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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
Madhya Pradesh has given up on its MSP-deficiency scheme within just a few months is a lesson for the Centre – The Financial Express–29.03.2018
At the time the Union government was formulating its MSP-based deficiency payments scheme, this newspaper pointed out that the costs of this could be at
A temporary reprieve: Bond market cheer may fade due to underlying problems | Business Standard Editorials–29.03.2018
On Monday, the Union government released details of its plan for market borrowing in the first half of the coming financial year. In what came as a pleasant surprise
Rate of change: Free market lessons for RBI – The Financial Express–28.03.2018–Incomplete
That RBI is deeply concerned about poor transmission of its monetary actions is well known. Bank credit is a major link in the transmission process in which
Justice cannot be blind to the economy – Business Line–28.03.2018
It’s time for Indian courts to ensure that their rulings do not have an adverse impact on the economy Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called
Why services sector is the growth engine of Indian economy – The Financial Express–27.03.2018
India’s dominant services sector is not called the economic engine without reason. India’s dominant services sector is not called the economic engine without reason. The sector,
Fixed-term contractual employment: A small move in the right direction | Business Standard Column–27.03.2018
Last week the Union government took a baby step in the right direction. It made it easier for industry to hire labour contractually for a
Panagariya makes strong case for privatisation of PSBs – The Hindu–25.03.2018
Former NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya has made a strong case for the privatisation of public sector banks with the exception of State Bank of India (SBI),
Narendra Modi: PM Narendra Modi says guaranteed crop prices to take all costs into account – The Economic Times–25.03.2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday a planned increase in guaranteed price for farm goods will be based on the comprehensive cost of production including land
Across the aisle: Change begins with words and ideas – The Financial Express–25.03.2018
Measuring growth is a problem. It is a bigger problem if you change the rules in the middle of the game. GDP is the gross
Why Modi should avoid a showdown with Trump in global trade war – The Financial Express–24.03.2018
The global trade war is out in the open and the man who is waging this war is United States President Donald Trump. Elected in