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1 week ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is taking a measured view of whether the accelerated settlement mechanism from T+1 to T+0 is essential for the market’s long-term architecture or simply a technological milestone that doesn’t require universal adoption. In a candid conversation with Fortune India, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey firmly pushed back against the idea that shortening the settlement cycle is turning the market into a trader’s arena. “That comparison is not appropriate.
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1 week ago | 
fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar
The new Sebi chief believes that transition to T+0 enhances investor protection by ensuring that clearing corporations directly credit securities to demat accounts, bypassing intermediaries. “Securities are safe because the clearing corporation directly credits them to your demat account, not through brokers. To that extent, this system is superior in terms of investor protection, money protection, and securities protection,” he said.
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2 months ago | 
outlookindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar |Rakhi Bose |Pritam Singh
Art & Entertainment Varrun S’ Too Much Democracy, Nishtha Jain’s Farming The Revolution and Gurvinder Singh’s Trolley Times are all terrific films that capture the beats of the 15-month-long agitation which ended in December 2021 Illustration for Nishtha Jain's Farming The Revolution Photo: Nishtha Jain/YouTube Illustration for Nishtha Jain's Farming The Revolution Photo: Nishtha Jain/YouTube Documentary filmmaker Varrun S was at a gathering in a residential society in Mumbai when the 2020...
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar |Pritam Singh |Rakhi Bose
Books Excerpted from the book 'Pagrhi Sambhāl Lehar to Samyukt Kisan Morcha: A Century of Punjab Kisan Struggle 1907-2021' by Ronki Ram, this article draws parallels between the 1984 Chandigarh morcha and the ongoing farmers' protests. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Pritam Singh |Ashutosh Kumar |Sandeep Singh |Rakhi Bose
Farmers still have hopes from their leaders, but time is running out. The enemies, in the meanwhile, are sharpening their weapons BY Pritam Singh 22 January 2025 The despair and anger of protesting farmers draw attention to the deeper crisis within Punjab's one-sector economy.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
fortuneindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar
India will see a five-fold growth in green investments to ₹31 lakh crore between 2025 and 2030, with a major chunk towards renewable energy, ratings agency CRISIL said in its flagship India Infrastructure Conclave 2025 held in New Delhi today. “Of the ₹31 lakh crore investments foreseen, ₹19 lakh crore is seen going into renewable energy and storage, ₹4.1 lakh crore into transport and automotive sectors, and ₹3.3 lakh crore into oil and gas,” the agency said.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
fortuneindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar
India will become the fourth largest economy by 2026 propelled by robust economic fundamentals and a dynamic business environment, said the industry body PHDCCI in a report titled “Economic Outlook 2025.”The report also pointed out that India will remain the most resilient economy among the top ten leading economies in the next three years (2025-2027).
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
fortuneindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar
According to EY India, the government needs to focus on capital expenditure and fiscal consolidation with debt anchoring. “For sustained growth in FY2025-26, reduce fiscal deficit to 4.5%, lower the current debt-GDP ratio and increase investment rate to 34%,” the agency said. “Key areas of focus are likely to include enhancing public spending, reducing the fiscal deficit, incentivising private sector investment, and introducing targeted tax reforms that foster business innovation,” it said.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
fortuneindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar
In the upcoming Budget, the government may take cognizance of the moderating deposit growth of banks amid equities emerging as a preferred investment option and is likely to announce some parity in the tax treatment of fixed deposits (FDs) with equity instruments.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
fortuneindia.com | Ashutosh Kumar
AFTER ALMOST FOUR YEARS, macroeconomic turbulence is back to haunt the finance ministry ahead of the Union Budget. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the mandarins at North Block will have to tread cautiously on the path of macroeconomic stability, ensuring a perfect balance between growth and fiscal prudence.
