Chandan SharmaThe tranquilising sound of the ever-flowing river, splashes of dolphins, a distant bellowing sound of the beautiful Chitals, restless screams of red-faced macaques and mesmerising chirps of kingfishers - all cry for your attention. Breathing the fresh fragrant air of pristine nat...
An economic debate that originated in the nineteenth century England and that appeals to students of economics even today is the debate over Corn Law (1815). On the eve of the Industrial Revolution in England, the efficacy of the Corn Law (1815) that banned the import of cheap food grains from...
The release of the official figures of the GDP – a decline of 23.9 % for India in the first quarter – has inspired several analysts to conjure up different graphical figures to visually explain the economy and its future course of recovery. Some say the economy will have a “hockey stick” kin...
With over 40 lakh coronavirus patients all over the country, India is ranked second in total number of Covid-19 cases. However, the government thought that the need to conduct competitive examinations like the JEE-NEET and the UGC-NET could not be postponed.In several social media platforms, student...
The central government has issued the Unlock 4.0 guidelines. These guidelines starting from September 7, 2020, lift restrictions on a range of sectors. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the latest plan was aimed at reopening more economic activities outside containment zones. The guidelin...
On July 15, 2015, while launching the ‘Skill India’ initiative in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Note my words, in the coming decades the workforce requirements of the world will be fulfilled only by India...We need to map the human resource requirement not only for India but a...
Despite a challenging operating environment, Srei has emerged as one of the few non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that appears to have weathered the storm and steered ahead. The company recently secured international funding from Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank and demonstrated its ability to ...
The Goods and Services Taxes (GST) has been in operation since July 1, 2017. The GST was projected as a revolutionary indirect tax reform in the country. The purposes of implementing the GST have been many. The main projected advantages were to ensure an increase in GDP, reducing inflation, guarante...
The first quarter (April to June) GDP of financial year 2020-21 witnessed a contraction of 23.9% which is the worst among the world’s top economies. In nominal terms, contraction from Rs 35.35 lakh crore in 2019-20 to `26.90 lakh crore in 2020-21 (for April to June quarters), indicates the onset o...
The Covid-19 has had a debilitating impact on non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). While the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have initiated a number of steps to cushion the impact of the pandemic, it appears that the measures announced so far are not sufficient. Srei, one of th...