Survey of Indian Industries – Part II
From the economy and policymakers’ perspective, a parameter worth considering other than employment per unit of capital is value being added per unit of capital by different sectors. And the…
Survey of Indian Industries – The government paper.. (Part I)
Ministry of Statistics, Planning and Implementation (MOSPI) released its annual survey of Industries for the year 2013-14 sometime back. It is the most comprehensive and largest field based survey that…
Lanco Infratech – Another house of Debt..
Lanco Infratech has been in the news for financial losses, stuck projects and numerous discussions with the lenders for debt restructuring. Another infrastructure sector, debt heavy company falling prey its…
Weekly Round Up – Week 25
Britain wakes up to the news of ‘Brexit’ with a narrow 51.9 – 48.1% vote..! The exit, specially in the backdrop of polarized election campaign in the US, seems to…
Telecom Spectrum Auction – What do we know..?!
The government has cleared the proposal for another round of spectrum auction for telecom sector. While the last round fetched about Rs 1.1 lakh crore, this round is much bigger,…
Balance of Payment – Part II
In terms of net trade balance, different categories have vastly different share and therefore, criticality in maintaining the BoP. The shares are – Trade in Goods. ( -12.7%) Services. (6.8%)…
Analyzing India’s Balance of Payment – (Part I)
RBI released the Balance of Payment data for the year 2015-16 earlier this week. Even though the exports have come down, trade deficit came down from $ 145 bn in…
Analyzing India's Balance of Payment – (Part I)
RBI released the Balance of Payment data for the year 2015-16 earlier this week. Even though the exports have come down, trade deficit came down from $ 145 bn in…
Weekly Round Up – Week 24
Inflation figures for May’16 released. CPI based inflation rose to 5.76%, second consecutive month of increase after witnessing moderation till March’16 primarily due to increasing food prices. Similarly, WPI based…
Civil Aviation Policy – A brief…
The Union Cabinet today approved the much awaited Civil Aviation Policy, the first comprehensive policy for aviation since Independence..! The policy seeks to take aviation to the next level of…