Tag: India
If not arrested, Omicron could make inflation the biggest spoiler for the global economy
Posted: December 24, 2021 at 7:52 pm | Author: Manish Marwah
If the Omicron cases continue to rise over the next 3-4 months, we are staring at very difficult times. The whole idea of policy normalisation, sucking out excess liquidity to control inflation could go for a toss The world will be entering into the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic as we step into 2022 […]
As India mulls new law on cryptocurrency, investors find informed choices
Posted: November 30, 2021 at 7:21 am | Author: Manish Marwah
India’s stance from absolute ban to allowing cryptocurrency in some form is on the back of its popularity and the realisation that the country cannot remain behind the curve. India is finally ready to bite the bullet as a bill on cryptocurrency comes for discussion during the Winter Session of the Parliament. The demand to […]
India registers a record 20.1% YoY jump in GDP estimates for Q1FY22 – is it impressive or a glass half full?
Posted: September 8, 2021 at 2:39 pm | Author: Manish Marwah
The current growth is on a low base of previous year during the corresponding quarter after the economy went to a standstill because of nationwide lockdown The Government announced estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country for the April-June quarter of the financial year (FY) 2021-22 (April-March) which shows a record increase […]
RBI’s revised GDP growth estimates reflective of difficult road ahead for economy; employment, consumption to hold key for recovery
Posted: August 4, 2021 at 5:48 am | Author: Manish Marwah
Urban demand reflected in high frequency indicators like electricity consumption, railway freight traffic, port cargo, steel consumption, cement production, e-way bills and toll collections – recorded sequential moderation in April-May as manufacturing and services get hit due to second wave The latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers released by the Government for the financial year […]
Gold hallmarking is a welcome step and was long overdue; move to further organise sector, benefit end consumer
Posted: at 5:34 am | Author: Manish Marwah
By allowing phase-wise implementation, exempting small jewellers and ensuring non-coercive action on failure to meet deadline, government has balanced the interests of all stakeholders. India has now made it mandatory for jewellers to sell only hallmarked jewellery, which is a significant step towards making the sector more organised. This is also a win-win situation for […]
Ethanol Blending targets of government are ambitious, yet praiseworthy but government has been aggressively pursuing it
Posted: July 6, 2021 at 10:53 am | Author: Manish Marwah
Despite challenges, India has been aggressively pursuing its ethanol blending programme and this is reflected in its decision to advance E20 fuel rollout; with this one move, government aims to achieve multiple objectives – clean fuel, energy security, lower import bills and better remuneration for sugarcane farmers India’s resolve to use cleaner vehicular fuel has […]
Indian automobile industry staring yet another crisis as companies now grapple with semi-conductor shortages
Posted: April 8, 2021 at 1:43 pm | Author: Manish Marwah
Thanks to automotive semiconductor ICs that modern cars come with high-end functionalities like navigation control, infotainment systems, collision detection systems, 3D mapping applications, augmented-reality technologies and so much more Semi-conductor shortage is posing a great challenge for the global automobile industry and the Indian industry is also feeling the heat. Dealers’ organisation – Federation of […]
Economic recovery is a long road ahead; don’t get swayed by stock market boom, recent growth indicators
Posted: January 22, 2021 at 5:47 am | Author: Manish Marwah
From the record June Quarter lows to real GDP projections for Q3 quarter and onwards, it may appear that we have come some way, we are still quite far from any reasonable recovery India’s Economic Indicators have been encouraging, with the stock market booming over the last 6 months. Are these signs of recovery […]
PLI for mobile manufacturing was long overdue but is the industry ready to meet stiff targets?
Posted: November 4, 2020 at 10:25 am | Author: Manish Marwah
India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme is expected to bring windfall gains for the local mobile manufacturing Industry and make India a mobile manufacturing hub. The scheme is part of the National Policy on Electronics and was notified on 1 April 2020. It aims to incentivise mobile and electronics components manufacturers who meet certain sales […]
RBI decision to target growth instead of focussing too heavily on inflation control, a welcome departure from its stance
Posted: October 30, 2020 at 8:39 am | Author: Manish Marwah
The Monetary Policy announcements last week by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das were bold in ways that the banking regulator this time decided to target growth instead of focussing too much on inflation control. The CPI inflation continues to remain high (at 7.34 per cent in September) – significantly above […]