POLITICS
Opinion: Fear of being a minority at home defines Assam’s complex ethno-nationalistic politics
Elections aside, the lurking fear that illegal immigrants will determine the state’s political future continue to the occupy Assamese mindspace
INDIA
Opinion: Vaccine and mask hesitancy can scuttle India’s urgency towards rapid recovery
India cannot afford another hard stop to the economy. For the recovery to sustain, the top 15-20 cities that account for bulk of economic value added, need to keep their wheels running.
BUSINESS
Assam’s pumpkins may have reached Dubai, but state still lags far behind in export competitiveness
As Assam prepares for elections, a look at its economic indicators shows that it fared well in highway and rural road construction despite being ravaged by floods.
BUSINESS
Finance minister seeks to achieve more with less in Budget 2021
The confidence about the ability to spend is predicated upon a few expectations, including an ambitious disinvestment receipts and strong tax collections, which may require companies to outpace pre-COVID-19 levels of income and profitability
ECONOMY
Union Budget 2021 | FY22 nominal GDP growth pegged At 14.4%
The gross market borrowing for FY 2022 is pegged at Rs 12.06 lakh crore, while the net market borrowing (for FY22) is pegged at Rs 9.25 lakh crore.
BUSINESS
From saints to scientists, CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian digs deep into mankind’s vast knowledge pool in Economic Survey 2021
Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, chief economic adviser (CEA), takes recourse to wisdom spread over millennia from the Upanishads to Aristotle, from Gandhi to Einstein, from Subhashita to Thiruvalluvar and Tagore, to reinforce policy choices.
BUSINESS
Economic Survey Explained | Growth, recovery, pain points, what to watch out for and other things you need to know
Last year it was about Thalinomics and being pro-business versus pro-crony. The year before it was about nudge theory and behavioural economics. Could it be about Covidonomics and farm reforms in this year's Economic Survey?
ECONOMY
Moneycontrol Manifesto: Time for Finance Minister to go for broke in Budget 2021
Budget 2021: Sitharaman faces a fiscal war that will require her to deploy all the policy arsenal — unorthodox and conventional — to win this fight.
BUSINESS
Analysis: GST collections at record high, but wait until January numbers to fit a trend
Wedding-related spending, year-end vacations despite restrictions and backlog of taxes may have aided December GST collections.
POLITICS
Farmers Protest: Why Congress was right in 2019, and is wrong in 2020
For too long, the story of Indian agriculture has been a tale of market distortions. These seemingly insurmountable hurdles frustrated successive policymakers whose repeated counsel to dismantle these barriers often ran into political resistance, like now
BUSINESS
Nirmala Sitharaman’s Atmanirbhar 3.0 heavily relies on multiplier potential of infrastructure, real estate to drive growth
The middle class may feel a tad disappointed with no visible measures to raise their spending ability, but the pre-Diwali package seeks to address some structural infirmities
BUSINESS
Economy moving onto a faster lane, but conditions attached
The big question in August was: how long will the impact last? On the eve of Diwali, the question has turned to: Is the revival for real? The economy appears to have regained a significant part of its lost lung power
BUSINESS
Opinion | Why is Amazon pushing hard to stop the Reliance-Future deal?
Does Amazon intend to get into brick-and-mortar retail, or are these tactical moves to scuttle competition to remain a dominant player in one of the world’s fastest growing retail markets?
INTERVIEW
AWGs are the ideal solution for India’s drinking water problems: Avko Atmospheric Water Systems
The company’s founder and CEO, Navkaran Singh Bagga said that alternative technologies like atmospheric water generators (AWG) that do not depend on any water source can be installed at offices, buildings, factories, villages, for safe and pure drinking water
TECHNOLOGY
Water can be produced from air through a plug-and-play system: Airowater
Siddharth Shah, Director of Airowater told Moneycontrol that the company uses a patented atmospheric water generator (AWG) green technology that harvests water from the humidity in the air
ECONOMY
Congress, states, Planning Commission all wanted agri reforms; what changed now?
Politicking aside, it will all boil down to whether India’s millions of small and marginal farmers end up securing a stronger bargaining power.
BUSINESS
Q1 GDP shrinks | How long will the free fall last?
The economy’s revival will critically depend on people’s ability and confidence to spend, both of which are at awfully low levels currently
BUSINESS
Private trains: Will rail coaches give airlines a complex and other questions answered
On July 1, Indian Railways invited proposals from private companies to run 151 modern passenger trains. We try to catch the signals of change three years ahead of schedule.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 impact | Inspirational leadership is need of the hour: Harshvendra Soin, Global Chief People Officer and Head of Marketing, Tech Mahindra
"COVID-19 has initiated a 'Big Reset'. We expect to see a hybrid model of working - a mix of remote and physical working mode. This will be the new paradigm for a long term," he said.
BUSINESS
Coronavirus | IIP and CPI become a casualty when data is having its moment
Policy agility and nimbleness guided by quick and reliable time series data is crucial for India’s economic revival
INDIA
Unlock 1.0: Can I step out, which shops are open and other important questions answered
The lockdown has been extended in containment, or high-risk, zones but significantly eased elsewhere. Below are answers to all your essential queries on the fifth phase of the lockdown, or Unlock 1.0, as the government prefers to call it:
BUSINESS
Q4 GDP estimates: Four things to watch out for
The Central Statistics Office will release GDP growth estimates for fourth quarter (January-March) and for FY 20 on May 29 at 5.30 pm.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 | Helicopter drop of money gets mainstream policy attention
Why doesn’t the RBI print money, hand it over to the government and let it distribute the cash among those who need it the most? The policy toolkit has no levers to deal with economy-wide forced lockdowns for an undefined period of time. It may just be the right time for a helicopter drop of money. For, no one knows how long this slide will last.
ECONOMY
Covid-19| Born again PSU policy may usher in a consolidation spree
As of 2018-19, there were 248 operational public sector undertakings (PSUs) in India. Seventy of these were loss making, posting a combined net loss of Rs 31,635.30 crore in the year
