How does SEZ concept help investors in India? Enumerate the features of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

SEZ are set up under Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.These are as duty free enclaves to be treated as foreign territory. SEZ are allowed for manufacturing, trading and service activities. The SEZ model was inspired by China�s SEZs. Benefits for ..

What measures have been taken by the government to tackle spike in onion prices?

To tackle the increasing price of onions the government has taken measures such as imposing of a minimum export price (MEP) of $850/tonne, followed by a central team of bureaucrats visiting Lasalgaon which is India’s largest wholesale market of onions, ..

The Jet Airways case has takeaways for the bankruptcy code as well as for other airlines. Comment.

It has been two months since Jet has stopped all flight operations. The lenders to the Jet Airways have finally decided to take it to the National Company Law Tribunal and start the insolvency proceedings in order to recover the ..

What steps can the government make to make the PDS distribution more effective?

India is all set to take a leap forward in PDS with the introduction of One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme. The government must keep three considerations in mind while thinking about the “One Nation, One Ration Card” initiative. Empowering ..

What are the hurdles faced by the Finance Ministers of India in keeping the fiscal deficit below 3-4 percent of the GDP? Suggest steps to lower the fiscal deficit.

The difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed as fiscal deficit. The last half of the 90s has indicated higher fiscal deficit and its increase year by year. Reasons responsible for fiscal deficit, beyond the ..

How is Indian government going to fix the issues which are stippling its Indian Airline industry?

The Civil Aviation Ministry has recognised the fact that the domestic carriers need to be given a level playing field. After the Jet Airways was grounded there were obvious airline capacity shortage problems. The Domestic players in Airlines have to ..

The SEBI has come up with more strict regulations for the management of mutual fund Do you think the regulator can actually protect the investors beyond a certain point?

SEBI has come with strict rules for the management of mutual funds. � The new regulations state that the mutual funds will have to invest 20% funds in the government securities. This will provide a cushion of liquidity. � They ..

According to you, what kind of governmental support is essential for the RBI Payments Vision 2019-21 to be successful?

Reserve Bank of India has come up with a refreshing vision for payments for the year 2019-21, thereby keeping in line with its practice of coming up with better systems of payments in future. The vision is good but it ..