipkart. The moot
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Modi govt readies 3-point formula to end farmer woes ahead of 2019 – -India Today
HIGHLIGHTS After a high-level ng was held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top ministers including Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh, sources told news
Modi s Clampdown On E commerce In India May Not Win Back Votes Of Small Retailers – BW Businessworld
India’s new curbs on e-commerce companies may not be enough to win over small store owners and traders in next year’s general election, with the
‘The best option is direct benefit transfer to farmers … We want the government monkey off our backs’–Times of India
Why are we seeing agricultural distress? All governments first try to control cost to consumers. We have seen governments fall on account of onion prices.
US oil prices rise to claw back some ground, but oversupply worries persist | business news | Hindustan Times
US oil prices rose on Friday to claw back some of the ground they lost in the previous session, but growth in U.S. crude stockpiles
A double-edge sword for farmers – Loan waivers shrink credit supply to the farm sector – The Financial Express
By Kushankur Dey Farm loan waivers—of more than Rs 850 billion in FY18 and FY19, announced by various state governments—are the flavour of the season.
An outstanding alternative to farm loan waiver – The Economic Times
Helping farmers to manage their unviable debt is definitely not a moral hazard, as has been advocated in some quarters. The world is no stranger
US Monetary Policy: The Fed should be congratulated for its steadfast commitment to policy normalisation – The Financial Express
Are were increasingly compelling reasons to question the Fed’s stewardship of the US economy. That now appears to be changing. Notwithstanding howls of protest from
Rural distress 2018: False cures galore | Business Standard Column
After the new Congress state governments announced the promised agriculture loan waivers, party president Rahul Gandhi thundered that he will not let the prime minister sleep until
India’s exports are steadily rising, but import bill hurts much more | Business Standard News
Indian exports have grown steadily in the last three years. And as Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu recently said, the country’s export performance has been extremely good
हाच विकासाचा रस्ता | Maharashtra Times
हाच विकासाचा रस्ता एकीकडे चीनसारखा देश काही तासांत बहुमजली इमारती उठविण्याचे प्रात्यक्षिक घडवून जगाला चकित करीत असताना भारतात भूमिपूजनानंतर २१ वर्षांनी सामरिक आणि दळणवळणाच्या दृष्टीने
Bogibeel bridge: many advantages | Deccan Herald
With the inauguration of the Bogibeel bridge, connectivity in the North-East has received a shot in the arm. The 4.9-km-long bridge, which spans the River
Right move on land in Chhattisgarh–Economic Times
“Buy land,” said Mark Twain, “they aren’t making it any more.” That insight has inspired many companies in India, irrespective of the future of projects
India’s exports performance good despite global headwinds; but here’s why Suresh Prabhu isn’t happy – The Financial Express
India is preparing a specific strategy for exports to each geography as part of plans to make 2019 a year when outward shipments would start
Farm Income-Old ideas, no solutions | Business Standard Editorials
Some of the key suggestions for lifting the farm economy, mooted by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in its recently released “Strategy
Inheritance Tax and Farm Waiver–Unpopular thoughts to end the year with | Business Standard Column
As the year winds down, it is time to reflect on what lies ahead in the new year. This column will speak about, at the
Crude oil: Oil plunges 6% as economic slowdown fears grip market – The Economic Times
Oil prices plunged more than 6 per cent to the lowest level in more than a year on Monday, pulling back sharply late in the
A shiny new start for Indian steel–Economic Times
Resolution of stressed bank assets under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has led to solid transformation in steel. Domestic steel majors have bid aggressively
View: Modinomics won’t bring in achhe din in the short term – The Economic Times
by R Jagannathan The term achhe din may mean many things to many people. But in mass electoral terms, it ought to mean two simple
Monetary policy in 2018: Targeting inflation in uncertain times wasn’t easy – The Financial Express
This was because headline inflation, pulled down by sharp undershooting of food price inflation, masked adverse movements in the underlying trends of other key elements