Short-term Measure

The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.

Experts feel the current dynamics within the ruling coalition, where each party seeks to be the dominant player, has forced the Shinde government to take this step just weeks ahead of elections.

The judge emphasized that their "greatest concern" revolved around defendants convicted of rape being allowed to remain on bail rather than being swiftly jailed.

A Reserve Bank-appointed committee on Wednesday suggested a host of short-term and long-term measures for internationalisation of Indian rupee, including efforts for inclusion of the Indian currency in IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket.

As many as three Adani Group companies, including Adani Enterprises, have come under short-term additional surveillance measure (ASM) framework of the BSE and NSE

The Reserve Bank of India said it would take measures to enhance foreign exchange inflows, including letting foreign investors invest in short-term corporate debt and allowing the purchase of more government securities under the fully accessible route.

The RBI in late March cut its main short-term lending rate by a larger than expected 75 basis points and took several measures to infuse liquidity in to the banking system to counter the economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The rupee appreciated by 81 paise or more than 1 per cent against the US dollar on Friday to return to early 74 levels, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered the repo rate - the key lending rate - by 75 basis points to support the country against the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The RBI's decision followed a three-day mee...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a slew of measures, including the rollback of big ticket budget announcements, to revive the economy, which clocked its lowest rate of growth in nearly five years in the March quarter and is struggling with lakhs of job cuts across sectors. The Finance Minister said the government would withdr...

The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, will conclude its second bi-monthly review of the current financial year today. While many analysts expect the six-member panel to decide on a 25-basis-point cut in repo rate, some expect an even bigger reduction. Currently, the repo rate - which is the key interest rate at whic...

The government's proposed move to pare Rs 29,000 crore of Air India's debt is a short-term measure and not an alternative to divestment plans, the national carrier's Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Wednesday.

The US government officially shutdown today after the Senate rejected a short-term spending bill to keep the federal government running. The shutdown began at 12:01 am (local time) after a few Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the crucial measure would have provided short-term funding for the Pentagon and other federal agencies.

The Supreme Court-appointed pollution watchdog recently implemented a Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to take strict action every time particulate matter or PM 2.5 concentration reaches "very poor" or "severe" levels in Delhi and the National Capital Region. Experts, however, are saying that the short-term emergency measures the...

"Considering the need for creating conducive environment for investments, capacity utilisation and augmentation of industrial production on priority basis, the government must initiate more effective short-term revival measures," Assocham Secretary General DS Rawat said.

"Digital transactions facilitate formal accounting and sizing of the economy," he said.

The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.

Experts feel the current dynamics within the ruling coalition, where each party seeks to be the dominant player, has forced the Shinde government to take this step just weeks ahead of elections.

The judge emphasized that their "greatest concern" revolved around defendants convicted of rape being allowed to remain on bail rather than being swiftly jailed.

A Reserve Bank-appointed committee on Wednesday suggested a host of short-term and long-term measures for internationalisation of Indian rupee, including efforts for inclusion of the Indian currency in IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket.

As many as three Adani Group companies, including Adani Enterprises, have come under short-term additional surveillance measure (ASM) framework of the BSE and NSE

The Reserve Bank of India said it would take measures to enhance foreign exchange inflows, including letting foreign investors invest in short-term corporate debt and allowing the purchase of more government securities under the fully accessible route.

The RBI in late March cut its main short-term lending rate by a larger than expected 75 basis points and took several measures to infuse liquidity in to the banking system to counter the economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The rupee appreciated by 81 paise or more than 1 per cent against the US dollar on Friday to return to early 74 levels, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered the repo rate - the key lending rate - by 75 basis points to support the country against the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The RBI's decision followed a three-day mee...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a slew of measures, including the rollback of big ticket budget announcements, to revive the economy, which clocked its lowest rate of growth in nearly five years in the March quarter and is struggling with lakhs of job cuts across sectors. The Finance Minister said the government would withdr...

The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, will conclude its second bi-monthly review of the current financial year today. While many analysts expect the six-member panel to decide on a 25-basis-point cut in repo rate, some expect an even bigger reduction. Currently, the repo rate - which is the key interest rate at whic...

The government's proposed move to pare Rs 29,000 crore of Air India's debt is a short-term measure and not an alternative to divestment plans, the national carrier's Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Wednesday.

The US government officially shutdown today after the Senate rejected a short-term spending bill to keep the federal government running. The shutdown began at 12:01 am (local time) after a few Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the crucial measure would have provided short-term funding for the Pentagon and other federal agencies.

The Supreme Court-appointed pollution watchdog recently implemented a Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP, which promises to take strict action every time particulate matter or PM 2.5 concentration reaches "very poor" or "severe" levels in Delhi and the National Capital Region. Experts, however, are saying that the short-term emergency measures the...

"Considering the need for creating conducive environment for investments, capacity utilisation and augmentation of industrial production on priority basis, the government must initiate more effective short-term revival measures," Assocham Secretary General DS Rawat said.

"Digital transactions facilitate formal accounting and sizing of the economy," he said.