The Reserve Bank of India’s annual report today revealed that only around 1.4% of scrapped Rs 1,000 notes didn’t come back into the banking system
Category: Economy
State govts at fiscal risk over medium term, warns RBI | Business Line–31.08.2017
The Reserve Bank of India has warned that State governments are likely to face several challenges to their finances during 2017-18 due to farm-loan waivers,
Apologise for note ban, Opposition tells Modi – The Hindu–31.08.2017
Following the Reserve Bank of India’s figures on demonetisation, the Opposition launched a stinging attack on the Centre with the Congress demanding an apology from
MSMEs form backbone of industrial landscape: Kant–Economic Times–30.08.2017
The importance of the MSME sector cannot be underestimated as it forms the backbone of the industrial landscape of the country, a senior CII functionary
Correction likely in cement, steel firms’ stocks | Business Standard Column–30.08.2017
Steel and cement demand usually rises in tandem. Both are essential construction materials and the demand is essentially driven by construction activity. Both are also
Reformist push | Business Standard Editorials–30.08.2017
The National Institution for Transforming India, or NITI Aayog, has released its Three-Year Action Agenda for the years 2017-18 to 2019-20. The Agenda is meant
A new agenda for NITI Aayog | Business Standard Column–30.08.2017
The National Institution for Transforming India or NITI Aayog will have a new vice-chairman from September 1. As he takes charge, it is only appropriate
Who’s reading inflation right? | Business Line–30.08.2017
RBI’s surveys have been questioned by the Centre and an MPC member who believe that there’s a structural shift in inflation Ever since the Reserve
‘Firms unaware of steps taken for ease of doing business’ | Business Line–29.08.2017
There is a vast gap between what enterprises know and what the government officials say they have done to improve procedures related to various permits
Saving the saver | Business Line–29.08.2017–29.08.2017
A new study has found deep-rooted cultural reasons for Indian savers’ avoidance of financial products, but it isn’t easy to address them The small, 20-basis
Thinking outside the manufacturing box – The Hindu–29.08.2017
Last week, Arvind Panagariya, the outgoing vice chairman of NITI Aayog, organised what was perhaps the most innovative and inclusive effort yet to make Prime
Remove agriculture from Essential Commodities Act: Niti Aayog–Economic Times–28.08.2017
Premier think-tank NITI Aayog has pitched for completely removing agriculture commodities from the Essential Commodities Act, and a shift towards organised trading wherein lower number
AADHAAR: JAM revolution to end financial exclusion: Arun Jaitley–Economic Times–28.08.2017
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has said India is within the reach of ‘1 billion-1 billion-1 billion’ vision of financial inclusion, recounting the success of three-year
Let our cities rise: Niti Aayog provides a useful roadmap for reforms and faster urbanisation–Times of India–28.08.2017
Five year plans, which were the fulcrum of India’s economic approach for close to seven decades, have been phased out this year. In their place,
Has India given up on scale? | Business Standard Column–28.08.2017
Whatever else may be underwhelming about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, you cannot say it lacks ambition. Mr Modi’s Independence Day speech reiterated and expanded
Inflation targeting: Volatile food prices expose inherent risk – The Financial Express–28.08.2017
Ever since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) switched over to flexible inflation targeting (FIT)—informally from January 2014 and formally in June 2016—inflation has witnessed
breakthrough in economics – article in Marathi, Maharashtra Times–28.08.2017
The survey also suggests that the government should be more flexible and allow … डॉ. विनायक गोविलकर भारतात १९९० पासून आर्थिक सुधारणांची सुरुवात झाली. सरकारने
Niti Aayog: Labour intensive sectors continue to feel constrained by regulations: NITI Aayog survey–Economic Times–27.08.2017
Despite lot of noise around labour reforms, labour intensive sectors continue to feel constrained by labour related regulations which make it difficult for them to
Jaitley advocates for digital economy, says terror, graft thrive on cash | Business Standard News–27.08.2017
Encouraging the notion of a cashless economy, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that large amounts of cash flowing in the economy have
Why can’t the government provide a higher income for farmers, asks M.S. Swaminathan – The Hindu–27.08.2017
It is 11 years since agronomist M.S. Swaminathan handed over his recommendations for improving the state of agriculture in India to the former United Progressive
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