Page 27 - Economy Interviews

Budget 2020: 10% GDP growth a conservative estimate, says Atanu Chakraborty

With a conservative lens, these are the numbers that looked plausible, Chakraborty said

We will see a second wave of privatisation in FY21, says Dipam secy

'We are moving towards privatisation after a long time', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Budget: Those taking I-T exemptions will gain if they shift, says AB Pandey

The new regime is simple, one has to see the exemptions one was taking earlier and compare the new tax rates without those exemptions, the Revenue Secretary said

One must be able to get coal from various sources with ease: Pralhad Joshi

"There is a shortfall and that's why we have opened up the sector. About the SHAKTI Policy… my predecessor Piyush Goyal has done well. But why are all these policies needed?", says Pralhad Joshi

Global oil mkt well supplied, crude price to remain at $60/bbl: IEA chief

"Oil prices rising to triple digits, as some are people saying, is not something that I believe in," says International Energy Agency's Fatih Birol

Foreign companies without permanent establishment in India should not attract MAT: A P Shah

Itnerview with Former law commission chairman

Panel will look at existing gaps and overlaps on data points: Pronab Sen

Our job is not to give recommendations, this is a standing committee, says Pronab Sen

Centre breached basic trust on which GST was designed: Kerala FM Isaac

'Raising taxes in times of recession will be counter-productive', said Issac

Infra spend has to grow, fiscal deficit can be raised: CII prez Kirloskar

When it comes to putting equity in business versus putting debt, equity should be more important, he said

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