India is estimated to spend $1.36 billion more a year for every one dollar a barrel increase in crude oil prices, says Subhayan Chakraborty.
Debroy, in an interview with India TV news anchor Karan Thapar, said there would be no shortage of currency notes and the demonetisation exercise was justified -- it would be a deterrent for future generations.
Exporters believe the situation will also have a grave outcome for employment, with large numbers of casual laborers looking at no work, as well as downstream units facing a loss of work, reports Subhayan Chakraborty.
A task force will speed up the recalibration of 200,000 ATMs so these can dispense the new Rs 2,000 notes.
The focus is likely to be on consolidation and improvement of existing rural-centric programmes to ensure their completion ahead of the next general elections in 2019, rather than announcement of new schemes. Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Arup Roychoudhury report.
Overall business confidence index is at 6-quarter high: Ficci survey
Government hits back, tells rating agency to introspect on processes.
The government has managed Rs 21,000 crore through stake sales and buybacks in the first six months, the highest-ever first half divestment revenue for any year by a good margin, raising expectations for the rest of FY17.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian says that he hopes GDP growth will be at the upper end of the 7-7.5 per cent range.
'GST gives a huge relief to small businesses of India and West Bengal.'
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
The idea behind advancing the Budget date is to ensure that the Finance Bill is passed before the start of the financial year, on April 1, so that all central government departments get their full allocations to work with right from the first day
Make In India and the reduction in barriers of trade will potentially create a growth environment.
Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change
The disagreement between the Centre and states continued over administrative powers.
Vetting by inter-ministerial board removed for benefits under Startup India Action Plan
"We did not abuse RBI governors," says Chidambaram.
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Anil Madhav Dave is a known conservationist but may have to fight green allegations.