A large part of Indian banks’ non-performing asset (NPA) woes can be traced to the fact that when their lending decisions go awry, they sweep
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इंधनदरवाढीचा चक्रव्यूह | लोकसत्ता –०५.०४.२०१५८
कर्नाटक विधानसभेची निवडणूक अवघ्या महिनाभरावर आली असताना पेट्रोल-डिझेलच्या दरांनी चार वर्षांचा उच्चांक गाठला आहे. जनमताचा कौल अजमावण्याची वेळ येते, त्याच काळात सत्ताधाऱ्यांबाबत प्रतिकूल मत वाढत
आर्थिक वर्षाची ‘भेट’ – महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स –04.04.2018
पेट्रोलच्या दरात होणारी वाढ ही केंद्र सरकारच्या, सरकार चालवण्यात येत असल्याच्या अपयशाचा पुरावा आहे. त्याविरोधात जनतेमध्ये प्रचंड असंतोष आहे. इतर वस्तूंवर तसेच सरकारवरही त्याचे ओझे
Export push: Portals unveiled to expedite certification, check non-compliance – Business Line–04.04.2018
The Export Inspection Council, the export certification body of the government, has launched three portals for faster certification of food and farm products and efficient
15th Finance Commission–South should let 2011 population be–Economic Times–03.04.2018
Southern states are miffed over the mandate to the Fifteenth Finance Commission to use the population figures of 2011 instead of 1971 as a criterion
MSP–Look before you leap – The Financial Express–03.04.2018
With farm prices of several commodities falling way below their minimum support prices (MSPs) in 2016-17 and 2017-18, farmers have been under increasing stress. The
Direct tax collections up 17.1%, touch ₹9.95 lakh crore in FY18 – Business Line–03.04.2018
The Centre has “broadly met” its tax collection targets for 2017-18, despite uncertainty from the Goods and Services Tax and is meeting the fiscal deficit
Congress slams Modi govt for rising petrol, diesel prices–Deccan Herald–03.04.2018
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram dubbed the BJP government as ‘anti-poor’ and ‘anti-middle class’ as these sections have to bear the burden of high fuel
More jobs, please! Indian youth don’t want to be just pakodawallas–Times of India–Mr.Chetan Bhagat–02.04.2018
A Twitter survey was conducted on India’s job situation — informal, not scientific, usual disclaimers apply — on my account. More than 20,000 people participated.
What is primary deficit and how it affects economy – The Financial Express–01.04.2018
Gross primary deficit amounts to gross fiscal deficit minus interest payments. Fiscal, revenue, trade and current account deficits are widely discussed terms and most
Narendra Modi government’s FY19 GST revenue target very stiff, continues to look ambitious – The Financial Express–01.04.2018
Sumit Jha | New Delhi | Published: March 31, 2018 5:14 AM The GST Network will implement the electronic way bill to track cargo movements across state
Centre may impose 10% import duty on mobile motherboards – Business Line–01.04.2018
The government may impose additional duty on imported motherboards of mobile phones under phase manufacturing programme from April onwards, according to an official source aware
Employment and environment two big worries for India’s economy: Joseph Stiglitz – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
Joseph E Stiglitz—Nobel laureate and globally acclaimed economist Joseph Stiglitz said that employment and environment are the two big worries for the Indian economy going
Impact of demonetisation, GST roll-out: Economy disrupted | Business Standard News–30.03.2018
Call it disruption or structural reform, demonetisation (or note ban) did have dampening effects on the economy. However, even as its negative impact was fading by the time 2017-18
[ Bond Interest Rates ] A taste of markets – Business Line–30.03.2018
The Government’s decision to chop and change its market borrowing programme for FY19 is a watershed event for the domestic bond market with implications for
India GDP: India needs more reforms to achieve 8-9% growth: Nobel laureate Nouriel Roubini – The Economic Times–30.03.2018
India needs more economic reforms to achieve its potential growth rate of 8-9 per cent, Nobel laureate Nouriel Roubini said today. The noted economist also cautioned against
Forget privatisation, consolidation of PSBs can prevent PNB-like scams | Business Standard Column–30.03.2018—–*****
The US President from 1945 to 1953, Harry S Truman, had a sign on his table that read “The Buck Stops Here”. It is unclear
Bank NPAs–Can’t bank on them – Business Line–30.03.2018—–*****
The gross NPAs of all the banks in the country amounted to Rs 8.41 lakh crore at end-December. RBI’s new NPA norms are not scientific
[ RBI Vs CEA ] No one wins | The Indian Express–29.03.2018
The time is also opportune for a larger debate on accountability mechanisms such as oversight of the Indian central bank by lawmakers on the lines
Fiscal Deficit | Modi Government: April-February fiscal deficit balloons to Rs 7.16 lakh crore, at 120% of revised FY18 aim–29.03.2018
The government had already breached its fiscal deficit target as it reported 113 per cent deficit till January. India’s fiscal deficit soared to Rs 7.15 lakh crore