Page 11 - Economy Interviews

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

6.5% is below our potential or desirable rate of growth: Ashima Goyal

'The real repo rate is still in an acceptable band around one'

Expect real repo rate to stay elevated for a while: MPC external member

In a Q&A, Jayanth Varma says while GDP growth may even surpass the forecast rate, he still thinks growth is fragile due to several factors

Areas like blockchain, algorithmic collusion new challenges: CCI's Kaur

As the CCI chairperson, with the CCI now having a full quorum, my top priority is to address the pending cases related to antitrust and anti-profiteering

CoWIN data breach a national emergency: Cyber law expert Pavan Duggal

The bot is ultimately managed by someone else. The minimum action that is required is a criminal investigation. CERT-IN doesn't have penal investigation powers

FMCG, auto data shows rural demand is coming back: CII President R Dinesh

We are projecting FY24 GDP growth at 6.5-6.7 per cent. We believe 6.5 per cent will be achievable, even in a slightly negative scenario. And 6.7 per cent is our belief, let me put it that way

Tata Group expected to pick UK as site for new JLR battery plant: Report

Gigafactory is a generic term referring to facilities that produce batteries for electric vehicles on a large scale

Karnataka does not survive on the Centre's largesse: MV Rajeev Gowda

"Karnataka's finances are much healthier than the Union government's, which is indebted to nearly twice the extent of the state"

Rs 2,000 note scrapped: Won't have impact on economy, says T V Somanathan

'There will be no impact as these notes are not largely used for transactional purposes anyway'

Only Centre has the power to withdraw legal tender: Ex-Dy RBI governor

'We should not call it as demonetisation because it is still a legal tender', says R Gandhi

New PLI scheme to attract global cos to India from China: Ashwini Vaishnaw

In a Q&A, the minister of communications says the new scheme for IT hardware also invites Chinese players to set up shop under the scheme if they adhere to its norms

Be cautious about 'excessive use' of booster Covid doses: Srinath Reddy

Surveillance for new variants of the virus must continue, says distinguished professor at PHFI