The RBI’s pause is in order as inflation is a heady mix of structural and cyclical factors As expected, the RBI in its first bi-monthly
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Fuel prices: Stop cheating consumers–Deccan Herald–12.04.2018
The steady increase in the prices of petroleum products, especially petrol and diesel, after the dismantling of the administered price mechanism has hurt citizens. The
Inflation: India could face high inflation, low growth – Mr. Madhavan Kutty–The Economic Times–11.04.2018—–*****
The Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy announced on April 5 maintained a status quo on rates but it contains a strange contradiction. This
Why India’s oil economy needs prudent supply management – The Financial Express–11.04.2018—–*****
International prices of crude oil have been ruling firm in March 2018, close to $70 per barrel. Several factors are responsible for this buoyancy, which
Changes in the ITR Form: Key questions answered | Business Standard News–11.04.2018
The government has notified new Income-Tax Return (ITR) forms for 2018-19. These forms require some additional disclosures from assessees. Archit Gupta helps understand these changes in this
How banks can improve recoveries under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code – The Financial Express–09.04.2018
PSU banks have not been able to achieve significant improvement in recoveries even post the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). We believe
Amending IBC: Need clarity how home buyers will be protected, says expert | Business Standard Column–09.04.2018
The recommendations of the Insolvency Law Committee appointed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs if accepted will give a fresh boost to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
New ITR form seeks salary break-up, more disclosures from taxpayers | Business Standard News–09.04.2018
New ITR forms seek more disclosures The new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms released for the assessment year 2018-19 seek more details from taxpayers than they did in the previous
Think out of the box on fiscal policies, says NITI aayog | Business Standard News–09.04.2018
Orthodox fiscal and monetary policies, with their sole focus on reducing fiscal deficit by a specific percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) and maintaining inflation, were criticised
When the supervisor slept | The Indian Express–09.04.2018
The matter pertaining to the ICICI Bank’s CEO Chanda Kochhar goes beyond the question of propriety. It follows close on the heels of the Punjab National Bank-Nirav
Will IBC bankrupt banks? – The Hindu–09.04.2018
Mrs. Bumble had broken some trinkets but it was her husband who was held guilty… “Indeed, You are the more guilty of the two, in the
Shades of grey in GST: 5 provisions that need greater debate – The Economic Times–08.04.2018
By Sundeep Gupta Goods & Services Tax (GST) was launched with much fanfare at midnight, July 1, 2017 replacing 17 erstwhile laws, both Central and State
Why fiscal 2018-19 will be different – Business Line–08.04.2018
As a pre-election year, the govt may go easy on tough reforms; inflation may be a worry despite RBI’s benign view The 2018-19 fiscal year
The monetary policy committee report – Business Line–08.04.2018
So, Chotu, what was Urjitbhai up to today? Bank stocks seem to have had a lot of fun. Arrey Motu, you know that Urjitbhai has
cyber crime: How Indian Police is being trained to tackle cybercrime – The Economic Times–08.04.2018
Personnel from nearly 1,000 police stations in Karnataka will be trained to handle cybercrime as the state plans one cybercrime station per district by 2019. “We are
E-commerce Firm: Government set up e-commerce think tank to encourage local players–08.04.2018
The government has set up a think tank to look into ways to encourage home-grown ecommerce players and develop a domestic policy to respond to
Income Tax–Pre-populated forms, not more paperwork–Economic Times–08.04.2018
It is unfortunate that the new income-tax return form makes filing of tax returns more cumbersome for salaried taxpayers, whose taxes are assiduously deducted at
Govt sees 1 cr new jobs on 12% pension incentive – Business Line–08.04.2018
The government hopes to create 1 crore new jobs by bearing the entire 12 per cent of the basic salary that employers are mandated to
RBI: Store data locally, RBI directs payment facilitators – The Economic Times–07.04.2018
According to RBI data, the value of card transactions, including credit and debit instruments, has gone to Rs 3.5 lakh crore a month from Rs
RBI: Working capital loans to now come with withdrawal commitment & fees – The Economic Times–07.04.2018
Banks expect the RBI to fix a limit of minimum drawdown based on the size of the loan and the industry. The Reserve Bank of India on