The Central Government Considering Special Packages for Backward States, Aimed at the benefit of the Masses As the summer 2014 polls near, the UPA government is aggressively pushing for reforms and taking steps, which could contribute to its popularity. One move that could make a difference is being contemplated at the moment. The center… Read More »
No More Second String Services to the Masses of India- Apple to Scale Up Operations in India, with a Higher Number of Exclusive Stores The Indian consumer has always felt a little underprivileged, when it comes to services rendered by the global technology giant, Apple. Apple Inc. is known to set performance and aesthetic benchmarks… Read More »
Amidst the challenging global environment, the onus is on the government and its policy makers, to keep India in a position that lures investors, both local and foreign. The supreme monetary authority of India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has indulged in rate slashing which has begun with a reduction of 25bps in the… Read More »
The Indian aviation space has been in troubled waters, for quite some time now, and the situation doesn’t seem to be getting any better. The primary issue has been with the policies that govern operations in the sector, which have traditionally been shortsighted. A long term solution to sort out the recurring problems of the… Read More »
Despite the innumerable advantages of filing tax returns online, many people still take the tedious route of filing returns on paper. This is primarily due to ignorance of the simple processes involved in filing online. Most people are yet to develop confidence in the online system and try to avoid it year after year. However… Read More »
Indian investors always had a fascination towards precious metals and stones owing to their hedging ability against the rising inflation and economic uncertainties. While investing in gold and silver has been going on, another investment avenue that is blooming since past few years is the ‘noble metal’ or platinum. Although platinum has a very short… Read More »
SMEs in India had a lot of expectations from Budget 2013 mainly because it is the last budget before the general elections in the country. Union Budget 2012 was considered as the most ‘anti-reform’ budget in the history of India. Given to the background of huge fiscal deficit, depreciating currency and sluggish growth, a non-trivial… Read More »
The Budget speech of the FM for many parts sounded like a speech written by a women’s liberation activist or a charming gentleman who knows how to please women folk with sweet talk. The FM’s Statement in the closing parts of his speech – quoted here “I wish to draw a picture of three faces… Read More »
Rural poor in India have been getting lot of attention in recent budgets and MGNREGA was one of the key initiatives that played a key role in uplifting the poor in rural India. This time too rural India got lot of attention but nothing beats the proposal to provide clean drinking water to rural poor!… Read More »
The budget presented by the FM was expected to be highly populist in nature, but on the contrary it has turned out to be broadly one, that is expected to push for higher growth. The FM quoted Swami Vivekananda to indicate that it is within us to make ourselves a great financial power. He has… Read More »