Aman Malik

A physicist turned career journalist who has been covering the infrastructure sector for more than a decade and a half, Aman writes on the intersection between business and policy.

Economy round-up: Drought plan in offing; Parliament may meet sooner to pass GST bills

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19 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Drought plan in offing; Parliament may meet sooner to pass GST bills

The central government will next month unveil a plan to fight drought that will involve the ministries of rural development, ......

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16 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Global stimulus plans to boost exports; monetary policy panel soon

India will use stimulus programmes of major economies to boost domestic industry and strengthen exports, commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ......

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15 September, 2016

Rupee drops on devaluation report; govt denies move

The rupee almost went into a freefall on Thursday after a news channel reported that the commerce ministry was set ......

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15 September, 2016

Economy round-up: India may post current account surplus; minimum wage bill likely

India is set to post a current account surplus for the first time in nine years, Reuters reported, citing forecasts ......

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14 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Fuel products may come under GST; rainfall below normal

The government is reportedly set to bring petroleum products under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which ......

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13 September, 2016

SBI's Bhattacharya, ICICI's Chanda Kochhar in Fortune list of powerful businesswomen

India’s women have arrived in the world of global business. At least that’s what Fortune magazine would like us to ......

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13 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Tax collections jump; work on GST inches forward

The central government’s tax collections for the first five months of the financial year rose 23% to Rs 5.25 lakh ......

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12 September, 2016

Retail inflation eases in August but rate cut unlikely

India’s consumer price inflation eased in August thanks to a good monsoon that helped control food prices but it remained ......

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12 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Inflation slows, factory output shrinks, stocks slump

The week began on a pessimistic note on Monday with renewed fears of a rate hike in the US dragging ......

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09 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Strike cripples IT city; World Bank points to heavy pollution costs

A strike in Karnataka virtually brought India’s IT capital Bengaluru to a standstill, as more than 1,100 associations protested the ......