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No thing called free electricity – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/no-thing-called-free-electricity/articleshow/88697000.cmsSynopsis The ground reality is that nearly a fifth of the power supplied nationally is simply not billed. State power utilities remain financially moribund.
Is GDP data a reliable way to measure the health of the economy?Rajeswari Sengupta writes: INDIAN EXPRESS
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/gdp-data-indian-economic-recovery-7704719/ Rajeswari Sengupta writes: There are serious problems with India’s GDP data. Any analysis of recovery or growth forecast based on this data must
The limits of MSP | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-limits-of-msp-122010401570_1.html Farm sector needs intervention at multiple levels The year-long farm protests ended last month after the government got the three contentious farm laws
Shortfalls, again | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shortfalls-again-122010401568_1.html Union Budget must stop relying on disinvestment proceeds In recent years, the government’s disinvestment targets in the Union Budget have shown considerably greater ambition than they did
Agriculture needs a separate budget – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/agriculture-needs-a-separate-budget/article38116021.ece Farmers need a helping hand – REUTERS Farmers need a helping hand – REUTERS× Agriculture is too diverse a subject for it to
Outside tax net for too long – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/outside-tax-net-for-too-long/article38116158.ece Time to tax the income of political parties, rich farmers Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently concluded her pre-Budget meetings with different stakeholder groups.
The uneven nature of India’s export growth – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-uneven-nature-of-indias-export-growth/article38115762.ece Pain point There is an urgent need to address container shortage – PTI Pain point There is an urgent need to address container
Rein in inflation, step up capex – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/rein-in-inflation-step-up-capex/article38101982.ece Start-ups to support investments and job creation: Start-ups in India have raised around $36 billion in 2021 as compared with $11 billion in 2020.
Focus on labour-intensive sectors – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/focus-on-labour-intensive-sectors/article38101948.ece Weak private consumption demand and frail consumer sentiment remain a key challenge as we step into 2022. Sustained recovery in labour-intensive sectors such as
Deficit control key to containing market interest rates – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/deficit-control-key-to-containing-market-interest-rates/article38102034.ece Consumption revival: India is more of a domestic-demand-driven economy. The proportion of private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) declined to 54.5 per cent in Q2
Going retail – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/rbis-fsr-suggests-that-banks-have-pivoted-from-industrial-to-retail-lending-this-brings-its-own-risks/article38101716.ece?homepage=true The RBI’s Financial Stability Report has some good news about the banking sector, but there are pain points too – REUTERS The RBI’s
MSMEs: Engines of growth for new India – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/msmes-engines-of-growth-for-new-india/article38101722.ece From easing access to credit to leveraging the PLI scheme, MSMEs can tap into a range of policy initiatives In November 2021 the
India’s employment challenge | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/india-s-employment-challenge-122010301045_1.html In each of the last three months – October, November and December 2021, the unemployment rate has been at 7 per cent or
A year of caution | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/a-year-of-caution-122010200908_1.html Liquidity tightening will affect financial assets The investment outlook for 2022 is mixed. Global growth could plateau as base effects from the recessionary 2020 wear
Traders would be compelled to shut businesses in absence of level playing field: CAIT to Piyush Goyal – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-eodb-traders-would-be-compelled-to-shut-businesses-in-absence-of-level-playing-field-cait-to-piyush-goyal/2396433/ Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: E-commerce rules were first notified by the government in July 2020. However, amendments were proposed in June
Decoding inflationary expectations – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/pick-of-the-day/decoding-inflationary-expectations/article38087803.ece If investors believe inflation can be kept under check, they will remain positive on equities Two friends catching up in a coffee shop
India’s current account slips into deficit in second quarter | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-current-account-slips-into-deficit-in-second-quarter-121123100993_1.html Net services receipts decreased marginally over the preceding quarter but increased on a year-on-year basis For the reporting quarter, the deficit was mainly
Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for Q4FY22 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pf/interest-rates-on-small-savings-schemes-unchanged-for-q4fy22-121123101079_1.html Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 7.1 per cent and 6.8
Increased imports, IT raids fuel GST collection in Dec 2021 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/increased-imports-it-raids-fuel-gst-collection-in-dec-2021-122010100645_1.html Gross GST revenues collected in December 2021 stood at Rs 1,29,780 crore, 13 per cent higher than GST revenues collected in same month