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The rural worry

Bharat is suffering on multiple counts

More misses than hits

GST Council should have addressed pressing issues

Stimulus package should be broad-based, like Budget: NITI Aayog chief

In a Q&A, Amitabh Kant says the package should aim to lift growth instead of picking specific sectors for assistance

A no-action policy with focus on growth

'Unwinding' is unlikely to happen before the third quarter of this year even if we don't mess up in tackling a possible third wave of Covid; rate hike may have to wait for next year

EAM Jaishankar, US business leaders discuss investment, creating more jobs

The outcome of this meeting was that the commitment of US companies for India with India has become much stronger during this Covid-19 crisis, says Mukesh Aghi

Best of BS Opinion: The Great Gatsby Curve, panned in pandemic time & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

The Great Gatsby Curve: Will India be like East Asia or Latin America?

If India combines great inequality with poor inter-generation mobility, it risks becoming, not like East Asia with its rapid growth rates, but like under-performing Latin America, writes T N Ninan

Economy created 1.69 million less jobs in FY21, says SBI Research

Net job creation in the economy fell by 16.9 lakh in FY21 over the previous fiscal, shows an SBI Research analysis of EPFO payroll data.

Rural demand to remain muted due to second wave of Covid: Ind-Ra

Covid 1.0 was largely an urban phenomenon despite the large-scale reverse labour migration

Despite Covid, India-Singapore trade likely to be around $21 bn in 2020-21

Notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, trade between India and Singapore is likely to touch $21 billion in financial year 2020-21, India's High Commissioner to Singapore P Kumaran has said

Covid toll on Indian economy deepens, jobs crisis to worsen: Reuters poll

Renewed restrictions have stalled economic activity, leaving many millions out of work and pushing economists to downgrade their views for the second time since early April

Indian states' fisc to depend on Covid infections, vaccinations: Icra

The rating agency has said that there may be a considerable variation across states depending on the impact of the Covid-19 infections, restrictions and vaccinations

Best of BS Opinion: Accounting gains, games promoters play & more

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

RBI says economic cost of second Covid-19 wave may be limited to Q1

Government must now step up expenditure to boost demand for private investment and consumption, said RBI

High level of taxation widens divergence in diesel inflation in WPI, CPI

Diesel retail prices are back to more than Rs 80 a litre in the national capital throughout this month and remain on an upward trajectory

Domestic electronics sector set to grow 12-17% in FY22: CRISIL SME Tracker

As the economy recovers, so should discretionary spending, which again will be salutary.

Accounting gains

RBI's higher surplus transfer has limits

Economy not as hard hit as 1st wave, uncertainties remain: RBI Report

India's economy has not moderated to the extent it did during the first wave but uncertainties can act as a deterrent in the short term, the Reserve Bank of India said on Thursday

Best of BS Opinion: Storm over social media, Covid-19 vaccination & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Time has come for fiscal stimulus to support the economy: Uday Kotak

We are working with the government and vaccine manufacturers to increase the vaccine available for Indian business and industries, said Uday Kotak