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- Business Today's panel of experts discusses the priorities for the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while framing the Union Budget 2017.
Tough Journey
Cyrus Mistry will be one among many whom Chandrasekaran will have to deal with, at least, in the initial days, including Ratan Tata, Nusli Wadia, retail shareholders, whistle blowers and even British Prime Minister Theresa May.Going Digital Cost Benefit Analysis
The government and the private sector are encouraging people to go digital in the wake of demonetisation. but there are costs attached. The consensus on dual control under the Goods and Services Tax has only made the new indirect tax law more complicated. India's oldest stock exchange is starting a new chapter by getting listed on the domestic bourse, but its investors are exiting at a loss. A permanent and independent support system, and a specialised team must guide Parliamentary panels to come up with right solutions.
Note ban: Business confidence at a six-year low
More respondents expect situation to worsen on several fronts such as overall economic outlook, production level, order book, utilisation of production capacity, future investments, sales, hiring, and profits. The Modi governments reform agenda continues to face opposition from the RSS.Meet India's YouTube Millionaires
There are three ways to make money on YouTube; the easiest is by signing up for Google AdSense - one who signs up gets 55 per cent of the advertising revenue from a video, while YouTube keeps the rest. While the organised players are largely unaffected, unorganised industry hubs are facing a massive disruption in business due to demonetisation. by P.B. Jayakumar PSBs will require much more capital than allocated by the government for the next two years. The book is a contrarian take on entrepreneurship, backed by the authors' numerous years of experience.Of Tagore, Tata, and Andrew Yule...
A fascinating chronicle of how the managing agency system paved the way for an evolved corporate structure in India. The many unresolved issues in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) have thrown the government's forthcoming Budget projections out of gear."Demonetisation is a right, bold move"
Jerome Booth, a UK-based economist and Chairman of investment group New Sparta, tells Joe C. Mathew why he is optimistic about India's demonetisation drive. The steep fall in crude prices has helped prop up the government's balance sheet, but benefited the consumers only partially. Is the Centre now willing to lower excise duties to contain retail prices? Top pharma companies - Driven by inorganic growth opportunities - are also learning to live with more debt. The Budget needs to increase public spending on infrastructure to revive economic activity. A look at the current years spending by key ministries can help one understand the finance ministers priorities in the Budget Delhi-based social enterprise Aadhan aims to create affordable and eco-friendly living spaces.
'Shift in focus from quantity to quality of higher education welcome step'
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's announcements in higher education are being seen as an important signal from the government, on the need to up the quality of higher education in India.
Works Like Magic
With seamless pairing and powerful sound, AirPods put to rest the scepticism around their functioning. The live feature on social media and content sharing platforms is all the rage. Here's a dummy's guide to go LIVE.
A Change is in Order
How the establishment of commercial courts is making the judicial system friendlier for businesses.
