Page 11 - Economy Interviews

AI-driven planning is Gati Shakti's new frontier, says DPIIT official

"Comprehensive examination and collaboration are crucial before moving forward. A systematic approach is being developed to involve the private sector in Gati Shakti"

Value addition could hit 70% with memory chips made in India: Vaishnaw

Some players in the world do not want India to become a big manufacturer of these products, so they are engineering a problem, the Communications minister says

Liquidity overhang should not pose a risk to inflation: Ashima Goyal

For food price shocks supply-side measures are more effective. The government has long experience with intervention in the food economy, Goyal opines

Rate cuts possible when real interest rate becomes excessive: Jayant Varma

'Cooling commodity prices augers well for inflation in the medium term'

Committed to conclude CECA talks later this year: Australia trade minister

Tim Ayres talks about the trade agenda for the G20 meet, carbon tax and ongoing bilateral free trade talks

I expect gold price to be notably higher next year: World Gold Council CEO

My vision is for all other SROs that emerge around the world to form a united representative force at the upper echelons of the gold industry, says David Tait

Centre will 'intensify' efforts to control inflation: TV Somanathan

Decisions must be taken with a medium-term view, says Somanathan

Indian IT to become more attractive after data law: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishna in an interview with Business Standard said that DPDP bill will bring about behavioural changes in internal business processes in alignment with principles of privacy

Recent spike in CPI inflation is expected to be short lived, says RBI

Monetary policy has made significant progress towards price stability; the recent spike in CPI inflation is expected to be short lived, going by past trends

Data bill compliance timelines to be different for startups and big techs

This (licensing requirement for PC imports) is really about the import management system. It is about managing the type of imports bound for India, said MoS IT

India's electric vehicle revolution has already begun, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari spoke to Nivedita Mookerjee in a fireside chat to talk about the road ahead for EVs

Dholera infra is ready, waiting for anchor investor: Gujarat chief secy

The infrastructure has been laid, plotting has been done. We have created water and power. There is a solar manufacturing unit as well, Kumar said

Substantial progress on Preamble, gender equality: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Our talks are progressing well. Our priorities and envisaged outcomes have been appreciated by developing countries and developed ones alike: Kant

No review or roll-back; GST move unanimous: Revenue Secy Sanjay Malhotra

"I don't think that the demand for these vehicles is so 'elastic' that a small tax change could impact the market drastically"

If OEMs refuse to return money, legal recourse will be taken: Kamran Rizvi

'We are in the process of coming up with the next round of bids for 20 gigawatt of capacity'

'Not just Tesla, TN may be the most preferred state for any big investor'

T R B Rajaa, the Minister for Industries, Investments and Commerce, Tamil Nadu government, is targeting $6 billion of investments in the EV sector in the near future

Separate policy, promotion will give micro sector a fillip: Balram Narula

Noted industrialist of UP and chairman of Jet Knitwears Balram Narula, a panelist at the Samriddhi, spoke to Siddharth Kalhans regarding the MSME sector and the industrial scenario in UP

Turning into a sports hub will build Brand UP, says Navneet Sehgal

In an interview with Business Standard during the Samriddhi programme in Lucknow, Sehgal said that organising big events is necessary for the state's development

Expect 2-6 high-quality proposals on semiconductors in 12 months: Vaishnaw

'We have made changes in the semiconductor programme after getting inputs from experts'

Tesla can have significant impact on India's EV mkt: NITI's Randheer Singh

In a conversation with Ruchika Chitravanshi, Singh, whose stint at the think tank ended on Friday, says the EV segment in India is seeing interest from global players such as Tesla