14 Feb 2019 Once again, the GST Council has made important modifications to the GST regime that will reinforce its growth potency. By raising thresholds, lowering frequency of returns and including services under the composition scheme, the Council has boosted ‘ease of doing business’ for small enterprises. India’s reform journey…
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A Growth Driver
07 Feb 2019 The Budget provides relief to many sectors The presentation of the Interim Budget is to be seen in the context of various headwinds that are facing the Indian economy, including slower global growth and trade rates, subdued consumption, and farmer stress. At this time, it was necessary…
GST Will Improve Our Competitiveness
14 Jan 2019 The economy will benefit as the tax is ushering in higher transparency, lowering transaction costs and improving compliance Once again, the GST Council has made important modifications to the GST regime that will reinforce its growth potency. By raising thresholds, lowering frequency of returns and including services…
Corporate Connect with Start-ups
27 Dec 2018 Start-ups script the saga of success for a thriving economy. In today’s world, they are the new avenues for creating significant wealth, while simultaneously generating sizeable employment in the quickest possible time. Indian start-ups are deploying different business models, converging market acumen with technological expertise. Some start-ups…
Keeping the Liquidity Taps Open
05 Dec 2018 The financial sector today represents the very foundation of an economy and its smooth functioning is crucial to enabling industry to achieve its full potential. Recent developments such as exchange rate fluctuations, rising non-performing assets (NPAs), and upcoming loan repayments have eroded the liquidity balance in the…
India and Italy can together push the knowledge envelope
03 Dec 2018 If India is to emerge as a leading player in the evolving global knowledge economy, it must foster its technology and innovation capabilities. One way of doing this is to develop partnerships with global leaders in these areas. An excellent partner in technology and innovation for India…
How India Inc can help unmask our cities, make the air cleaner
22 Nov 2018 It is that time of the year when air pollution in Delhi is a central preoccupation for all. An unprecedented health hazard is looming upon us, particularly impacting the health of our children and elderly ones. A World Bank report highlights that environmental damage due to air…
Ayushman Bharat – Fertile Ground for Intersectoral Collaboration
29 Oct 2018 India’s growing population is at times held accountable for many of the challenges that the nation faces, such as housing, unemployment, pollution, depletion of natural resources, poverty, poor health, and numerous others. On the other hand, if we look at Japan, a population decrease of one million…
Investing in the Health of People
24 Sep 2018 India’s growing population is, at times, held accountable for many of the challenges that the nation faces—housing, unemployment, pollution, depletion of natural resources, poverty, poor health, etc. If we look at Japan, a population decrease of 1 million over the last five years has become a cause…