So, in vindication of what the government has been saying, GDP during the third quarter of 2017-18 has grown by 7.2%. It had grown by
Category: Economy
Ex-RBI governor Subbarao cautions govt against deficit, import duties | Business Standard News–01.03.2018—–*****
Former RBI governor D Subbarao today cautioned against India’s deficit challenge and said the country is no longer the sweet spot due to rising oil
Fiscal deficit overshoots full-year revised estimate in Jan – The Hindu–01.03.2018—–*****
India’s fiscal deficit touched Rs 6.77 lakh crore at the end of January, 113.7 per cent of the target for the entire fiscal, on account
Donald Trump mocks India’s import duty cut on Harley Davidson bikes; mimics PM Modi along the way–Business Today–28.02.2018
For a second time in two weeks, US President Donald Trump raked up the issue of import duties on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in India. Speaking at
[Budget] Big Bonanza *Conditions Apply- Business Today –28.02.2018—–*****
The Union Finance Minister actually presents two different Budgets every year. The first is the Budget his speech is all about – it focuses on
Courting the Rural Base- Business Today–28.02.2018—–*****
The focus of the last full Union Budget before the Narendra Modi-led NDA government gets into poll-mode before the 2019 elections has been on farmers
MSME–Good Job- Business News–Business Today–28.02.2018—–*****
During his election campaign in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to create 10 million new jobs if elected to power. In practice, unemployment
Mr. Rajiv Kumar-Niti Aayog–] All Geared to boost farm income- Business Today–28.02.2018—–*****
This is perhaps the first budget which brings the farmer and rural India to the centre of economic policy and fiscal allocations. It lays the
Anti-People, Anti-Farmer- Business Today–Capt Amarinder Singh–Chief Minister Punjab–28.02.2018
To expect the Opposition party to praise any government policy, especially the Union Budget, is quite unthinkable. In fact, political expediency necessitates open and hard-hitting
Narendra Modi: View: Sorry Mr Modi, yours is a good but incomplete report card – The Economic Times–28.02.2018—–*****
Modi declared his ‘Make in India’ programme was a success, even as job creation is nowhere near the promised 100 million. At the Economic Times
Contract farming Bill to also cover services, marketing – Business Line–28.02.2018
The Agriculture Ministry has broadened the scope of the proposed Contract Farming Bill by bringing marketing and services into its ambit and cutting back on
India to insist on delinking MSMEs from e-commerce at BRICS meet – Business Line–28.02.2018
With China pushing for greater cooperation in e-commerce amongst the BRICS group, New Delhi will stress on keeping issues of micro small and medium enterprises
Crop insurance revisited – Business Line–28.02.2018—–*****
Earlier this month, unseasonal rain ravaged 11 districts of Maharashtra, damaging crops such as green gram, jowar, onion and wheat, grape and cotton planted over
With rates low, Fed officials fret over next U.S. recession – The Hindu–28.02.2018—–*****
Federal Reserve policymakers are fretting that they could face the next U.S. recession with an arsenal of policies little different from that used in the
Why each state of India needs an MSME university – The Financial Express–Mr. Charan Singh–27.02.2018—–*****
The government, in continuation of its earlier efforts, has initiated numerous measures to encourage MSMEs in this year’s Union Budget. The Union minister for MSME
Would have resigned if I was in Arun Jaitley’s position: Chidambaram | Business Standard News–27.02.2018—–*****
Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday lashed out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the Union Budget 2018-19. “If I was
Incipient recovery – Business Line–26.02.2018
India Inc’s earnings scorecard for the latest September-December quarter offers light at the end of the tunnel for stock market investors. Thirty-six of the Nifty50
Is the endgame for NPAs in sight? – The Hindu–26.02.2018
Of late, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) attempt to purge the banking system of bad loans has begun to resemble the spring-cleaning of a
NDA govt incompetent managers of programmes Chidambaram – BW Businessworld–25.02.2018
Former Union minister P Chidambaram today advised the NDA government to appoint “good managers” to implement its various welfare programmes. The government is “good owners
Benefits Of Strong Rupee-Minhaz Merchant – BW Businessworld–25.02.2018—–*****
Over the past six months, the Indian rupee has appreciated by nearly seven per cent against the US dollar. According to conventional wisdom, exports should