Singapore Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said India’s implementation of GST was impressive not only from economic but also political perspective. “Building political support for
Lack of privacy laws is an invitation for everyone into our private lives–Economic Times–24.07.2017
By Milind Deora Contemporary discussions on privacy must pay homage to Samuel Warren’s and Louis Brandel’s article in the 1890 Harvard Law Review, The Right to
Aadhaar: Why it may make sense to apply privacy rights on a case-by-case basis–Economic Times–24.07.2017
The privacy concerns are valid, and largely centre on the imminent possibility of profiling citizens across government departments. “The right to privacy will, therefore, necessarily,
Immediately set up regulatory bodies under Real Estate Act: Centre to States – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
The Centre has asked the states and union territories to “immediately” set up regulatory authorities under real estate rules as just over a week is
Tomato crisis: As prices hit Rs 100 in various parts of country, some traders hire armed guards to stop theft – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Since past few weeks, the prices of tomato have skyrocketed owing to crop damage in producing states. (ANI) The vegetable market in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore
P Chidambaram: On education loans, poor were shut out, absolutely and physically – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Graduates are unable to repay education loans because they cannot find jobs in a period of jobless growth There is A government policy for everything.
GST impact on foreign trade policy: Here is what will be the new normal – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Going forward, as a consequence of the makeover of FTP under GST, Indian exporters-importers will see less of DGFT and rely more on open market
The roots of corruption in India, elsewhere; Meghnad Desai explains – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
The multiplier of going from rent-seeking to land-grabbing (asset theft in general) is enormous. This is because the state’s assets are a huge multiple of
Fixing infrastructure deficit in India: Know what they key enabler is – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
Infrastructure is a key enabler for economic growth. Clearly, there is a huge infrastructure deficit in India. So, it’s all about priority setting whether it
How RBI can empower NBFCs to face challenges – The Financial Express–24.07.2017
India has shown dramatic improvement in terms of financial inclusion in the last few years with around 20 crore people having gained access to financial
Our real test starts now, with invoice uploading: GSTN chairman Navin Kumar | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Navin Kumar — The GST Network (GSTN) chairman speaks to Dilasha Seth and Indivjal Dhasmana on various aspects of the new regime. Edited excerpts: How
GST: Migration to new tax regime in slow lane | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Just 35 per cent of exclusive central excise taxpayers have migrated to the goods and services tax (GST) regime despite a significant lowering of the
GST: FAQs on invoicing and registration under new tax regime | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
I have a registered office and business in Pune (Maharashtra), and I have purchased steel goods from one registered trader or manufacturer from Kolkata (West
GST: Anti-profiteering lens only on cases with over Rs 1-cr undue profit | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
The proposed anti-profiteering authority under the new GST regime will take up for scrutiny only those cases that have mass impact and those where undue
Creation of bad bank is difficult but will be very helpful: Kenneth Rogoff | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Kenneth Rogoff, professor of public policy and economics at the Harvard University, tells Dilasha Seth on the sidelines of the Delhi Economics Conclave that public
Downgrade cloud on Syndicate Bank | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
India Ratings has downgraded its outlook on Syndicate Bank’s existing Tier-I and Tier-II bonds from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, due to a weakening credit profile of
Bank mergers to benefit sector, end duplication of resources: Dena Bank CMD | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Amid talks of consolidation gaining currency in the Indian banking space, public sector lender Dena Bank’s Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ashwani Kumar has said
RBI to hire 12 currency verification systems to weed out fake notes | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
The Reserve Bank will hire 12 currency verification systems for six months to help it segregate fake ones from scrapped notes of Rs 500/1000 denomination.
Over half of India faces sugar crunch despite stock carryover, bumper crop | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Over half of India currently faces sugar deficit despite existence of huge carryover stocks from the previous year and bumper output in some states including
Health insurance policy: Don’t include parents in family floater plans | Business Standard News–24.07.2017
Some companies have started offering family floater health insurance plans that allow individuals to include their parents in the same policy. While such policies offer