08 Sep 2020 In a post-COVID world, economies across the globe would be judged on a new parameter, i.e., the way they handled the crisis. It has changed the way of doing business, thereby changing economic developments all over the world. Pre-Corona, the Micro, Small, and Medium (MSME) sector, considered…
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Integrating the Value of Nature in Businesses
04 Sep 2020 Half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Pollination for the agriculture sector, fresh water supply for drinking and industrial use, mangroves for coastal protection and control of natural disaster, forests for carbon sequestration and provision of medicines and food, are some of…
Sectoral Credit Performance
26 Aug 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the Indian economy and affected various sectors, since March 2020. Among other parameters, the financial performance of the economy was also impacted and credit growth in the economy remained subdued as greater uncertainty in the economy led to depressed consumer…
Making tax compliance easier: A platform to honour the honest will build trust and broaden tax base
18 Aug 2020 The government has touched a new milestone by taking up a series of reforms to make tax compliance easier for taxpayers through the platform for ‘Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest’. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it meets the requirements of a 21st century taxation system.…
Nurturing Education in Times of COVID and Beyond
14 Aug 2020 The post-COVID world will not remain the same. Such has been the disastrous impact of this pandemic that it has disrupted lives and economies. With the rapid spread of COVID-19, governments across the globe started shutting down schools and colleges. Globally, the education of 300 million students…
Securing Smart Meters
13 Aug 2020 The socio-economic disruption caused by COVID-19 is well evident. The world economy is currently witnessing the worst recession since the great depression. The situation becomes even grimmer as this is the first recession that is not market induced. The essential services category has managed to stay afloat…
Brainstorming on the Next Frontiers for Health Systems
12 Aug 2020 The healthcare sector in India has found itself at the epicentre of the daunting challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The private sector and local manufacturers have risen to the occasion by providing support in testing, preparing isolation beds for COVID-19 patients, building Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)…
The paradigm of the future: Sustainable Renewable Energy Sources
11 Aug 2020 The use of fossil fuel, such as coal, oil and natural gas, as an energy source to propel rapid industrialisation, is well known and documented. It was only after the world community awoke to the ill-effects of carbon emissions from fossil fuel that attention was riveted on…
Faceless E-Assessment for a taxpayer-friendly regime
07 Aug 2020 Tax reforms, for both direct and indirect taxes, have been one of the key focus areas of the Union government over the past few years. The shift has been towards rationalisation, simplification, greater transparency, ease of paying taxes and creating an overall taxpayer-friendly ecosystem. The faceless e-assessment…
Staying on track for 2022
04 Aug 2020 The year 2022 will mark 75 years of India’s Independence, a poignant moment in our nation’s history. The Government’s Strategy for a New India@75 developed by NITI Aayog in 2018 involves achieving many developmental objectives by the year 2022, using innovation, technology, enterprise and efficient management. It…