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Opinion | A good nudge to relieve businesses of regulatory sludge
Companies need freedom from the sludge of 58,000-plus compliances they have to face each year
4 min read14 Jul 2019Opinion | Testing times for Indian policymakers
As the country heads into a long spell of elections, the government will be under constant pressure to reduce taxes on petroleum products
3 min read4 Oct 2018Opinion | Uncertainty is the enemy of Indian business
India's domestic environment has to be stable with a road map of policy,market movements
3 min read26 Sep 2018Enforcing corporate governance remains an unfinished agenda
India has adopted international best practices, but their implementation, outside of their natural context, has remained problematic
4 min read11 Sep 2018What policymakers will need to learn from the demonetization exercise
The latest estimates suggest that of the total amount of specified bank notes (SBN) of 500 and 1,000, 99.3% have come back to the banking system
4 min read11 Sep 2018Unelected policymakers brew another debt cocktail
The source of the populists' success lies in the denial of the culpability of non-populist, unelected and unaccountable policymakers for the economic malaise that populists tap into
4 min read29 May 2018Why India needs a centre for research on retirement behaviour
With rising longevity, India will also need to consider demographic research on retrospective ageing
4 min read16 Apr 2018How creative clusters spur innovation
Economists and business strategists have long noticed that industries tend to converge on just a few places
7 min read26 Sep 2016Doing business: Easier ranked than done
The paradox of a higher Doing Business rank but low foreign investments suggests the former might just be easier to achieve than actual business
2 min read2 Dec 2015A Lehman moment?
Indian policymakers and investors will have an important issue to figure out: Will a further financial market collapse in China send more money into Indian equities?
1 min read8 Jul 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The 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