-IANS CCI to investigate Flipkart, Amazon deep discounting on mobile phones New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched an investigation to find out if the exclusive arrangements, deep discounting and preferential listing by e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart for mobile phones are causing an adverse effect on competition. The CCI on Monday passed directions for investigation under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The order was passed by...
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Onions shouldn't hold up review of inflation target -Karan Bhasin
-Livemint.com With the term of the current monetary policy committee ending in September, it’s time to review the performance of the rate-setting framework Last year, there were calls to review RBI’s inflation targeting framework. With the term of the current monetary policy committee ending in September, it’s time to review the performance of the rate-setting framework. Mint explains the debate around this. * What are the terms of the policy framework? In 2016, the...
More »Retail inflation rises sharply to 7.35% in Dec 2019 from 5.54% in Nov
-PTI In Nov, retail inflation had jumped to a more than three-year high of 5.54 per cent on costlier food products Retail inflation rose to about five-and-half year high of 7.35 per cent in December 2019, surpassing the RBI's comfort level, mainly due to spiralling prices of vegetables as onions were selling costlier. The unexpected jump in inflation diminished the chances of the RBI cutting interest rate at its next monetary policy review...
More »Migration: I am biased, for people -Sunita Narain
-Down to Earth We must not build a divisive agenda on migration, otherwise it will lead to endless spread of hatred It is not possible to be neutral in these times. I believe the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which fast tracks Indian citizenship to immigrants of certain religions, is deeply flawed. Not only it is against the secular nature of the country, but it also completely misses addressing the massive issue...
More »How opaque electoral bonds edge out transparent funding routes for 7 political parties
-Moneylife.in More and more big donors of political parties, including corporates, are using the electoral bond (EB) route for making large-sized donations due to the anonymity that provides to the donors. In fact, the annual audit reports for 2018-19 of seven political parties as published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows that they have received more than 50% of their donations through electoral bonds, reveals an analysis by Ventakesh...
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