Page 34 - Economy Interviews

State should not be seen as gaining from an oil price rise: Ashima Goyal

The emphasis should be on addressing structural problems raising India's current account deficit (CAD) rather than on financing it in risky ways, says Ashima Goyal

'In FOB contract, seller must bear the charges for loading cargo on vessel'

Stevedoring is the process of loading or discharging/offloading of cargo to/from a ship

Shift to ethanol needs sound govt policy: International Sugar Organisation

Diversification of surplus sugar into ethanol is big and we at ISO seriously think that it is a recipe for India, says ISO DG Jose Orive

What are factors that contributed to sharp rise in number of I-T returns?

The returns whose numbers have been disclosed recently belong to the fiscal year 2017-18

Africa should learn from India on solar use, says IEA's Fatih Birol

Birol said there is going to be a huge wave of LNG in the next five years, driven by many countries

Entrepreneurs must also create conditions for success: Harvard professor

A tall order, but more practical than relying on a fictitious 'other', says Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna

85% material cost for our rockets comes from industry: Isro Chairman

Isro is trying to handhold industry to make launch vehicles and satellites, utilising more of its own resources for larger missions and technology research

Differences between the two GDP series are minimal: NIPFP Professor

"Under the new GDP series, there has been reallocation of a few items from one sector to another, from services to manufacturing sectors"

No evidence for jobless growth: Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal adds the government expects the fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of GDP to be met

When state violates privacy, others get free ride: Cong data analytics head

On the lines of the GDPR, which the European Union implemented in May, the report talks about transactional consent, which I think is the right way to go, says Congress data analytics head

We hope to light up 35 mn households by Dec: Power secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla

The Prime Minister has asked us to advance the target from March 2019 to December 2018

Fiscal deficit likely to be bigger than what Budget says: Kaushik Basu

He says if a full-scale tariff war breaks out, there will be a global economic slowdown and growth in the United States will be slower than in China

Criminal proceedings for data privacy violation too harsh: Rama Vedashree

She says data protection should be done through a combination of processes, technology, capacity building and strong enforcement

Criminal proceedings for data privacy violation too harsh: Rama Vedashree

She says data protection should be done through a combination of processes, technology, capacity building and strong enforcement

After Aadhaar dare boomerang, Trai chief R S Sharma putting up a brave face

Good to have consolidation in telecom, says Trai chief R S Sharma

Indian economy has gone through an industrial recession: Pankaj Murarka

Pankaj Murarka, the founder of India Next Fund, says manufacturing, engineering, capital goods and media are sectors witnessing change

Normalise trade ties, but keep Kashmir on table: Imran Khan

From the Archives: Interview with Chairman, Tehreek-e-Insaf Party, Pakistan

'We need to buffer up criminal justice system to suit a growing population'

With the new law, you really are creating a new area which the police have to learn and execute, says senior advocate Sidharth Luthra

Healthy credit growth will boost performance, says Federal Bank MD & CEO

Shyam Srinivasan, Federal Bank's managing director and chief executive officer, said the bank has shed bulk deposits worth Rs 25 billion in the first quarter and that will boost performance.

E-way bill has to be generated prior to commencement of transport of goods

In the case of shut out shipment, the RBI instructs that certain procedures given in Para B.10 of FED Master Direction no. 16/2015-16 should be followed.