The Modi government could steer through Parliament 59 out of 75 Bills.
'The critics are getting carried away.' 'The challenge for the RBI is not any erosion of autonomy caused by demonetisation.' 'It's the whole attempt to reduce the RBI's stature and role that has been under way,' says T T Ram Mohan.
'Concerns about India's future are hampering private investment.' 'If the private sector sees strategy, teams and execution on these issues, this will inspire confidence in India.' 'This should be our main strategy for 2017,' says Ajay Shah.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage
Amendments to RBI Act likely soon
A senior official with Muthoot Finance said the group would also want to apply for a universal licence.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
'The 5.7% growth in the April-June period is an aberration because of GST.' 'Business activity in the last 15 days of the quarter was minimal or zero.'
IMF attributes the slower growth rate to supply-side bottlenecks.
Details were not immediately available ahead of a planned government briefing.
The legislation passed with 230 votes in the 300-seat chamber.
In a resolution passed at its national assembly in Haridwar, the SJM said the Modi government's proposed strategic divestment of PSEs was an "imprudent business decision" and "against national interest".
'It is the government's most important duty to ensure that when war breaks out, the armed forces are absolutely ready to face the adversary -- well equipped, well trained and in high spirits,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
Modi is optimistic that the reforms will be passed soon.
Raghuram Rajan speaks on the unscheduled rate cut.
India's growth, he said, remains resilient with low inflation, fiscal prudence and low current account deficit, talking about robust structural reform measures.
The minister tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee that he wants to set up a financing corporation for the road and shipping sectors, which will throw up a business opportunity of Rs 25 lakh crore!
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
'Reservation for the private sector is a bad idea.'
Contentious issues such as the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, abrogation of Art 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code have been included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto with the party making promises on them.
Will Arundhati Bhattacharya be the RBI's first woman governor? Or will Urjit Patel succeed Raghuram Rajanas RBI governor when his term ends on September 4?
Education, jobs, health and more: Experts share their wishlist.
'We are not able to manufacture even low-end products as cheaply as China.' 'We are not buying Chinese goods today out of any love for China.'
Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI
India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
While some trade union leaders have welcomed the move, industry has opposed it, fearing an increase in its wage bill
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The toxic brew of fiscal populism, crony capitalism and bad economic management has ensured the collapse of economic growth, industrial stagnation, stubbornly high consumer inflation, declining savings and investment, shrinking employment opportunities, and a dangerously vulnerable external financing situation.
The RBI Governor brought down retail inflation to 3.8% in July.
The government has provided a long-term vision.
Four specific areas will be watched carefully in the first half of FY16
The previous high GDP growth of 8.1 per cent was recorded in April-June quarter of 2016-17.
The next general election is more than three years away. Yet, the Centre appears to be reluctant to take any bold move that might annoy influential sections of the electorate.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
The RBI wants to include shares and options within the variable salary of the CEOs, proposed to be capped at 200 per cent of their fixed salary; the floor for it is 50 per cent.
A total of Rs 30,000 crore was allocated for five years to Air India by the United Progressive Alliance government in its second term.
Delivering the key mote address at the Citi's Investor Summit, Jaitley hoped that as a professional organisation the Reserve Bank will take 'the best decision'.
PS banks need to pull up their socks to improve cash flows.
A GST roll-out by April 1 looks difficult, giving the companies some succour.
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