Economy & Policy Top Features
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July 20, 2022, Wednesday
GeM-SAHAY: Providing marginalised access to frictionless working capital
The Government eMarketplace (GeM) was integrated with SAHAY to launch the GeM-SAHAY app in May 2021 to address the credit ...
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April 07, 2022, Thursday
'Internet of Things' may revolutionise the agricultural sector
End-to-end farm management systems should necessarily be part of IoT strategy in the technology era
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April 01, 2022, Friday
Petrol, diesel prices can rise by Rs 12, LPG by Rs 280 a cylinder: Nomura
Besides the petrol, diesel and LPG prices, compounding the woes for manufacturers and consumers alike is the sharp hike in prices ...
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May 27, 2021, Thursday
Analysts see RBI remain accommodative, hold rates in June 4 policy review
In April, the six-member monetary policy committee had voted unanimously for a status quo on the key rates
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April 23, 2021, Friday
Economic cost of mobility curbs, lockdowns at Rs 1.5 trillion: SBI report
SBI has also lowered the gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for fiscal 2021-22 (FY22)
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March 15, 2021, Monday
Inflation woes: Here's how experts have interpreted CPI, WPI numbers
Most experts say the numbers are worrisome and can dent the economic recovery going ahead. Here's how economists at leading ...
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October 22, 2020, Thursday
Inflation is a key risk to India's V-shaped economic recovery
As we parse through the data, we think that the underlying growth momentum suggests a broadening of the recovery, with domestic ...
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September 14, 2020, Monday
Fiscal deficit may hit 8% of FY21 GDP on additional govt borrowing: Experts
The development comes at a time when the economy is limping back to normalcy after a stringent lockdown that lasted over two ...
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October 12, 2018, Friday
What makes telemedicine the next big mover in the Indian healthcare space
Apart from lab services, diagnosis and second opinions from super specialists, telemedicine even offers long-distance ICU ...
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October 02, 2018, Tuesday
Abrogation of Section 377: Law can only change law, not behaviour of people
It will take decades before we can actually eradicate the stigma of being gay or transgender, as a homophobic population will ...
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August 15, 2018, Wednesday
Exclusion from Ayushman Bharat could deal body blow to general insurers
States are keeping insurance companies at bay in a bid to keep the scheme simple, cheap and serviceable; but their non-inclusion ...
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August 01, 2018, Wednesday
Are Indian farmers responding more to price signals than monsoons and MSP?
Urad and arhar have been yielding ground to the more remunerative soybean in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, two states that have ...
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August 01, 2018, Wednesday
Raman Singh battles 15-year anti-incumbency with mixed fiscal track record
State's fiscal deficit rises, but debt and interest burden remain under control
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August 01, 2018, Wednesday
Iran oil imports: Slippery road ahead for India as US sanctions kick in
Cutting imports may affect India's current account and fiscal deficits, as sweet-grade Brent crude makes up 28% of its import ...
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July 31, 2018, Tuesday
India's passport revolution: How millions of citizens got the blue book
The credit for changing the face of passport issuance goes to Manmohan Singh led United Progressive Alliance government
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July 26, 2018, Thursday
Not just Switzerland, Indians hiding less money in other tax havens too
Almost $3 billion has come back to India in Swiss Francs over the past few years and non-bank deposits of Indians in other tax ...
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July 23, 2018, Monday
The market for stents has expanded, not shrunk, after price control
While multinational Abbott remains the market leader, Indian players have also established a toe-hold; only the middleman and the ...
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June 25, 2018, Monday
FinMin touts brownfield push for infra at AIIB, oil min goes for greenfield
Roping in Oil Ministry of Adnoc for contentious Ratnagiri refinery project is at variance with FinMin's announcement of $200 mn ...
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June 23, 2018, Saturday
One year of GST: SME cash flows impacted, but story has a sunny side too
With the simplified return filing model days away from implementation, GST is likely to become a far smoother process than what ...
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June 11, 2018, Monday
Why Modi govt's lateral entry proposal is a big gamble in an election year
With Lok Sabha polls barely a year away, the Modi govt has taken a huge risk by opening itself to accusations of caste bias in ...
