A new Consumer Protection Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today, seeking to set up an authority to safeguard consumer rights in view of
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Rural co-op bank plans ₹100-crore fund to help women start business | Business Line–06.01.2018
A rural co-operative bank run by and for women from Maharashtra’s Satara district plans to launch a ₹100-crore alternative investment fund to help those at
All is not well with Aadhaar | The Indian Express–06.01.2018
The UIDAI admitted this had happened, but said “that was not us”, the database is safe. Then they began to threaten those who exposed the
FRDI–No need for bail-in in 98 per cent cases, says Subhash Garg–04.01.2018
Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Wednesday said that there is no likelihood of bail-in for over 98 per cent of bank depositors which
Cheque-bounce case: New Bill in Lok Sabha to provide for interim compensation | Business Line–03.01.2018
The interim compensation can be an amount not exceeding 20 per cent of the amount of the cheque, according to the Statement of Objects and
Banks’ consortium lending: Diligence report in for a makeover | Business Line–03.01.2018
Diligence reports — mandated by RBI in 2008 for consortium lending by banks — are in for a makeover if the central bank accepts an
Tax compliance: The invoice of reason–02.01.2018
By Najib Shah The tax gap — the difference between what ought to be collected as tax revenue and what actually is collected — has
online sales: MRP, use-by info on all eProducts from today – The Economic Times–01.01.2018
The practice of fake discounting often alleged against many ecommerce companies may stop after the rules to display MRP and expiry details of packaged products
Six months on, GST still a work in progress | Business Standard News–01.01.2018
The GST Council made a number of course corrections involving the rate structure, making life easier for SMEs, altering the timelines of the e-way Bill and
Icra sees CAD doubling to 1.5% of GDP by March on rising crude prices | Business Standard News–29.12.2017
Rising commodity prices, especially that of crude oil that has hit a three-year peak last week, will double current account deficit (CAD) to $39 billion
Keep deposits out of FRDI’s bail-in–Economic Times–28.12.2017
The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill does not, contrary to social media consensus, advocate that banks in crisis be recapitalised by bailing in deposits.
IBC–Personnel shortage: IBBI asks IIMs, law schools to promote insolvency research – The Financial Express–28.12.2017-R
Faced with an urgent need to bolster a nascent insolvency eco-system through a robust pool of professionals that would handle default cases involving billions of
Sorting out GST issues of exporters | Business Line–28.12.2017
The Government has started refunding the GST paid by the exporters. This money is refunded under the zero rating principle to promote exports. But the
Aadhaar-linking: heed this cautionary tale–28.12.2017
The UIDAI action should serve as a warning to all entities which have access to Aadhaar data. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took
Bankruptcy: Individual insolvency regime to be operational in phased manner: IBBI charirperson MS Sahoo – The Economic Times–26.12.2017-R
Steering the “smooth and fast- paced” journey of the insolvency law, the IBBI is now looking to put in place the regime for individual insolvency
‘E-commerce market may cross $50 billion mark in 2018’ | Business Line–26.12.2017
In 2017, 82 per cent of shopping queries were made through mobile devices, according to Assocham-Deloitte study. The digital commerce market in the country is
Why financial inclusion has not taken off | Business Line–26.12.2017
Banking and beyond: Let’s understand the needs of rural depositors Rural banking initiatives such as the business correspondents model have failed because they are not
Mere 1.7% Indians paid income tax in assessment year 2015-16: Official data–Business Today–26.12.2017
Just over 2 crore Indians, or 1.7 per cent of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) 2015-16, according to data
India’s financial sector facing considerable challenges: IMF – The Financial Express–22.12.2017
India’s financial sector is facing considerable challenges with high non-performing assets and slow deleveraging and repair of corporate balance sheets testing the resilience of the banking
Exports–What industry expected when Modi government implemented GST – The Financial Express–22.12.2017
With the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), industry expected the government to continue to work towards a robust and faster indirect tax