Category: Business

India pushes rupee trade beyond Russia

Pending an agreement being worked out with Russia, India is in talks with Sri Lanka, the Maldives and several Southeast Asian, African and Latin American countries to begin trading the Indian rupee. Countries in these regions have shown interest in

There should be a single GST rate: Bibek Debroy

The head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Bibek Debroy, said on Monday that the current tax system does not generate enough revenue to meet the financing needs to build infrastructure and provide services, and said India should introduce

What does the EWS quota judgment mean for India?

The economic reservation does not violate the basic structure of the constitution. A five-judge Constitutional Chamber, headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, observed this on Monday when it rejected a series of petitions challenging the 103rd Amendment to