Page 27 - Economy Interviews

Aadhaar integration can weed out fake voters: UIDAI's Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Aadhaar cannot be a sufficient condition for voter registration, said Ajay Bhushan Pandey

FM's measures should help revive demand in festive season: Bajaj Finance MD

From the perspective of fiscal consolidation, the announcements do not impose significant extra fiscal burden, says Rajeev Jain

We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers: Jal Shakti Minister

On the demand side, 6 per cent of our total consumption is for domestic use, 5 per cent for industry and 89 per cent is for agriculture, said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Electric vehicles still decades behind gasoline cars: Martin Fraenkel

In a Q&A, president of S&P Global Platts does reality check on the global hype around electric cars

NMC Bill will be the mother of quackery: TMC MP and IMA chief Santanu Sen

For the last several months, the Union government was indirectly controlling the MCI through a board of governors, says Sen

By 2024, we intend to achieve 90% accuracy in detecting heavy rain: IMD DG

He said that IMD has impact-based forecast in all districts now

Our aim is to create a space for better medical data, says ICMR chief

NDQF has been launched to usher in standardisation and enhanced quality in the existing ongoing periodic surveys and routine programme data landscape in India

A large single non-life PSU is needed for market health: United India CMD

In an email interview, Girish Radhakrishnan says such an entity would have the muscle to control market behaviour and curb the "adventurous" marketing practices of private firms

India staring at silent fiscal crisis, says PM's advisor Rathin Roy

The PM-EAC member also says that India faces a silent fiscal crisis owing to a shortfall in tax revenues

There is a degree of uncertainty over GST collections of states: N K Singh

Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana talk to NK Singh, Chairman of Fifteenth Finance Commission about its report which will be submitted in less than 5 months

India must provide energy to the poor at minimum cost: IEA's Fatih Birol

Fatih Birol, executive director of IEA, talks about the possible impact of rising geo-political tensions in West Asia on the global energy market and the need for India to provide energy accessibility

Nabard is shortlisting start-ups, first deal in 2 months: Harsh Bhanwala

Start-ups have approached us, and we are in the process of identifying them based on their innovation, he said

ZBNF technique has been tested extensively and it does work, says Palekar

This technique can very much be scaled up and used by all farmers in India but it won't happen overnight

Will the new legacy dispute resolution scheme deliver? Experts explain

Experts say the VCES scheme announced in 2013 covered only unpaid service tax dues

Will generate PAN at back-end if not linked to Aadhaar: Revenue Secretary

We have used the facility of interchangeable use of Aadhaar and PAN for the convenience of people, said Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Foreign sovereign debt concerns stem from fear of the unknown: Garg

There are sovereigns which have done very well, built up a very good benchmark around them, and there are some that have not, said finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg

Wherever we spot opportunities, we will try to invite PPPs: Piyush Goyal

A big thrust has been given to the ease of living for the middle and lower-middle classes, said Goyal

Divestment to make up for tax-revenue shortfall this year: CEA Subramanian

Non-tax revenues have the potential to expand and make up for the revenue shortfall, said CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Govt should give only revenue-neutral stimulus, says CII president

The corporation tax rate could be reduced to 18 per cent if exemptions are removed, he said

Trade war making Taiwanese firms move from China to India: Tien Chung-Kwang

US-China trade war is making Taiwanese businesses think about whether to continue in China or move out