Supreme Court fines petitioners for waste of Court's time…
In an important judgement, Honourable Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh each on all the three parties in a corporate case dating back to 1998. The…
CPI and WPI Inflation- Making sense of numbers..!
Inflation… Probably the most haunted word, for both, households and the policy makers. It is equally haunting for the readers/students of economy and business..!
Weekly Round Up – Week 15
Events covered – Sale of UK long product plant by Tata Steel. Meanwhile, the process for sale of second package also begins. That would leave Tata Steel with only the…
e-NAM – A game changing initiative..!
The launch of e-NAM – the electronic platform for trading of agriculture produce and creating a unified National Agriculture Market, is probably, as revolutionary a move for farmers as was…
IIP Growth – How good are the numbers..??
The data for IIP growth for Feb’16 show a smart recovery. The IIP growth rate has improved to 2.0% against three consecutive months of decline at an average pace of…
IMF World Economic Outlook, April’16. What is new…
The IMF projects a 0.2% downward revision for the world growth in 2016, which stands at 3.2% now. Almost all the major economies have witnessed a downward revision, except China for…
Rain, Rain; Come soon…
The IMD’s (Indian Metrological Department) prediction of monsoon being 106% ± 5% of LPA has brought only cheers, but even tears of happiness on this good news for the nation,…
Interest Subvention vs Interest Subsidy – A far reaching reform measure…
The Finance secretary Mr Ratan Watal’s statement on the issue again re-affirm the fact that the government is firing on all cylinders and in all directions..! The proposal simply means…
Jewellers’ Strike – What is at Stake…
The jewelers’ strike appears to have a comic undertone…! Its like a person refusing to disclose his wealth to the Income Tax Dept because IT Dept will, then, harass him..! And I…
RBI Policy – The Rationale…
The much anticipated rate cut did happen, apart from some other far reaching announcements. It may be worthwhile to understand the reasoning… Inflation has moved along the expected lines. While…