Wednesday, February 26, 2025
http://www.firstpost.com/business/demonetisation-impact-chidambaram-is-wrong-indias-gdp-will-soar-even-without-new-jobs-3243304.html Epayment spells boom-times for financial intermediaries RN BhaskarFeb, 02 2017 13:59:54 IST Critics of demonetisation (and epayment) are quick to point out that the de-legalisation of high value notes could lead to a slowdown of the economy. Maybe, it will. But even then...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2017-should-look-at-these-7-areas-to-kick-start-economy-create-jobs-3216160.html Budget 2017: seven things that could help government galvanise economy and create jobs Jobs needed desperately.  That was the writing on the wall even in 2014.  The refrain continues even for Budget 2017. Yet, 2014 was when Prime Minister Narendra...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/pan-cards-have-huge-potential-for-fraud-heres-how-govt-could-prevent-misuse-3209132.html PAN cards could lead to big frauds The government has announced that it is working on ways to make the PAN card tamper proof. PAN is an acronym for Permanent account number that each potential taxpayer must have to carry...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/shift-to-cashless-here-is-how-govt-departments-may-be-misusing-e-payments-3197266.html Epayment: when even the government begins to cheat Epayment, or digital payments,  are gaining popularity (see chart).  The government wants to step on the gas pedal and increase the rate of acceptance of digital payment.  But there are many reasons...
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/milk-is-key-to-up-and-so-is-leather-will-cow-vigilantism-spoil-the-party-for-bjp-3197238.html Budget proposals that could swing voter sentiment - II: Milk & leather are crucial for Uttar Pradesh (With elections being announced for many states, including Uttar Pradesh, many believe that the budget to be announced on 1 February, will contain...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/banks-vs-petrol-pumps-finally-indias-economy-planners-confront-the-complexities-3195740.html Epayment:India’s economy planners finally confront the complexities Epayment has become a troublesome term. The decision of petrol pumps to ban the use of credit/debit cards shook India’s economic planners.  Hurried confabulations finally brokered a deal which would defer the decision...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2017-with-polls-nearing-will-uttar-pradeshs-farm-sector-industry-get-a-boost-3195220.html Budget proposals that could swing voter sentiment - I: Will agriculture get priority in Budget 2017, on the eve of Uttar Pradesh elections? (With elections being announced for many states, including Uttar Pradesh, many believe that the budget to be...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/find-out-how-indias-vastly-unexplored-7500-km-coastline-can-generate-millions-of-jobs-3170668.html India's coastline and waterways can create millions of jobs In many ways, India looked a gift-horse in the mouth for decades. And the gift was water. For centuries, India ignored the seas.  It has a 7,500 km long coastline which it...
http://m.firstpost.com/india/demonetisation-if-govt-gets-rs-6-lakh-cr-windfall-what-will-it-do-with-the-funds-3118020.html Demonetisation: New assets and liabilities for the government The markets are abuzz with rumours that the Reserve Bank of India might soon announce an interest rate cut on the one hand, and that tax rates too could be expected to...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/how-a-robust-water-transportation-can-help-india-drastically-cut-its-freight-costs-3116440.html Indian waterways - a game-changer Expect India's waterways to see a dramatic transformation within the next few years. On the anvil are 111 waterways as national waterways for navigation (though only some of them are often talked about – see...