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Best of BS Opinion: India's fight against Covid, the GDP estimation debate

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

2021, the year that was: Firms may no longer share higher cost burden

The concluding part of year-ender series looks at how inflation pinched consumers' pocket

Not like children's books, learning kit books to attract GST: AAR

The AAR agreed at the outset the kit box/book should be covered under heading 4903

Old vs new: The GDP estimation debate

The argument that the new methodology over-estimates GDP numbers requires deeper analysis

December portfolio outflow of $3.7 bn from India largest in pandemic era

The recent hawkish narrative from key central banks in the developed economies along with uncertainty with respect to Omicron has resulted in $ 3.7 billion portfolio outflow from the Indian markets

Stock market: Omicron, Budget, polls, global trends to dot 2022 horizon

From the pandemic shocks to state polls to global trends, a raft of sentiment drivers are expected to steer the Indian stock market in 2022 after a historic year of massive investor returns

IT, pharma, electronics departments ask for top-up funds in PLI push

Govt sets up panel to look into demand after strong industry response

2021, the year that was: Of farmers, protests and three dead laws

The ninth of year-ender series finds out why farm sector's multiple problems remain unresolved

Govt has managed revenue deficit better than overall fiscal deficit in FY22

This was despite revenue expenditure accounting for 53.7 per cent of Budget Estimates, while capital expenditure was 45.7 per cent during the first seven months of the current financial year

India needs to accept tech advancement as the new form of evolution

The '2020 Depression' was caused not only due to just Covid-19 but also by the world leaders' inability to contain the virus and a lack of foresight

India seen breaking ranks with peers on unwinding easy monetary policy

Policy makers will stick to their resolve of keeping their stance easy to achieve the growth goal for now, said economists, including Standard Chartered Plc's Anubhuti Sahay

Best of BS Opinion: Strengthening IBC, happy stories for new year & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

India's real GDP likely to maintain 9% growth rate in FY22, FY23: Report

The Indian economy grew at 8.4 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, as against a growth of 20.1 per cent in the April-June quarter

Indicators show Indian economy was growing steadily before Omicron hit

All eight high-frequency indicators tracked by Bloomberg News were steady last month, keeping the needle on a dial measuring the so-called 'Animal Spirits' unchanged at 5

Best of BS Opinion: Hindutva's damaging game, protection from DPA & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Sources and methods

Questions about GDP calculation refuse to go away

Less economic activity in lockdown led to low air pollution in most parts

According to the study, ozone, carbon monoxide and NO2 showed an increase of about 15 per cent over the central-western part of India

Inflationary pressure may pinch consumer pocket less in 2022: Here's why

Looking back, 2021 was a bad year for consumers as they grappled with high prices and many also saw decline in incomes, job as well as business losses

Realtors on firm ground after tackling pandemic gloom; high hopes for 2022

A strong foundation has been laid this year for revival in the Indian real estate sector, which is projected to reach $1 trillion mark by 2030 from $200 billion in the pre-pandemic year

Decent growth expected in FY23, says MPC member Jayanth R Varma

"I believe that monetary policy should be conscious of this risk, and that we should stand ready to prevent such an outcome," he said