The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.
Tariff cap offers Ola relief in battle with Uber. Though it might hurt their earnings, Ola believes the Karnataka High Court's judgement levels the playing field with Uber.
The government must undo the damage inflicted by the flawed policies of globalisation, and India should be converted into a country where entrepreneurs can thrive and the entire population can participate in the economy, says Arvind Kumar.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
He was seen as one of former PM Rao's trusted aides and advisers.
Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
It will be the first to go, in what has become an overcrowded segment since India first allowed futures trading in commodities in 2003.
Experts have started giving comments on provisions that the govt must make in Budget 2016-17.
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.
Despite all the incentives, the start-ups' mega event fell short of expectations
Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The proposed tax exemptions and benefits notwithstanding, these new investment instruments would still be 'revenue accretive' for the government in the form of additional taxes.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Dispel all your myths about taking a course abroad.
HDFC, the pioneer, ICICI, the game-changer, and SBI, the original teaser, turned the market on its head.
'Decisions on nuclear power have so far been taken by a small select group, primarily interested in profiteering from their actions, stating 'secrecy' as necessary from the national security point.' 'This argument is false, because we are dealing with the 'civilian' nuclear power sector, which is open even to the IAEA,' says Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
'The entire government-owned banking system (excluding SBI) is now in the red.' 'But worse is to come,' warns T N Ninan.
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
A long crisis with a lack of sound short-term, long-term actions can result in sluggish growth in India, similar to that in Japan.
If a holiday, banks will have to report the details on the next working day.
'You peel one layer, then another layer, then another, but in the end, you will see that there is no onion inside.' 'This package has been packaged well, but there is nothing much inside the package!'
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
