Even the well heeled in metros find it difficult to go completely digital. Cash withdrawals from ATMs are back at the same level as they were before demonetisation
Winning against Covid means thinking ahead, at least six months, putting in place the likely scenarios of what might happen, and then planning. Planning is the role of the government. Having planned, it should communicate what and why. Then, get out of the way, recommends Naushad Forbes.
PwC one of the big four audit firms, has expressed disappointment at the conviction of two former partners in the Satyam scam.
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.
Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...
'If the TRS, with 75% seats in the Telangana assembly, can be coerced into a sense of resignation by a tiny party that has just 10% of seats, then questions have to be asked about KCR's mettle as leader,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
Even as you fight the ongoing health challenge, here are some tips to strengthen your personal finance in the time of coronavirus.
As you ring in the New Year, here's a list of the 10 most important financial resolutions to get your money train back on track.
'Appointed, sponsored and nurtured' by Jayalalithaa, P Rama Mohana Rao is now seen as a man who holds the key to the secrets of ministers and bureaucrats.
India's private sector activity contracted further in August, reflecting faster contractions of both manufacturing and services output, amid decline in new orders and tough economic conditions.
The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers Index for the services industry inched up to 47.2 in November from 47.1 in October, the fifth sub-50.0 reading and indicated an output contraction across the Indian service economy.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
A political party's manifesto is the first stage of building a compact with the voters in any governance plan. If that compact is dependent on a document that reeks of fiscal imprudence and lacks credibility, it is a serious setback to the country's democracy and governance, says A K Bhattacharya.
According to the industry body, the 16-member RCEP has the potential to become one of the largest and economically dynamic trading blocs of the world, even bigger than the European Union.
Digital services work best when the seller designs a system where default options are designed to help the buyer, says Debashis Basu.
'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.
'There can be no dispute over the adverse impact such a policy will surely have on India's manufacturing competitiveness,' notes A K Bhattacharya.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
At the heart of one of the biggest transformations in India's corporate history lies a plan to offer super-fast broadband services.
The government has initiated a process to define standards and guidelines for electric charging stations.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Hoteliers are tweaking their pricing strategies to adjust to the new stickiness in the market.
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.
India's biggest firm, Reliance Industries, has decided to cut salaries by 10 per cent in its oil and refining divisions. Several smaller companies like Kajaria Ceramics have followed suit with cuts as high as 40 per cent for those earning more than Rs 50 lakh.
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).
'Perhaps GST was too complex a system for the Indian economy at its present stage of development,' argues T N Ninan.
Apply the 'insurgent' tests on what Ambani, Ramdev and Agarwal have done of late, and you will start seeing the similarities rather than obvious differences of industry, upbringing or social station, says Shailesh Dobhal.
The proposed overhaul of popular H-1B visa regime may result in higher operational costs and shortage of skilled workers for the $110-billion Indian outsourcing industry.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
There are conflicting signs on India's investment cycle.
Clearly, the extra borrowing of Rs 4.2 trillion the government has planned so far will not be enough to meet the shortfall in revenues which could be between Rs 8 trillion and Rs 10 trillion, points out A K Bhattacharya.
It will escalate costs, mandate regulator to check malpractices, set standards.
Crude oil prices have more than doubled, pushing up India's import bill and raising fears of a higher current account and fiscal deficit. This will impact corporate earnings.
Stock to watch: Shipping Corporation and Great Eastern Shipping
'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.
India has asked the US to treat the issue of visa for IT professionals as a trade-related one rather than an immigration issue.
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