Report of the Committee on Revisiting & Revitalising the PPP Model of Infrastructure Development Chaired by Dr. V.Kelkar Released The Report of the Committee on Revisiting & Revitalising the PPP model of Infrastructure Development chaired by Dr. V. Kelkar has been issued and also uploaded on the Ministry of Finance’s website (finmin.nic.in). In […]
Read MoreFinally, the curtain has been brought down on the 10th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Nairobi. Trade ministers from 162 countries seemed suitably exhausted, but most were also left disappointed, many for being left out of the key negotiations. Barring five countries—the US, European Union (EU), Brazil, China and India, who […]
Read MoreBankruptcy code will change how business is done: TK Viswanathan If you want to a good market to attract venture capitalists, you need a good legal framework, says the author of the bankruptcy code The insolvency and bankruptcy code 2015 was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It will make insolvency a time-bound process, […]
Read MoreTread carefully on minimum wage reform Setting a wage floor fails without other reforms and adequate enforcement Milton Friedman famously called minimum wage laws a form of discrimination against low-skilled workers. Serious doubts have been cast on that tenet of neoclassical economics over the past few decades, so much so that the economic and ethical […]
Read MoreIt is important for policymakers to not shift focus fromlong-term objectives for short-term gains. The mid-year economic review, released by the finance ministry last week, argued in favour of relaxing the fiscal deficit target in order to address demand issues in the economy. The government would do well to avoid any such temptation. While the […]
Read MoreSectorial Survey on Employment and Economic Scenario To assess the effect of economic slowdown on employment in India since January, 2009, Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been conducting Quarterly Quick Employment surveys in selected labour-intensive and export-oriented sectors, namely, textiles including apparels, metals, gems & jewellery, automobiles, transport, IT/BPO, leather and handloom/powerloom. […]
Read MorePromotion of Agro-Forestry Government of India is promoting Agro forestry and orchards in all States of the country under various missions/ schemes namely Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Green India Mission […]
Read Moreear End Review-2015 for the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry MEASURES TO BRING INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING CENTRE-STAGE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH MARKS 2015 GDP at factor cost is no longer relevant in the New Series. As per the international practices, industry-wise estimates have been presented as Gross Value Added […]
Read MoreConsumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of November 2015 This Press Release is embargoed against publication, telecast or circulation on internet till 5.30 pm today i.e. 14th December 2015. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the […]
Read MoreEmployee volunteerism works better as an engagement tool for human resources than as a CSR tool Up until last year, when corporate social responsibility (CSR) was not a compliance issue, companies had various ways of showing that they are made up of responsible citizens. From teaching children, painting classrooms, building homes and, more recently, running […]
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