Page 19 - Economy & Policy Analysis

Sebi's blanket ban on shell firms hurts innocent minority shareholders the most

There has been a fallout across the whole market; the issue needs to be cleared up soon

Triple Talaq Bill: A cannonball that can bring down an entire household

The bill is liable to be struck down on the same ground that the practice of instantaneous triple talaq was set aside; being manifestly arbitrary

Four reasons why the US Fed's 25 bps rate cut assumes significance

With the US-China trade standoff still to be resolved and with Brexit also in limbo, a cut in rates should help to assuage sentiment

Sprint queen Hima Das: Is she the next big thing in brand endorsements?

Will brands line-up to sign her up or will she go the Dipa Karmakar way?

Illusion of empowerment: Why we must oppose any law that makes RTI illusory

The RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019, eats into the independence of Information Commissioners, hollowing out the Act without touching on any of the substantive rights or procedural rights the Act provides

How the stressed asset problem snowballed into a tussle between RBI, govt

An exclusive excerpt from A K Bhattacharya's 'The Rise of Goliath'

Why 16 Psyche, a gaint asteroid full of gold, won't make us richer

Once those metals start hitting the market in large quantities, they're unlikely to be precious for much longer

Fiscal Framework: Review medium-term fiscal stance

Raising personal income-tax threshold not advisable as few pay taxes

Time to shift towards growth as fiscal policy space remains limited

With a distinct positive output gap opening up from the RBI's potential growth estimate, we believe that a consecutive third 25-bps rate cut is warranted

Two years of GST regime

During the past two years, the government has responded promptly to most representations of the trade

LTCG: Should investors re-look at their equity investing strategy in FY19?

Till the Lok Sabha election results are out, investors would be better off formulating investment strategies for managing the volatility and stock-specific wealth creations

Don't blame Dhoni for English defeat: India came face-to-face with reality

The past acts of MS Dhoni's bravado live fresh in the memory and fans hanker for them every time he bats in a tight chase, but he's not the same batsman anymore

A boring World Cup highlights deeper issues in cricket

The competitive gap in cricket is wider than ever before. India, Australia, and England, the richest teams, are ahead of everyone else in terms of resources and personnel

Explained: How a GE factory at Marhowra became a 'Make in India' flagship

In the first of the two-part series, Shine Jacob analyses how a GE factory at Marhowra became a 'Make in India' flagship

Funding woes to crowded market, why it's tough being a start-up in 2019

Funding has dried up, government initiatives are riddled with problems and the days of copycat ideas are over

Lowering rates may not really lead to the push required for growth

A cut in repo sends strong signals to the market that has to, in turn, pick-up the cues

Global natural gas prices drop, but policy blocking India from making gain

One of the first things the new government should do now is revisit the five-year-old formula determining the price of domestic natural gas

Has Cricket World Cup 2019 lost some of its magic with the new format?

Boosted by the onset of an economic boom in India, the game's multiplying financial rewards laid the path towards a 10-team ICC World Cup

Exit polls and markets: Beware! Play the expected euphoria with caution

It will be interesting to see how the new government will generate additional revenues to fund populist schemes already announced without dampening the market mood.

CLSA's Wood reduces position on India

Cites weak GDP data, says Budget 2013-14 might not encourage reforms