-The Economic Times How right was the government when it stated that the under-recoveries posed a threat to 'our national economy'? Or when the government says that it gave more to the sector in the form of subsidies than it earned as fuel taxes? The government would also like you to believe that the under-recoveries, dependent as they are on the price of crude in the international market, and the exchange...
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India's supermarket move shows its tired government has run out of ideas-Jayati Ghosh
-The Guardian Allowing foreign chains such as Tesco to open in India will drive up unemployment and exploit small producers India's ruling coalition has been rocked after its second-largest partner withdrew this week. The latest round of political instability comes about because prime minister Manmohan Singh announced a number of economic measures without consulting his allies. The announcements – that diesel prices were to be raised, and that India's retail and domestic...
More »FDI in retail sector to create 10 million jobs in 10 years: Report
-PTI Foreign direct investment in the retail sector is likely to create as many as 10 million jobs in a span of 10 years, making it the largest sector in organised employment, says a report. According to Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), an apex body of the flexi staffing industry in India, FDI in retail can create around 4 million direct jobs and almost 5 to 6 million indirect jobs including contractual employment...
More »Will not allow FDI in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
-IANS PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he was not in favour of allowing FDI in his state and added that farmers would not benefit at all from the UPA government's decision to open up the multi-brand retail market to FDI. Addressing a press conference here, the Bihar chief minister also said he had voiced his apprehension to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi about allowing...
More »Left, right united in opposing retail FDI
-The Times of India The government is facing a pincer attack over its reform decisions with opposition parties ranging from BJP to the Left planning nation-wide protests, possibly on the same day, against UPA-2's bid to allow FDI in sectors like multi brand retail and civil aviation. Regional parties like Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal (U) also joined the chorus of protests, demanding a rollback of the hike in diesel prices along...
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