'Digital revolution has just begun in India'
Morel, who was in India recently, spoke to Viveat Susan Pinto and Priyanka Singh. 'Companies should be headed by young people'
We need to first give priority to some other important issues such as affirmative action, skill development, growth of manufacturing and getting the mega projects off the ground, says Muthuraman. MindTree chief on its scrapping $8-mn project
Albert Hieronimus tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Pradeesh Chandran, he is optimistic. Problem with IIMs? 'They have no stakeholders'
R C Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India and author of the report on the restructuring of B-schools, says a reason why IIMs have not progressed the way they should have is because there are no real stakeholders. India, a top investment hotspot for Alstom
Started in 1857, Alstom is one of the grand old companies of Europe. 'UBI plans incentive scheme for staff'
Bhasker Sen, chairman and managing director of UBI, discusses the bank's plan in the areas of business growth and human resources with Parnika Sokhi and Manojit Saha. Why PM thinks this budget meets all the challenges
"You can't please all people. And the finance minister has done as good a job as was possible," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an interview with T N Ninan, editorial director and chairman of Business Standard Ltd, on Monday after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced the Budget proposals in Parliament. We are definitely against capitalists: Kerala FM
Thomas Isaac, Kerala finance minister, says the Leftist government in the state wants to develop an egalitarian society where there are no capitalists. 'FDI in retail needs broader consensus'
Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan, who retains charge of financial services, has shown an ability to grasp ground realities in pushing critical reforms. Why India will never see a 2nd Green Revolution
Today, public policy projects itself as pro-farmer but it does it half-heartedly, complains Swaminathan. We are strongly capitalised: HDFC
In an interview with Manojit Saha and Somasroy Chakraborty, executive director Paresh Sukthankar says the bank is adequately capitalised to meet the growth targets for at least a couple of years. HDFC bets big on education
An interview with executive director V Srinivasa Rangan. Rolls-Royce aims to sell 100 cars in India this yr
Youngest customer for Rolls- Royce is a 26-year-old-Indian. Why PM thinks this budget meets all the challenges
"You can't please all people. And the finance minister has done as good a job as was possible," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an interview with T N Ninan, editorial director and chairman of Business Standard Ltd, on Monday after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced the Budget proposals in Parliament. 'India story continues unabated'
We also expect undertaking policy reforms to support growth like addressing the challenges to land acquisition, infrastructure bottlenecks and infrastructure financing, among others. Likely rollback of stimulus package
Vivek Mahajan expects a populist Budget and says there could be a rollback of economic stimulus package. The UPA's failures, according to Yashwant Sinha
'Stringent measures needed on government expenditure' 'MNP churn will stabilise in nine to 12 months'
Vice president and CEO Sanjay Kasturia talks about the initial trends in mobile number portability, launched all across India on January 20, and other issues in an interview with Mansi Taneja. 'India is a key cornerstone for future growth'
We see India as a very important market for HP, says Sean Kenny. How the UK Bribery Act will hit Indian cos
Following a spate of bribery cases, Indian Inc may be in for some severe trouble after the UK Bribery Act comes into force from April 1. 'India is doing nothing to get back black money!'
Distinguished lawyer Anil Divan who is arguing the case related to black money stashed overseas discusses the legal details of the case and is optimistic that the illicit wealth can be brought back to India. 'We now know how to avoid a Great Depression'
An interview with Liaquat Ahamed, the 57-year-old author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke The World. Lending rates to rise, loans to grow by 16%: ICICI
Chanda Kochhar, managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Bank Ltd, the second biggest lender, expects loans to grow 16 per cent in the year to March and sees lending rates rising during the year. Why the eminent citizens wrote the letter
In a few weeks, the 14 eminent citizens who wrote 'An Open Letter to our Leaders' this week will propose concrete suggestions how 'our leaders' can tackle the problems of governance deficit and corruption, reveals Dr Ashok Ganguly, one of the 14 signatories. 'Metro Man' Sreedharan blasts private contractors
Known for implementing projects with precision, Sreedharan is critical of private developers and warns against their raising claims on the government in future. 2G scam loss: Montek too says CAG was wrong
In an interview with Karan Thapar on the CNN-IBN channel's Devil's Advocate programme, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia explains why he faults the controversial report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on 2G telecom spectrum allocation. Edited excerpts: 'There's an incredible excitement about Mumbai'
As London gears up to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, tells what Mumbai can take away from London's plans for renewal and expansion. You can't operate in Silicon Valley if...
Protiviti Inc, one of the world's largest independent business and risk consulting firms, specialises in internal audit, estimated to be a Rs 1,35,000-crore (Rs 1.35 trillion) business globally. '2011 will be tough for markets'
Arun Kejriwal, founder, Kejriwal Research and Investment Services, tells Krishna Merchant that with the second round of quantitative easing on, the US economy is likely to receive higher allocation of funds. 'Sustained double-digit growth is a certainty'
ICICI Bank chairman K V Kamath says the best part of India's growth momentum is that around 65 per cent of the economy does not need external funding. October - December 2010 | July - September 2010 | April - June 2010 | February -March 2010