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GST Council recommends removal of arrest provisions, other reforms

Next-Gen reforms made as per recommendations of the GST Council in its 56th meeting last year had focussed on rate rationalisation and reduction of...

AI-related investment support global economic activity: RBI

However, it warned that the downside risk also originates from potential sharp corrections in AI-related asset valuations which pose contagion risks to global financial...

Reactions to RBI Monetary Policy

“This move is aimed at anchoring inflation expectations while maintaining macroeconomic stability. Although the increase in the repo rate will play some part in...

The Southern Star Soars

At a time when the stock market is scaling the skies and a flurry of public issues are hitting the bourses, long-standing companies that...

Asset monetisation for expansion of infrastructure

For close to 60 years I have had the opportunity to look at and admire the expansion of infrastructure as the base for economic...

BHEL Commanding heights to abysmal lows

IE commenced publication on 15 March 1968. In our third issue dated 15 April, IE carried a short report expressing concern over BHEL losing...

Bharat Biotech – the Covaxin Story

Bharat Biotech’s Vaccine wizards On the border between Tamil Nadu and erstwhile Andhra, lies the temple town of Tiruttani, one of the six famed abodes...

Imperative of entrance exam for engineering admissions

Tamil Nadu is the only state in the country admitting students to professional courses without an entrance examination. A recent research article of Aspiring...

Opportunity for Stalin

The fiscal problems of Tamil Nadu need serious surgery and not band-aid treatment as hitherto. Herein lies a golden opportunity for Stalin -Thiagarajan to...

Welcome CM Stalin

Tough Tasks for new government Dravidian parties excelled in implementing several welfare schemes to improve the lot of citizens of Tamil Nadu. While these are...

Reliance – the Zero tax Emperor

In the statement of profit and loss for 2019-20, the profit before tax shown by Reliance Industries was Rs 40,316 crore on a revenue of Rs 365,202 crore. Continuous investments on fresh projects helped the company claim large amounts as depreciation/amortisation expense. These amounted to Rs 9728 crore for 2019-20. Such financial management had enabled the industrial giant to keep tax outgo pretty low: for the year current tax was shown as Rs 7200 crore and deferred tax as Rs 2213 crore.

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GST Council recommends removal of arrest provisions, other reforms

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Reactions to RBI Monetary Policy

“This move is aimed at anchoring inflation expectations while...

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