A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
India has not been able to compete with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
It might not offer adequate cover for all the costs you incur during delivery, but will give protection against unforeseen complications, says Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and CEO, Policybazaar.com
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
The most worrisome aspect is that most water woes are the result of mismanagement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi involves junior ministers in the decision-making process and holds a meeting of the Council of Ministers every last Saturday of the month, but there is a group of ministers that he reaches out to more often.
Mamata offered 1,000-acre land at Goaltore and said anyone be it the Tatas or BMW are most welcome to set up an auto plant in the state
The government's subsidy bill towards oil, fertilisers runs into lakhs of crores of rupees.
Govt bosses in no hurry to exit from PSUs; many agencies, long process likely hurdles.
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
India will benefit hugely if the representation of women in Parliament is increased to a just level.
Many people like words like wealth creation, equity, SIP, etc. It does not mean they understand the whole process is not so difficult. Neither is it so easy. Here are some mistakes people make with their investments
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees.
India's rank inched up by just one position to 130 in last year's Doing Business Survey by the World Bank.
'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'
What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
The prime minister sought to allay slowdown concerns saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong, with low inflation and a potential to boost exports.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian's interview.
Subramanian was the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development in the US before joining the ministry.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.' 'This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Vivek Mahajan (Head - Research) Aditya Birla Money, analysed the slow IIP growth.
An insatiable quest for personal propaganda, event management and attractive slogans has made Modi sovernment as 'catch headline government'
Curbing the federal deficit is the government's absolute priority on February 28.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
The agriculture sector is likely to grow in the range of 5.2-5.7 per cent in 2013-14, nearly three times more than the last year as good monsoon has raised the prospects of bumper harvest, a CACP discussion paper said.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Are we adopting an idea whose time has come and gone? My feeling is, yes, says ex-banker C Joseph Chacko in the fourth article of the series on inflation targeting.
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
It raises three major questions - the incentive compatibility issue, the fairness issue and fiscal challenge, said Panagariya.
Markets have gone into a tailspin, the Modi govt must revive investment sentiment.
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Prime Minister's key economic advisor C Rangarajan on Friday lowered the growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5.3 per cent from 6.4 per cent projected earlier and listed out host of measures, including further liberalisation of FDI norms to improve economic condition.
Loan waivers will never be enough. Reforming the agricultural marketing system is essential to addressing the concerns of farmers in a sustainable manner, says Nitin Desai.
Power sector accounts for 70% of total industrial water use; steel, paper also make it to the list.
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