The reason India finds itself in the comity of nations that can't afford a big stimulus to stoke economic growth is the 8 quarters of wait-and-watch game played until coronavirus hit us

This will be applicable for NPAs (non-performing assets) after March 25, with a provision to extend up to one year

The coronavirus-related stock market sell-off resulted in the value of investments of LIC falling by more than Rs 1.7 lakh during the period

As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the Centre has said over 42 crore Indians have already received financial assistance worth Rs 53,248 crore

SBI's SME Business Unit to local head offices comes as a reassurance for struggling firms which fear banks could take a long time in processing their applications

The survey added that the government's stimulus package doesn't apply to start-ups that account for around 11 per cent of the MSME sector in India

Some experts expressed apprehensions that including more firms in the MSME category could crowd out the real small-scale manufacturers and dim their chances of availing various benefits

IDBI Bank share price gained 19.95% to Rs 24.35 in early trade and since then was stuck in the upper circuit

It is time to constitute a task force consisting of all stakeholders to review the policy framework in a time-bound manner and institutionalise a foundation for Post COVID-19 Atma Nirbhar Bharat

In the budget 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government is looking to sell stake in the public sector insurer via an initial public offering (IPO) during FY21

The Deputy CM said that in a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he had demanded Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre as Delhi did not get anything from the disaster relief fund that was given to other states

The sources said, the government will have to cut down its expected realisation from stake dilution of both LIC and IDBI Bank even if the market condition improves

In the absence of demand, government spending has to accelerate and move towards rural areas as most of the workforce, out of jobs, have headed back to villages

Swadeshi Jagran Manch also wants medium enterprises to be excluded from the definition of MSMEs as they are as good as big unit and fillip to manufacturing

The allotment process is paperless and an electronic PAN (e-PAN) is issued to the applicants free of cost

The restaurant industry is close to irreparable damage. Can it be saved?

Tax regime needs greater stability, predictability and less litigation

India needs to move towards real market pricing to build a future-ready electricity ecosystem

India's stagnant manufacturing sector needs land, labour and supply chain reforms urgently. stimulus measures fall short of expectations

Centre has rolled out some quick-fixes, but its still a long, arduous road ahead