Page 38 - Economy Interviews

Solar power will cost less than thermal in 6-7 years, says Ajay Mathur

India's dependence on thermal power would end by 2050, says Ajay Mathur

We've excess power but no access to it: Environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta

Environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta's first case was against Vedanta, where he represented the Dongria Kondh tribals seeking a ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills in south-west Odisha

IFC betting big on affordable housing in India: Mengistu Alemayehu

International Finance Corporation to create systemic impact, new asset class in quick time: Alemayehu

Rouhani's term to be successful; India ties look promising: Jamia professor

Dr M Mahtab Alam Rizvi says a lot would depend on India's ability to stay the course and deliver on its commitments

Govt should provide data on budget schools: Centre for Civil Society chief

Parth Shah says that to date, education has attracted 3% of equity investments in this country

Don't want to shut manufacturing of petrol, diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari

The Road Transport Minister said tax sops are likely for scrapping old buses, trucks

PM Modi's health care initiative is worth pursuing: Raheja QBE CEO

There is a large population standing outside the coverage of primary health care, says Praveen Gupta

Welfare surcharge higher than earlier cess as customs mop-up low: Sarna

CBEC Chairperson Vanaja N Sarna says the general feedback on the GSTR-1/2/3 design was that it was very complicated

Budget 2018: Markets will consolidate over next 6 months, says Jaipuria

I think the government is likely to achieve the set target for FY19 if it maintains a tight ship, says Jaipuria

Budget 2018: Issue is to enforce MSP, hike is secondary, says Ramesh Chand

He says there is no point in fixing an MSP at whatsoever level if it is not implemented

There is no slump in telecom demand, says Trai chairman R S Sharma

Regulatory principles of tariff and assessment are going to come out very shortly, said R S Sharma

It is not protectionism of kind other countries are doing: Hasmukh Adhia

When you give more MSP to farmers, the middlemen's share comes down but the final price remains the same: Hasmukh Adhia

Budget 2018: LTCG impact on markets is for short term, says Subhash Garg

"We are right now at about 47% debt-GDP. Bringing it down to 40 per cent requires many years," says Garg

FRBM panel roadmap became obsolete last year: CEA Arvind Subramanian

Growth seems to be up, inflation is back, there is concern about the fiscal stance, says Arvind Subramanian

GST rollout was a bit rushed, most states seeking compensation: Punjab FM

Punjab Finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal said that Punjab is discussing whether it can remodel its economy from food grain to food industrialisation economy

It takes two to tango, says Israeli official on investment pact with India

Ohad Cohen said, 'Israel can't compete with India. We are simply too small. However, both the countries have diversified economies'

Rs 500-bn additional borrowing reflected in our forecast: William Foster

Interview with William Foster, Vice-President, Moody's Investors Service

India-Israel ties are based on own merit, says Professor Harsh V Pant

It is a sign of growing maturity of India-Israel relations that Israel has not made Indo-Iranian ties central to its engagement with India

There are gains from GST, not all of which have been realised: T C A Anant

The GST has two sorts of impacts. One is on the revenue process and the second is the impact on the people who pay taxes and their behaviour, he adds

Swachh Bharat: A public health crisis is upon us; here is how to avert it

A campaign for Swachh Bharat Mission says 'put away your waste, make your city clean', but where should it be put away? A proper disposal mechanism is the only way forward, says Isher Judge Ahluwalia