Page 25 - Economy Interviews

Before expanding, need to consolidate: Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan

Ayushman Bharat scheme provides an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to 100 million 'poor and vulnerable' families

ISA Summit aims to create a $1 trn global solar market: Upendra Tripathy

In a Q&A, the interim director general of International Solar Alliance speaks of generating political support for solar roadmaps of member countries

Ayushman Bharat will serve a population larger than the US: Indu Bhushan

In a Q&A, the CEO of the world's largest healthcare infra scheme dwells on the speed at which his team is working to roll out a plan to cover 500 mn people

Ayushman Bharat working to identify those left out, says CEO Indu Bhushan

In the first year, the momentum has been quite good and we are quite pleased with the way the scheme has rolled out, says Bhushan

Not in favour of scrapping consumer survey report: NSC's Bimal Kumar Roy

The government's concern is that the estimate does not look realistic. We are trying to examine the issues, says Bimal Kumar Roy

DTC report should be entirely implemented: CBDT member Akhilesh Ranjan

These are recommendations looking at the country's needs, immediate requirements, concerns, and the plans of the government, says Ranjan

Privacy can't be shield of terrorists and the corrupt: Ravi Shankar Prasad

We are creating information highways, and the biggest success of India's information highways is that we are touching lives of common people, he added

Past governments eroded Article 370: Former J&K interlocutor Radha Kumar

Argument that Article 370 is the problem is completely wrong, says Kumar

Solutions to stubble burning exist, changing mindset is key: A K Padhee

Substituting Kharif paddy with other remunerative crops (like cotton, maize, soybean, fruits and vegetables, etc suiting the market) is one solution, says Padhee

UK exploring AI, fintech partnerships with India: High Commissioner Asquith

UK was creating tech clusters in India to build these technologies and bring their applications to the market, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith told Peerzada Abrar in an interview

SC rewarded the very violator it named in Ayodhya ruling: Faizan Mustafa

Senior jurist and Vice Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law believes no excavation would have been ordered and the apex court's verdict might have been different had the mosque not been razed

Unlike Modi govt, we have put money in people's pockets: Chhattisgarh CM

Our biggest achievement has been a drop in naxal violence by 40 per cent, says Baghel

AAP will repeat massive victory in upcoming Delhi elections: Sanjay Singh

We have done more than we promised in our manifesto, says Singh

Stability, regulatory reforms to boost economic growth: BSE MD Chauhan

BSE has recently developed a 'real time price movement' chart with correlation to market rumors

Dedicated govt fund for MSMEs will spur sector's growth: PHDCCI chief

While a lot of announcements have been made by the government in the last few months, public sector undertakings continue to pay late, says PHDCCI chief D K Aggarwal

Bargaining by India should not close its doors at RCEP: Arvind Panagariya

My hope remains that we bargain hard but in good faith and with the intention to eventually join the grouping, says Panagariya

Govts tend to suppress data when it is on shaky grounds: Joseph Stiglitz

"The data that I have seen reinforces very strong concerns about the Indian economy," says Stiglitz

India's RCEP foray may prove disastrous for domestic industry: Expert

The limited number of industries that have called for India to join RCEP need to address their own structural issues.

We will not see repeat of elevated slippages: YES Bank's Ravneet Singh Gill

I think we were in consolidation mode for two quarters; it is important now to get on foot, says Ravneet Singh Gill

Economy could grow at over 6% in 2019-20: CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian

A country like India, at the stage it is in its economic cycle, the key driver is investment, which eventually does affect consumption. And consumption is a force multiplier