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Economic Survey: Batting for fiscal consolidation
If the Budget is in sync with the Survey, we could see fiscal deficit at 3% of GDP by March 2018
Economic Survey: Themes chosen this year are along expected lines
Focus is on Universal Basic Income; even if it can't be implemented now, it can certainly be debated
 "Economic Survey: Themes chosen this year are along expected lines")
Retail inflation to be below 5% in FY17: Economic Survey
Wholesale price-based inflation averaged around 2.9% during the April-Dec period
 "Retail inflation to be below 5% in FY17: Economic Survey")
Ease of doing business: Labour reforms remain just an intention
A look at ground realities as states are unwilling to deal with the political hot potato
 "Ease of doing business: Labour reforms remain just an intention")
Transitional GST hiccups for firms
Businesses face inventory, logistics, budgeting & working capital issues as they move to new regime
 "Transitional GST hiccups for firms")
State specific IIP needed for comprehensive view of production: Economists
Centre has asked states to bring out monthly state IIP figures on 2011-12 base year
 "State specific IIP needed for comprehensive view of production: Economists")
Two days before budget, tax officers face off with the govt
Similar disquiet brewing in the railway and finance ministries
 "Two days before budget, tax officers face off with the govt")
Why India's canals could help fast forward its solar plans
Solar installations atop or beside canals might allow India to double its renewable energy capacity
Policy delay keeps defence firms grounded
Govt is struggling to forge consensus on policy for selecting strategic partners for defence prodn
 "Policy delay keeps defence firms grounded")
India-US merchandise trade: With Trump at helm, India keeps fingers crossed
India has huge trade surplus with the US - over $20 billion a year in the past five years
 "India-US merchandise trade: With Trump at helm, India keeps fingers crossed")
Ajay Shah: RBI independence: The middle ground
In the principal-agent relationship of finance ministry and RBI, autonomy arguments are weak
 "Ajay Shah: RBI independence: The middle ground")
C P Gurnani: Getting ready for 'new collared' jobs
We need to create collaborative and/or disruptive platforms for agriculture, healthcare etc jobs
 "C P Gurnani: Getting ready for 'new collared' jobs")
'Cashless' MFIs
Demonetisation has set back microfinance institutions
In between the lines: What Apr-Dec tax data tells us about the economy
Reading of tax collection numbers as signifiers of robust economic activity may be too optimistic
 "In between the lines: What Apr-Dec tax data tells us about the economy")
IMF numbers add to Davos chill
The biggest disruption today is being unleashed by technology
 "IMF numbers add to Davos chill")
T N C Rajagopalan: Looking back at WTO's 20 years
Merchandise trade in developed countries dropped to 52% in 2014 from 80% in 1995
GST impact: These charts explain what gets costlier and what gets cheaper
GST will create a national market for goods and services
 "GST impact: These charts explain what gets costlier and what gets cheaper")
Vandana Gombar: Adding 9 gigawatts to 9 gigawatts
2017 will be the year of solar in India, thanks to aggressive target, policy support
 "Vandana Gombar: Adding 9 gigawatts to 9 gigawatts")
StatsGuru: How govt's tax revenues got a demonetisation boost in Nov
Among direct taxes, corporate tax, I-T mop-up rose sharply; indirect tax also saw robust growth
 "StatsGuru: How govt's tax revenues got a demonetisation boost in Nov")
T N C Rajagopalan: Useful scheme for shipments to EU
The EU has now introduced a self-certification scheme for the rules of origin under GSP from Jan 1