The practice of releasing advance GDP growth data began last year when the government shifted the Union Budget presentation to February 1. The economy is
Economic growth: Some momentum, not enough to matter – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
The latest rounds of high frequency indicators have cheered analysts and investors, prompting many to say growth may finally have bottomed out. To be sure,
Budget 2018: Fiscal prudence must – The Financial Express–06.01.2018—–*****
By Barendra Kumar Bhoi The adverse effects of two consecutive shocks—demonetisation and goods and services tax (GST)—have receded. The real economy is poised for a convincing
Demonetisation, GST effects: GDP growth seen at 4-year low of 6.5% | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
Economic growth in 2017-18 is estimated to slow to a four-year low of 6.5 per cent, against 7.1 per cent in 2016-17. This will be
T N Ninan: Tax, don’t frighten, investors in Union Budget 2018 | Business Standard Column–06.01.2018—–*****
The finance minister may well be right in the three claims that he made while taking part in a parliamentary debate on Thursday: that reforms
AADHAR–A breach of data confidence | Business Standard Column–06.01.2018
A series of recent discovered data breaches and vulnerabilities could substantially alter the way the digital world works. Two of these are huge breaches that
7 reasons why FY18 GDP growth forecast should be viewed with caution | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
The government on Friday said it expected the country’s gross domestic product to grow 6.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis, compared with 7.1% in
No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head | Business Standard News–06.01.2018—–*****
Recently elected president of industry body Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), RASHESH SHAH, chairman of financial services major Edelweiss, tells Subhayan
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
Top firms get GST notices on credit claims; replies sought within hours | Business Standard News–06.01.2018
Goods and services tax (GST) officers sent notices to hundreds of companies across Gurugram, Mumbai and Bengaluru on Friday, demanding they reply with exhaustive lists
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
Insolvency professionals: IBBI new norms raises doubts among insolvency professionals – The Economic Times–05.01.2018
The IBBI late on Wednesday came with a circular prohibiting outsourcing which many professionals say is confusing. Insolvency professionals are flummoxed by the latest rule
GST–Do not rush to alter set GST deadlines–Economic Times–05.01.2018
Tax officials will reportedly start the process of matching returns and invoices under the goods and services tax (GST), after it had been announced that
Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha: Global slowdown main reason for weak economy – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Parliament today that Indian economy is facing many challenges. Jaitley stressed on the fact that global slowdown
Arvind Panagariya lauds this ‘mantra’ of Narendra Modi for his bureaucrats to move the nation forward – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
Writing in a paper published on the Columbia University website the famous economist offered a thumbs up to the government for successfully reviving the economy.
Niti Aayog’s three-point formula for India to beat China’s economic growth – The Financial Express–05.01.2018
India’s GDP growth made a comeback at 6.3% in the July-September period from a three-year low of 5.7% in the previous quarter due to disruptions
Budget 2018: What a widening fiscal deficit could mean | Business Standard News–05.01.2018—–*****
Deficit numbers seem to be playing havoc with the Union Budget projections. But you could trust the ingenuity of finance ministry mandarins to finally present
Feisty Jaitley defends handling of economy | Business Line–05.01.2018—–*****
Countering Opposition’s criticism, Finance Minister says inflation, fiscal deficit and credit rating have improved since UPA’s time Under attack from the Opposition on the state
FRDI Bill: clearing the air on the bail-in clause – The Hindu–05.01.2018—–*****
Deposits up to ₹1 lakh are insured The government on Tuesday issued another clarification on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill in a bid
Worried somebody else is using your Aadhaar data? Here’s how to check–05.01.2018—–*****
The increasing foothold of Aadhaar in our lives has been constantly accompanied by a fear of misuse of data available with the unique identification system.