Rise in inflation underlines the need for both a revival of investment demand and supply-side reforms, if higher growth is not to be accompanied by higher inflation
3 min read1 Sep 2014Globalization, automation, decimation of trade unions may have won the class war in favour of capital in the West, but the countries are still democratic and the masses have to be kept in good humour
4 min read5 May 2014There are signs the economy has improved a bit, but we could bump along at the bottom for a long time
3 min read15 Oct 2012Economists may get their knickers in a twist over the top court’s answer to the presidential reference
4 min read1 Oct 2012Incremental financial liabilities in 2011-12 stood at `2,74,165 crore, lower than in 2006-07
1 min read24 Sep 2012There is no doubt that sentiment has changed dramatically for the better
2 min read23 Sep 2012Ensuring higher growth is going to be an uphill task for the UPA government, says Manas Chakravarty
4 min read23 Sep 2012The RBI policy document underlines that inflation is far from being beaten
2 min read17 Sep 2012If the markets stay up, it will allow businesses to raise funds, repair balance sheets and expand
2 min read17 Sep 2012The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared