Economy & Policy Analysis

SC on retro tax on minerals: Odisha and Rajasthan to watch out for

Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Jharkhand, are India's top five mineral producing states by value annually, and in the same order as of FY23 data

SC on retro tax on minerals: Odisha and Rajasthan to watch out for

Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Jharkhand, are India's top five mineral producing states by value annually, and in the same order as of FY23 data

2022 in review: Russia war to COP27, top events that shaped the world

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

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Spurring fiscal equality: Ratio of GST to GSDP higher in poorer states

One aspiration for the GST system was that it would lead to regional development as it is a destination-based tax regime

TCS banned 6 employees, 6 associate firms: Chandrasekaran on jobs scam

The largest IT services exporter is investigating the role of three more of its employees, Chandrasekaran said while speaking at the TCS annual general meeting

India's food inflation bites harder as risks build for global supplies

Its average citizen is more affected than people in peer economies

Historic changes coming in law with Parliament's nod to Competition Bill

The amendments are expected to improve ease of doing business, attune India's competition law regime with global trends

GST mop up at all-time high of Rs 18 trillion in FY23, shows data

The data shows collections in the pandemic year FY21 declined, but bounced back in subsequent years, indicating resilience in the economy amid external headwinds

Entrepreneurs create wealth; it is time to celebrate their spirit

They put their wealth at risk and implement projects that produce goods and services, writes U R Bhat

Scaling the export competitiveness ladder: What should India do?

It is possible to rapidly climb the export competitiveness ladder and our vast labour force with low unit labour cost coupled with current global geopolitical conditions affords us the opportunity

The complex health challenge of AMR and the need for One Health Approach

Often referred as a silent pandemic, AMR is one of the top 10 global health threats facing humanity according to WHO

India's exports growth momentum will have to come from its states

They can utilise opportunities for greater market access generated by free trade agreements

On the new Delhi-Mumbai expressway, a battle between the heart and the mind

If you are going to Jaipur from Delhi, the new stretch of the National Expressway 4 (NE4) makes the journey more enjoyable than the destination

Investment facilitation for development or trouble?

Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, and Italy pulled out of the Energy Charter Treaty last year to stave off the ISDS mechanism

MPC's optimistic growth outlook augurs well for credit demand

The MPC's optimistic growth outlook for H2 FY2024 augurs well for the credit demand for the banking sector as well as the lenders, said Karthik Srinivasan of Icra

Union Budget 2023: Growth-oriented with tax stability and rationalisation

Budget 2023 has maintained the status quo on tax policies with more thrust on certainty, which is a step in the right direction

Union Budget 2023: Middle-class thrust that largely sidelines the poor

Most of the schemes announced are designed for those who have reasonable accumulated income or savings and not for a large majority of the people in the informal sector, who simply don't have that

India needs a new healthcare model to effectively manage hypertension

Success will help in reducing government spending for the poor battling the cost of treating non-communicable diseases