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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicGST

Topic: GST

Too many losers

If there are too many losers due to decisions like GST and demonetisation, macro-demand will suffer and undercut growth.

Ease of Doing Business: Over to the states & local bodies now

The ranking vindicates the reformist measures undertaken by the Modi government. But further improvement requires vanguard action from states and local governments.

Tirupur’s textile industry welcomes GST, but there’s no work for labourers

Industrialists feel the tax reform will prove to be a boon in the long run, but for now, despondency reigns supreme among the working class.

Little sparkle at Sivakasi fireworks units after demonetisation, GST & cracker ban

No job cuts, but Tamil Nadu’s firecracker factories reduce production and slash wages of workers; allied industries like packaging and transport also hit.

Expanding Article 15 to include discrimination against disabled people

From GST to buses, trains and flights, policies ignoring the disabled community constitute active discrimination.

Shutdown looms over eastern UP’s once-thriving carpet industry

Around three lakh people are directly involved in the carpet industry in the Bhadohi-Varanasi region, but are suffering due to a frightening slump.

Riding A One-Trick War Horse

The Narendra Modi government has invested too much time and capital to further its political conquest. Today's crisis shows it may be left with too little time in this term to refocus on governance.

For Dharavi’s leather industry, troubles are more than skin-deep

Once famous for its leather business, Dharavi shops are badly hit by the 2015 Maharashtra govt order curbing supply of bullock hide as well as note ban and GST.

Ludhiana auto parts traders fear they won’t survive post-GST crash

Manufacturers of bicycle parts, auto parts and fasteners have been hit hard by drop in demand, rising costs, and problems in sourcing raw materials.

Samajwadi Party leader talks about how unemployment has affected Jaunpur, UP

Akhilesh Yadav, a Samajwadi Party activist in Machhli Shahar speaks about how unemployment has affected the residents of the area.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.