Eco Survey 2016: Need to create more jobs, climb technology ladder for faster growthThe survey called for structural reforms and identifying manufacture of items such as cellphones to help India produce other high-tech prod...
27 Feb, 2016, 05.12 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: New bankruptcy law, rehabilitation of stalled projects can speed up sick business exitsOn the political cost, the Survey said: "The benefits of impeded exit often flow to the rich and influential in the form of support for ‘si...
27 Feb, 2016, 04.44 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: What is different and interesting about it this time?Triangles, tetragons, pentagons of different colours, not those of the flag, populate the map of India on the front cover.
27 Feb, 2016, 04.41 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Reserve Bank of India mismanaged liquidity, says CEA Arvind SubramanianArvind Subramanian laid the blame at the doors of Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan for interest rate cuts not seeping through ...
27 Feb, 2016, 03.57 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Moots using unused RBI reserves to boost capital position of banksWhile government could sell non-core assets and invest money raised in PSBs, the RBI could step in to boost the capital position of banks, ...
27 Feb, 2016, 03.50 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: How will the 7-7.75% global headwinds growth come?The survey says there will be boost to consumption from increased spending from higher wages and allowances from 7th Pay Commission, OROP.
27 Feb, 2016, 03.42 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Raise taxpayers to GDP ratio, not exemption thresholdAs the country struggles with the objective of keeping a check on its finances, the ratio of taxpayers to GDP will have to rise to 23 per c...
27 Feb, 2016, 03.33 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Need to review FTAs as imports grow more than exportsCiting proliferation of mega-regional trade pacts as another reason for a review, it suggested they include services also for definitive as...
27 Feb, 2016, 03.20 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016: India set to grow at over 7%, must brace for possible crisis from capital controls in EMsThe Survey breaks new ground in arguing for a very different approach to global trade negotiations, offering deep cuts in bound agri tariff...
27 Feb, 2016, 02.19 AM IST
Eco Survey 2016 follows Piketty curve, suggests taxing well-offTax small savings, raise LPG price, more tax on gold purchase, increase fares on air travel and AC railway coaches — these are among the su...
27 Feb, 2016, 01.05 AM IST
Economic Survey 2016: FY17 will be more challenging, says KPMG's Jaijit BhattacharyaThe coming financial year will be more challenging as advantage from low commodity prices will slowly diminish, without corresponding upswi...
26 Feb, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
4G, mobile payments game changer for financial inclusion: Eco Survey 2016Besides, connectivity through optical fibre network will also help transform the delivery of these programmes and boost the telecom sector ...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.29 PM IST
Economic Survey 2016:India in urgent need to increase shipping fleetIndia's troubled shipping sector is in a dire need to change its fleet, which has as many as 42 per cent of vessels that have crossed 20 ye...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.27 PM IST
Economic Survey 2016: Pay hike unlikely to destabilise pricesThe hike in wages under the Seventh Pay Commission is unlikely to destabilise prices and will have little impact on inflation.
26 Feb, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Industries prefer captive plants, DG sets over costlier supply from discomsIndustries are moving away from purchasing electricity from distribution utilities to setting up captive plants or using diesel generators.
26 Feb, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
Eco Survey 2016: Containing fiscal deficit a challenge in 2016-17As per the Survey, the economy is expected to see a growth of 7-7.75 per cent in 2016-17 while the government estimates GDP to expand by 7....
26 Feb, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Budget 2016 needs to create big push for infrastructure: KM BirlaI am hoping that coming Budget will accelerate very significantly the allocation for urban infrastructure," says KM Birla, chairman Aditya ...
04 Feb, 2016, 01.28 PM IST