Deforestation is the wrong way to prosperity and it would haunt the people in the form of ecological imbalance, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Thursday.
Category: Economy
Insulate Economy From Oil Volatility–Economic Times
The December 6 meeting of members of oil cartel Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) might end with members announcing output cuts, boosting prices
New industrial policy to address challenges faced by manufacturing sector: Official – The Financial Express
Under the Make in India initiative, the government aims to increase the share of the manufacturing sector to the gross domestic product (GDP) to 25
Clarity emerges on monetary policy stance – The Hindu BusinessLine
The penultimate monetary policy for fiscal 2018-19 has maintained status quo on the policy repo rate at 6.5 per cent, but what stands out is
Let’s Open Sesame for MSMEs–Economic Times
By Manish Sabharwal & Rishi Agrawal In 1954, Jawaharlal Nehru launched the Bhakra Nangal Dam with the words, “When we undertake big work, we have
Well-being beyond GDP | Business Standard Column
Just under 10 years ago, the International Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress issued its report, Mismeasuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn’t
Don’t politicise growth statistics! Statistics should be left to experts – The Financial Express
The new numbers downplay the growth of the economy in the UPA period. We have been used to the CSO’s GDP series with the base
After long years of skewed trade, China agrees to import more from India – The Economic Times
China is now keen to import pomegranate, grapes, soyameal, fish oil and fish meal from India apart from non-basmati rice and sugar it had decided to buy earlier.
RBI Monetary Policy–Calibrated tightening stance a surprise; rate cut likely in February | Business Standard News
The credit policy has thrown some surprises as usual. While no change in repo and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) could still be justified, retention
How emerging markets react to Fed rate hikes – The Hindu BusinessLine
Despite capital outflows and currency depreciation, these economies have been circumspect in changing their policy rates In its recent meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee
RBI monetary policy: Industry says decision on expected lines, but this step urgently needed to boost economy – The Financial Express
Industry body Assocham said the RBI’s decision to keep the key policy rate unchanged is on expected lines in the backdrop of rupee appreciation, softening
A new deal for the farmer | Opinion News, The Indian Express
According to Census 2011, 54.6 per cent of India’s workforce was engaged in agriculture. (File) The neglect of Indian agriculture by the NDA government, despite
India’s weakening economy gives RBI more reason to keep interest rates unchanged | business news | Hindustan Times
India is home to about 1.5 million battery-powered, three-wheeled rickshaws – a fleet bigger than the total number of electric passenger cars sold in China
Debate, address farm crisis urgently | Deccan Herald
Yet another gathering of tens of thousands of farmers from all parts of the country in the national capital last week highlighted the deepening crisis
back series gdp data: View: There are more questions than answers on back series GDP data – The Economic Times
By Ajay Chhibber Three years ago, India rebased its GDP statistics from base year 2004-05 to base year 2011-12, normally a boring exercise. But it
RBI Monetary Policy–The Action is in Policy, Not Rates–Economic Times
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has lowered inflation expectations, but retained policy rates as well as its estimate of likely GDP growth in the current
RBI Monetary Policy-Monetary peace | Business Standard Editorials
The big news from Wednesday’s monetary policy review is that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) now expects retail inflation to stay below the legally mandated 4 per cent
External benchmarks for retail loans will lead to higher earnings volatility – The Hindu BusinessLine
Banks’ tardiness in cutting their benchmark lending rates even under the much-touted MCLR structure has led the RBI to propose external benchmark rates in place
RBI keeps key policy rates on hold as uncertainties loom – The Hindu BusinessLine
Even as it sharply cut the inflation projection, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday maintained status quo on the policy repo rate. The central
RBI Monetary Policy-Echo chamber – The Hindu BusinessLine
The MPC’s views on the state of the economy are not particularly illuminating It comes as no surprise that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has