Amarendu Nandy

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Amarendu Nandy |Aayush Anand

All eyes will be on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when she takes centrestage on February 1 to present the Union Budget. As the nation grapples with increasingly frequent extreme weather events and mounting pressure to meet its climate commitments, the FY26 Budget carries the weight of both urgency and opportunity. With just five years left to achieve India’s first interim Net-Zero target, the Budget must take decisive steps to protect those on the frontlines of climate change.

Jan 23, 2025 | business-standard.com | Sayantan Kundu |Amarendu Nandy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is expected to introduce a bill for a new direct tax law in the forthcoming budget session. The law is set to replace the six-plus-decade-old Income Tax Act of 1961, currently consisting of 298 sections and 23 chapters. The new law is expected to simplify the provisions, purge redundant ones, and make the language more layman-friendly.

Nov 6, 2024 | financialexpress.com | Amarendu Nandy |Aayush Anand

By Amarendu Nandy & Aayush AnandA spate of extreme weather events like devastation from Hurricane Milton in the United States or those closer home in Kerala, Assam, and North India underscores the growing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters, and highlights the urgent need for robust climate risk management, both globally and domestically. According to the Global Climate Risk Index, India is the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change worldwide.

Nov 2, 2024 | newindianexpress.com | Amarendu Nandy |Aayush Anand

The recent devastation from Hurricane Milton in the United States and a spate of extreme weather events (EWEs) closer home—from landslides and floods in Kerala and Assam to heatwaves across Northern India to urban flooding across India’s major cities—underscores the growing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters. These events highlight the urgent need for robust climate risk management, both globally and domestically.

Sep 1, 2024 | thehindubusinessline.com | Abhisek SurAmarendu Nandy |Abhisek Sur |Amarendu Nandy

India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) scenario has witnessed a disquieting shift, with recent figures raising alarm about the nation’s ability to sustain its attractiveness to global investors. Net FDI inflows at $9.8 billion in FY24 were sharply below $28 billion in FY23. While it is true that global FDI flows have been on a downturn, with Unctad’s World Investment Report 2024 noting a drop from $1.62 trillion in 2021 to $1.33 trillion in 2023, India’s situation appears more dire.