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Private banks take bigger hit on loan sales to ARCs

A closer look at these transactions reveals that private sector banks sold loans at much steeper discount rate to ARCs than public sector banks

GST to push up inflation in the short term

Implementation of the GST in the near term could bring some upturn in inflation, said Morgan Stanley in a report

'Start-up fund's priority is not to maximise profits'

Q&A: Kshatrapati Shivaji, CMD of SIDBI

Startup India: Progress in slow lane

The Rs 10,000-cr corpus planned initially is to be spent over a period of 10 years, that too subject to the scheme's progress and availability of funds

Oxford's Joshi proposes basic income for all

This policy involves providing products and services such as electricity and fertilisers at below-market prices

Narasimha Rao pushed reforms through stealth: Vinay Sitapati

Interview with Political scientist and author

Measuring the impact of pay hikes

Business Standard takes a detailed look at the impact of the Central Pay Commission hikes on 12 key states

25 years of the rupee's historic devaluation

The devaluation was effected to to counter a sharp drawdown in forex reserves; to boost investor confidence, and to improve competitiveness

NSSO survey: Among durables, households spend highest on vehicles

The survey covered 47,535 households in rural areas and 36,065 households in urban areas

Securitisation market gathers steam

Issuances of low-rated ones rise, preference shifts to asset and mortgage-backed securities from corporate loans

For panchayats, financial freedom a distant dream

The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments

States gear up for goods and services tax

Several states have brought out amnesty schemes to shore up their tax revenues

Options ahead of FRBM act review panel

The existing FRBM Act prescribes a target fiscal deficit of 3% of GDP

Agri households earn about Rs 6,400 monthly, says study

The survey, in 4,529 villages and covering 35,200 households, found for those engaged in cultivation, income from this was Rs 5,542 a month

The curious case of GDP discrepancies

Paucity of data on expenditure side seen as a factor

India climbs to 41st slot on competitiveness ranking

Moves up three spots over last year in IMD list

Dark clouds over India's growth engines

Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years

Report Card: India's Economy after Two years of Modi Government

Tracking India's Economic vitals, as Modi Government completes two years

Report Card: India's Economy after two years of Modi Government

Tracking India's Economic vitals, as Modi Government completes two years

India Inc's distress sale misses its mark

Since April 2015, 33 deals of Rs 82k crore announced; few took off