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
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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
Banks–Staring into the hole | Business Standard Column–T N Ninan–26.08.2017
More than two years ago, the Reserve Bank declared war on what it had winked at till then: the fudging of bank balance sheets. Since
Govt bans gold import at zero duty from South Korea | Business Standard News–26.08.2017
The director general of foreign trade (DGFT) on Friday notified the withdrawal of the zero-duty import facility for gold, silver, and their coins and articles.
Reserve Bank: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warns of pitfalls of debt-driven “furious growth”–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Amidst shrill calls for double-digit growth, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has warned that such faster GDP expansion is always debt-driven and could crash
Focus on small businesses to drive manufacturing: Mahindra–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Asserting that domestic manufacturing has not lost its mojo, business leader Anand Mahindra has said “a new round of boom is upon us,” and sought
Big blow for taxpayers, Niti Aayog says retain income tax exemption limit at Rs 2.5 lakh – The Financial Express–25.08.2017
Niti Aayog today suggested the government should retain the income tax exemption threshold at Rs 2.50 lakh, and take steps to prevent non-farm entities from
‘Steel industry is the largest contributor to the banking system’s overall NPAs’ | Business Line–25.08.2017
The capital-intensive steel industry is considered the largest contributor to the banking system’s overall non-performing assets (NPAs), with the top five steel companies — Essar
Tax, in the bigger picture | The Indian Express–25.08.2017
Understanding is not merely a product of objective analysis. It needs a perspective as well. The national debate on GST is a case in point.
Don’t fear the trade deficit – The Hindu–25.08.2017
Amidst rising political tensions between India and China, trade relations between the two countries have come under some pressure recently. India’s trade deficit with China,
Spare the taxpayer: Recapitalisation of public sector banks needs to come with governance reforms–Times of India–24.08.2017
Financial results of public sector banks for April-June quarter show that they remain fragile. Collectively, they made a loss when their private sector peers turned
The lowflation demon vexes central banks–Economic Times–24.08.2017
By Mohamed A. El-Erian Persistently low inflation, or “lowflation,” is vexing lots of people. According to the recent minutes of policy meetings of the Federal
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