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MC Exclusive | Laptop, tablet import curbs to ensure trusted supply chain for digital economy, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

BUSINESS

MC Exclusive | Laptop, tablet import curbs to ensure trusted supply chain for digital economy, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The government will work out a plan with industry so that there is no disruption due to the policy, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology has said

MC Exclusive | Platforms can’t pass the buck for data breaches to cloud service providers, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

BUSINESS

MC Exclusive | Platforms can’t pass the buck for data breaches to cloud service providers, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

‘We have made it very clear that we will not go looking around for who's liable for the breach. It will be the platform regardless of how many other data processors the platform uses,’ the Union Minister says

MC Exclusive | Data Protection Board will not be a regulator like RBI or Sebi, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

BUSINESS

MC Exclusive | Data Protection Board will not be a regulator like RBI or Sebi, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Whether it has to be independent or not independent is an extraneous debate, says Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology

MC Exclusive | Govt won't have unfettered access to citizens' personal data, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

BUSINESS

MC Exclusive | Govt won't have unfettered access to citizens' personal data, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Don't expect law enforcement to knock door of terrorist for consent, says Minister of State for electronics and information technology.

2023 will be a crisis year for agriculture, rural demand to stay stagnant till 2024: Economist Bhanumurthy

POLICY

2023 will be a crisis year for agriculture, rural demand to stay stagnant till 2024: Economist Bhanumurthy

India recently banned non-basmati white rice exports to contain domestic inflation and increase availability locally. However, the decision is expected to have a big impact on the global market as Indian exports meet 40 percent of world rice demand. 

India food export ban will keep prices in control, may help govt in quid pro quo: ASK Private Wealth Somnath Mukherjee

POLICY

India food export ban will keep prices in control, may help govt in quid pro quo: ASK Private Wealth Somnath Mukherjee

India's policy of curbing exports of wheat and rice will keep domestic prices in control and could work for India to pull some strategic levers on the global stage

India’s protectionist trade policy: Licence Raj or strategy for a new world order?

POLICY

India’s protectionist trade policy: Licence Raj or strategy for a new world order?

While some argue that the smart protectionism of India’s trade will lead to its growth others feel it will be a drag on the country’s long-term trade.

Fitch re-rating US won’t impact India, says S&P Global’s Atul Arya

BUSINESS

Fitch re-rating US won’t impact India, says S&P Global’s Atul Arya

Arya said that India has one of the best demographics in the world, but in order to take advantage of this dividend, the country needs to increase the participation of women in the workforce, which, at 24 percent, is much lower than the global average.

We don’t have the luxury of just pushing manufacturing: Kotak Mahindra AMC's Nilesh Shah

BUSINESS

We don’t have the luxury of just pushing manufacturing: Kotak Mahindra AMC's Nilesh Shah

Talking about the role of pushing services and focusing on building more than one or two sectors in manufacturing, Shah said, “In toys, mobile phones we have become exporters from importers. In the medium-term you have to provide incentives for services to expand”

India can become third-largest economy by 2027-28: Nilesh Shah and Indranil Sengupta

INDIA

India can become third-largest economy by 2027-28: Nilesh Shah and Indranil Sengupta

The challenge is to raise the per capita income of the people. Currently, India is the fifth-largest economy with a per capita income of about $2,450, nearly on par with Bangladesh

[In-depth] From war to unseasonal rains: Know all reasons behind food inflation

INDIA

[In-depth] From war to unseasonal rains: Know all reasons behind food inflation

What’s causing the rise in food prices? How long will elevated food prices stay? Are government interventions working? Is the farmer happy about high food prices? All questions answered in this deep-dive discussion on food inflation.

Comfort food no more: Dal rice set to get more expensive

INDIA

Comfort food no more: Dal rice set to get more expensive

Come monsoons, high vegetable prices become the norm, but this year, prices of pulses are up by almost 10 percent.

MC Exclusive: India needs to ensure foreign investors feel protected: UK minister Dominic Johnson

BUSINESS

MC Exclusive: India needs to ensure foreign investors feel protected: UK minister Dominic Johnson

US needs to bring in trade liberalisation as part of IPEF: Arvind Panagariya

INDIA

US needs to bring in trade liberalisation as part of IPEF: Arvind Panagariya

Biden’s red-carpet welcome shifts the scales for India in global geopolitics: Panagariya

INDIA

Biden’s red-carpet welcome shifts the scales for India in global geopolitics: Panagariya

Intel India head Nivruti Rai exits after 29 years, to lead Invest India

BUSINESS

Intel India head Nivruti Rai exits after 29 years, to lead Invest India

The other Kerala story: a bleak future for God’s Own Country?

BUSINESS

The other Kerala story: a bleak future for God’s Own Country?

Backseat for reforms as capex, expansion of Ayushman Bharat on anvil

BUSINESS

Backseat for reforms as capex, expansion of Ayushman Bharat on anvil

Private sector investment picking up, expect GDP to grow 6.7% in FY23-24: CII President

BUSINESS

Private sector investment picking up, expect GDP to grow 6.7% in FY23-24: CII President

Economists look at FY24 with cautious optimism

BUSINESS

Economists look at FY24 with cautious optimism

What did the economists miss in India’s GDP estimates?

BUSINESS

What did the economists miss in India’s GDP estimates?

India's consumption to remain under pressure if inflation persists

BUSINESS

India's consumption to remain under pressure if inflation persists

Modi@9: A pandemic, war, vaccine drive and stabilising the economy

BUSINESS

Modi@9: A pandemic, war, vaccine drive and stabilising the economy

Tax collected at source increase: A move to expand tax base?

BUSINESS

Tax collected at source increase: A move to expand tax base?

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