Thursday 27 August 2020

27 August 2020 News and Updates

Ø  Govt debt set to hit historic high of 91% of GDP
Ø  India needs USD 50 billion investment to build airport assets over 2 decades: Report
Ø  RBI surplus transfer lowest in 7 yrs: Garg
Ø  Telecom subscriber base falls to 116.3 cr
Ø  India may impose anti-dumping duty on Choline Chloride imports from China, Malaysia, Vietnam

Ø  Indians' disposable income growth stagnates
Ø  ICICI Bank will offload 2% in ICICI Securities to attain 25% public holding
Ø  BoI plans to raise up to Rs 8,000 cr in tier-I and tier-II capital
Ø  CCI approves Carlyle Group's stake acquisition in Airtel's data centre biz
Ø  ArcelorMittal SA declares force majeure after blast furnace breakdown
Ø  India-China spat starting to impact domestic unicorns, Chinese investors

Ø  NTPC ties up with Greenko to offer Round the Clock renewable energy
Ø  Interest to be paid on net GST with effect from September 1
Ø  Reliance Industries appoints former Indian Oil CMD as Group President
Ø  BPCL to spend ₹16,500 crore as Capex and Opex by March
Ø  Coal India awards ₹2,900 cr contract to Belarus-based Belaz
Ø  Maharashtra government slashes stamp duty to boost real estate sector
Ø  Punjab and Sind Bank declares DHFL loan account as fraud
Ø  PFRDA appoints ombudsman to resolve grievances for NPS, APY
Ø  Govt looks to mop up ₹5,020 crore through stake sale in HAL
Ø  Mahindra inks pacts with Israeli firm to develop electric commercial vehicles

Ø  China’s Alibaba Group puts India investment plan on hold amid tensions: Sources
Ø  Cotton spinners’ revenue to fall 30-35 pc in FY21 on tepid demand: Crisil
Ø  New govt employment in June down 60% from FY20 level

Ø  Sensex ends above 39,000 for first time in 6 months, Nifty crosses 11,500-mark
Ø  Ex-RBI governor D Subbarao backs setting up of a bad bank to tackle rise in NPAs
Ø  Gujarat tops Export Preparedness Index 2020, Maharashtra ranks second
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⚫General Govt debt -- which is the combined liabilities of the Centre and states -- is likely to hit a record 91% of GDP this fiscal. This will be the highest in record since data began to be maintained in 1980.
⚫Pulling up the Centre for “hiding behind the RBI, the Supreme Court asked to clarify its stand within a week on the waiver of interest on loan repayments during the moratorium period. A Bench said the Govt had failed to clear its position on the issue despite the fact that ample powers were available with it under the Disaster Management Act.

⚫Ahead of the crucial single-agenda GST Council meeting most states reached a consensus that the Centre should borrow to compensate states for the revenue shortfall owing to inadequate cess collection. 
⚫The RBI will rationalise regulations for overseas direct investment in order to make them simpler and more principles-based. The strategy for 2020-21 is to focus on consolidating and carrying forward all the initiatives which were undertaken in the previous year. 

⚫India has recorded its worst-ever single-day spike of 75,995 coronavirus cases, taking its total past 3.3 million, 1017 fatalities reported.
⚫In a major boost to the real estate sector in the state, Maharashtra Govt announced a cut in stamp duty and other levies for buying and selling of properties in urban and rural areas.

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