And for a Friday as speculations of the Union Budget abound, some thoughts….. some musings….. Every budget the Finance Minister looks to satisfy often competing stake holders; more revenue netting vs tax concessions, fiscal prudence vs freebies to targeted voters. The secrecy over the budget preparations and anticipations have substantially and systematically reduced over the…
And for a Friday as RBI continues with the pilot projects on e-R, the digital currency, some thoughts….. some musings….. Central Bank Digital Currency – CBDC, issued by Reserve Bank of India, e-R which currently is at a Pilot testing stage with few banks in 4 cities with selected merchants and customers, is a whole…
And for a Friday with Christmas holidays and a long road journey in Kerala, some thoughts….. some musings….. Most of my travels to Kerala was in and out of Trivandrum. After almost a decade, I had the opportunity to travel by road thru towns and cities. It’s amazing. Almost every 10 kms there are exclusive…
And for a Friday as the almost dormant and receding Covid-19 again raises alarm in India, some thoughts….. some musings….. There is no doubt China originated the dreaded Covid Virus in 2019 in its labs in Wuhan. What is not yet known is, who else was involved in funding the research and the murky role…
And for a Friday in Trivandrum awaiting the World Cup final match, some thoughts….. some musings….. Come Sunday 8.30 pm, sports lovers and particularly football fans will be glued to their TV sets. Of course, the few thousands of the most privileged will be at the Qatar stadium to watch Argentina take on France for…