Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/fresh-lockdowns-push-india-jobless-rate-to-over-8-in-first-two-weeks-of-april-cmie/articleshow/82083521.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis As of March 2021, employment in India stood at 398 million, which is 5.4 million short of the 403.5 million employed in 2019-20
A bank in the wallet? RBI has just taken Indian banking to next stage – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/a-bank-in-the-wallet-rbi-has-just-taken-indian-banking-to-next-stage/articleshow/82062459.cmsSynopsis Over the last decade, the digital wallet payment system has not only captured a significant market share but also completely revolutionised the payment
Inflation and lockdown worries weigh on G-secs; yields rise 10 bps – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/bonds/inflation-and-lockdown-worries-weigh-on-g-secs-yields-rise-10-bps/articleshow/82088660.cmsSynopsis The move came on a day when the Reserve Bank of India conducted its first government securities acquisition programme (G-SAP), a mechanism to
Piramal Enterprises Ltd.: Piramal aims to have 10-20 fintech partnerships in next one year – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/piramal-aims-to-have-10-20-fintech-partnerships-in-next-one-year/articleshow/82087669.cmsSynopsis The company which is in the process of acquiring Dewan Housing Finance has already inducted two technology platforms into its system that allow
Let’s get local for local: The opportunity for MSMEs is huge – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/lets-get-local-for-local/articleshow/82071369.cms Synopsis–For MSMEs, marketing has always been considered difficult and expensive. Today, the sector seems even more circumspect because of the second wave of
Amazon launches $250 million venture fund for SME digitisation, agritech, health tech – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/amazon-launches-250-million-venture-fund-for-sme-digitization-agritech-health-tech/articleshow/82083591.cmsSynopsis This announcement was made at the company’s Smbhav event. Amazon has announced a $250 million fund for India with the aim to focus on
Technology to play a key role in the success of MSMEs: Nitin Gadkari–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/technology-to-play-a-key-role-in-the-success-of-msmes-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/82084275.cmsSynopsis Lauding the global tech giant’s decision to announce a $250 million venture fund for India for investments in technology, startups and small businesses,
ClearTax launches e-invoicing product to help SMEs–economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/cleartax-launches-e-invoicing-product-to-help-smes/articleshow/82080617.cmsSynopsis The launch comes at a time when the government has adopted a firm approach towards regulatory compliance with zero tolerance for frauds and
Time has come for woman CJI but female lawyers refuse judgeship due to domestic responsibilities: SC | Deccan Herald
Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/time-has-come-for-woman-cji-but-female-lawyers-refuse-judgeship-due-to-domestic-responsibilities-sc-974559.html The court was hearing a matter related to appointment of ad-hoc judges in the High Courts to deal with huge pendency of cases
PhonePe is planning to enter the stockbroking business – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/phonepe-is-planning-to-enter-the-stockbroking-business/articleshow/82076116.cmsSynopsis PhonePe is is awaiting a stockbroking licence from SEBI to join fintech peers Zerodha, Upstox and Paytm in the battle for market share
cryptocurrency: Cryptos put India’s richie rich in a catch-22 situation, legality of transaction may be questioned – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/cryptos-put-indias-richie-rich-in-a-catch-22-situation-legality-of-transaction-may-be-questioned/articleshow/82076589.cmsSynopsis Others have purchased cryptos online from foreign sellers using their debit and credit cards. But there are question marks whether the LRS route
Promoter Khaitan family ready to put funds into McNally Bharat: MD – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/promoters-willing-to-infuse-funds-into-mcnally-bharat-md/articleshow/82076863.cmsSynopsis McNally Bharat is among a long list of construction companies to face the prospect of bankruptcy. However, finding buyers for such companies has
Aircel lenders, UVARCL to move Supreme Court as NCLAT bars spectrum sale – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/aircel-lenders-uvarcl-to-move-sc-as-nclat-bars-spectrum-sale/articleshow/82075912.cmsSynopsis The NCLAT has backed DoT’s stance that spectrum is a national asset that cannot be transferred to a third party, unless statutory dues
Uncertainties with rising Covid cases could compound NBFCs woes – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/icra-uncertainties-with-rising-covid-cases-could-compound-nbfcs-woes/article34317673.ece ‘Asset quality pressures would play out fully this fiscal as the level of economic activities are yet to pick up’ The resurgence of
What’s behind G-SAP 1.0 – The Hindu BusinessLine
lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/the-cheat-sheet/whats-behind-g-sap-10/article34319824.ece With the new Government Securities Acquisition Programme, the RBI has announced an advance calendar for purchasing G-secs. It hopes that with this purchase,
Apollo Tyres enters truck, bus tyre market in North America – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/apollo-tyres-enters-truck-bus-tyre-market-in-in-north-america/article34316958.ece Apollo’s North American range of truck-bus tyres will be produced at its manufacturing units in Hungary and Chennai Following the launch of its
Change in tax structure prompted India Inc to favour buybacks again in FY21 | Business Standard News
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/change-in-tax-structure-prompted-india-inc-to-favour-buybacks-again-in-fy21-121041400874_1.html In 2020-21, Indian firms offered to buy back shares worth Rs 39,295 crore, or 97% more than Rs 19,972 cr proposed in the previous
SEBI may question Franklin MF on ‘missing’ ₹304 cr – The Hindu BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/sebi-may-question-franklin-mf-on-missing-304-cr/article34320470.ece Regulator already probing fund house for alleged fraud, unfair trade practices
Legality versus morality | Business Standard Column
Law and morality are often not aligned. Apart from regulations, we must consider the difficult perspective of character versus morality by exploring “behavioural corporate governance”
Autos to electronic goods and home appliances, industry looking at an awful April – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/durables/autos-to-acs-industry-looking-at-an-awful-april/articleshow/82075260.cmsSynopsis Impact on supplies of cars, two-wheelers, ACs, refrigerators and washing machines may show up as early as next week and supply challenges can