Category: Economy

“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

Farm loan waivers: Double-edged sword for banks & farmers – The Financial Express

By Kushankur Dey Farm loan waivers amounting to more than Rs 85,000 crore in the two consecutive financial years (2017-18 and 2018-19) announced by various

All eyes on Trump’s whims and fancies – The Hindu BusinessLine

What strategic moves would Adolf Hitler have made if the atomic bomb had been invented in the early 1930s? Would he have risked nuclear annihilation

How the growth of self-employed entrepreneurs is a bitter-sweet success | Business Standard Column

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often emphasised the importance of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs do not make a claim on a job available in the labour market but, they provide jobs to others

Saving the ‘suited-booted’–Deccan Chronicle

The government’s plan to infuse Rs 83,000 crore into the public sector banks that are under the scrutiny of the Reserve Bank of India’s Prompt

Unemployability, a huge concern | Deccan Herald

The state of our higher education is reason for concern. Education is not providing our youth with the skills they need for employment. According to

Loan waivers: futile, bad for economy | Deccan Herald

An epidemic of farm loan waivers has spread across many states in the country, which would badly affect their financial health and eventually the national

Demonetization: World steps up to study India’s cash ban while Modi looks away–Economic Times

By Jeanette Rodrigues Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration hasn’t assessed the impact of one of history’s most sweeping changes in currency policy. “No Madam,” was

Donald Trump says: “The only problem our economy has is the Fed” – The Economic Times

President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve on Monday, describing it as the “only problem” for the US economy, as top officials discussed a rout in stock markets

nabard: Clear bank dues when loans are waived: Nabard to states – The Economic Times

Amid a flurry of farm loan waivers, financial institution Nabard has written to states advising them to ensure that dues of banks that actually write-off the loan

SME: Global SMEs look forward to more trade opportunities with India–Economic Times