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May 25, 2012
'This is NOT the right time to hike petrol prices'
Government needs to rethink its over-dependency on imported petrol, and come up with ways to stabilise the Indian rupee.
May 23, 2012
'Rupee depreciation is a key risk to FII flows'
Jayesh Gandhi, executive director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management in an interview with Business Standard, says Indian equities continue to remain a long-term bull story based on the growth prospect for the country and, hence, in a way cannot be ignored by global investors.
May 22, 2012
He sells jets to India's rich and famous
Nigel loves luxury. A big golf enthusiast he also likes to run, play squash and drive his classic sports cars.
May 07, 2012
Ford's India story: Successes and challenges
Ford's India boss, shares that the success of the Indian market so far has also come with its share of challenges.
May 03, 2012
'Possibility of a normal monsoon is less than half'
Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices cairman Ashok Gulati tells Business Standard that IMD's prediction should be taken with a pinch of salt, as data shows there is usually a deviation of eight-10 per cent from the standard margin of error in many met predictions.
PHOTOS: Youngest Indian CEO in US shares his story
Sahil Lavingia had already created dozen of apps by the age 16, says .
April 30, 2012
Whatever may happen in politics, India will grow: Mittal
The second richest Indian said he felt bad about the delays his projects faced in India.
April 24, 2012
Curb on Internet freedom bad for Indian democracy
Google is great for shopping, but not for learning, says Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor in Media Studies Chair, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia.
'GST would be single biggest reform after 1991'
Adi Godrej says he hopes the government would address industry's apprehensions over some of the Budget taxation proposals on stalled reforms and so on.
April 20, 2012
Volvo India chief on future plans and business mantra
Expect a new compact SUV from their stable called EcoSport later this year.
April 19, 2012
'McDonald's has shown the way, it's great for Subway'
Fred DeLuca, founder and CEO of restaurant chain Subway, started a sandwich shop 'Pete's Super Submarine' at Bridgeport (Connecticut) when he was 17.
April 18, 2012
Rate cuts will revive India's growth: D Subbarao
If numbers change, there will be scope for more rate cuts.
April 16, 2012
'India will be a global hub for solar projects'
William D Gallo, president and chief executive officer, tells Sanjay Jog they propose to make India a hub to source solar technology for their international operations.
April 05, 2012
'India is ranked No. 1 for developer satisfaction'
Global software giant Microsoft intends to tap the growing cloud computing market here. Sanket Akerkar, managing director of Microsoft India, says he's seeing an uptick in its adoption by enterprises, to become competitive.
April 03, 2012
Stock exchanges are not private business: Bimal Jalan
An interview with author of the report on the working of stock exchanges and other market infrastructure companies
April 02, 2012
Secret recipe of a successful ad firm
Ranjan Kapur has been country manager of WPP in India for the last eight years. But he gets back to actively managing operations at an agency with the additional responsibility of Bates India as its chairman.
Why only doctors and engineers? Be an entrepreneur
As a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), entrepreneur-turned venture capitalist, Sateesh Andra has been actively involved in creating a common platform for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and academicians to interact and help build successful enterprises.
March 30, 2012
'It is not uncommon for rivals to work together '
We will utilise India as a creative resource for all our offices around the world, says Chuck Brymer, President and CEO, DDB Worldwide.
Can interviewers ask about a jobseeker's Facebook life?
It is easy to see why employers might be tempted to peer into applicants' online lives. Worldwide, people's social lives have moved online to a far greater degree than they have earlier.
March 21, 2012
Why Budget 2012 is NOT bad for the Indian economy
In an exclusive interview with rediff.com Gopalan replies back to the critics of the Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Renew US visa within 4 years, no interview required
The new rules will apply to those within categories of B1, B2, C and D.
March 19, 2012
'Let's not spend too much energy focusing on the Budget'
Interview with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
Markets need to understand the implications: R Gopalan
The markets tanked 209 points after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled the Union Budget in Parliament on Friday. Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan defends the measures, saying the markets will need time to comprehend the measures.
March 17, 2012
I'm ready to even bite the ballot: Pranab Mukherjee
More than merely being an economic balancing act, this was also about walking the political tightrope.
March 15, 2012
'Our priority is to consolidate what we have done'
After presenting the Railway Budget, Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal and Financial Commissioner Vijaya Kanth spoke to Business Standard on the proposals.
'Indian Railways was headed for ICU, I pulled it out'
In an interview with Business Standard, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi says if there is no rise in fares, the Indian Railways would come to a grinding halt.
March 14, 2012
India Inc is impatient for reforms
We are already seeing pressure of inflation, we also seeing slowdown in manufacturing, hope excise rates are not increased because that will get passed to the consumer.
We'll tap regional partners: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Biocon chairperson and managing director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is in a firefighting mode, as the company she founded was forced to call off a blockbuster deal with global pharmaceutical major Pfizer.
March 12, 2012
SPECIAL: How will the Budget impact your investments?
The Budget changes how much money we take home every month, what we save and how we invest our money.
There's room for a 50-bp rate cut, says SBI chief
State Bank of India Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri says though Friday's cash reserve ratio cut will help ease short-term rates, liquidity may continue to be tight and, hence, a further 25-bp (basis point) cut in CRR can be expected.
March 05, 2012
Is this a make or break budget for India?
There is immense hope that the FM will help turnaround the tepid sentiment in the country.
March 01, 2012
'Going back to 6.5% growth is leading to anxiety'
Vikas Khemani, President & Head-Institutional Equities, Edelweiss Securities, feels Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee could really make Union Budget 2012-13 an important one.
February 28, 2012
'India is more than just a research power centre'
There is a dramatic shift in which even the smallest denominator in tier-2 cities are using adobe products and since there is such a low penetration across the country's small cities, the opportunity is only going to rise.
February 23, 2012
Hero's Munjal eyes premium segment
This partnership will help us improve our own capability, says Munjal.
February 21, 2012
'No helping any one airline, the whole sector is in crisis'
As for the crisis emanating from the Kingfisher Airlines' flight cancellations, it is now up to the airline to utilise those measures and come up with resources, he tells Business Standard's Kavita Chowdhury in an interview.
February 14, 2012
Pankaj Munjal wants to take Hero from India to US
He is the Hero of the bicycles business churning 19,000 bikes a day and over 5.6 million every year. Pankaj Munjal is now pressing the reset button and thinking global.
February 08, 2012
I am disappointed with the numbers: Rangarajan
In an interview with Business Standard, he says investments would pick up and inflation would fall in the next financial year, providing the Reserve Bank of India the room to cut rates.
February 07, 2012
We will exit Vodafone in 12-18 months: Ajay Piramal
Even after investing almost Rs 6,000 crore, Ajay Piramal, chairman of the company, insists it is a short-term investment.
February 01, 2012
Meet the man who gave a NEW kind of outsourcing
MPO is Market Process Outsourcing. It is a new one in the alphabet, if you can call it that! After running the marketing divisions of various companies for more than 20 years, I felt there was a big gap.
January 30, 2012
India can power growth if it boosts energy supply
Lack of infrastructure and inefficient transmission systems are the biggest problems.
January 25, 2012
Rate cuts possible ONLY when inflation comes down: RBI
CRR cut does not rule out open market operations.
January 24, 2012
Workplace anxiety pulling you down? Here's a solution
Anxiety is possibly the single largest inhibitor of growth both for an individual and for a corporation, says Thomas J DeLong, Philip J Stomberg Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School.
January 17, 2012
'India's attractiveness is still intact'
Anup Maheshwari, executive vice-president and head of equities & corporate strategy, DSP BlackRock, says the long-term attractiveness of investing in India remains intact.
January 10, 2012
We need to encourage research, says Infosys's Gopalakrishnan
Infosys felicitates outstanding researchers in various fields.
January 09, 2012
'Jharkhand will see loads of foreign investments in near future'Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar caught up with Arjun Munda, Chief Minister of Jharkhand. 'We need one party running the country, not 10'
We should now think positively and look at options and opportunities, says Deepak Parekh.
January 05, 2012
Internet growth: Problems and challenges
India should piggyback on mobile phones to increase penetration and speed of Internet.
January 03, 2012
'India to see BIGGEST urban migration in next 15-20 years'
India needs to create 220 million jobs in the next 15 years and this is only possible by implementing the National Manufacturing Policy, launched recently by the government, says Arindam Bhattacharya, managing director, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India Pvt Ltd.
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