Earnings and financial condition of only a few companies influencing sentiment.
The countdown for BG's stake sale in Gujarat Gas Company (GGCL) begins tomorrow. Three months after BG made its intention of divesting its stake clear, over half a dozen potential bidders are likely to submit non-binding bids for BG's 65.12 per cent stake in the country's largest natural gas distributor by sales.
One effect of the globalisation of Indian business has been the rise in the grant by companies to staffers of employee stock options.
Communication has instilled a sense of trust and belief among the employees.
Most companies see the next few quarters as a period of uncertainty and are trying to shift costs from fixed to variable.
BPCL plans to save Rs 500-800 cr, while HPCL eyes 10% reduction in total costs.
RIL, which had over 1,470 retail outlets, is said to be running only 350 of those at present.
It is in talks with a local player for a discovered asset so that it can have a ready cash flow in one or two years.
The Indian capital markets have seen far-reaching changes in the last 20 years. Take, for instance, the quantum of wealth created. Total market capitalisation has shot up from Rs 68,870 crore (the value of 1,191 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE) in 1991 to Rs 59,84,875 crore (the value of over 4,000 companies listed on the BSE as on August 29, 2011).
Proposed format to have real-life scenarios that mirror the kind of thinking students need at graduate-level work.
The company is in talks with BG India and Italian E&P major, ENI.
The move will require modifications in Companies Act.
Olympus Capital, UTI's PE arm to fund Rs 400 crore.
Though all the regulatory and ministerial approvals are yet to come in, two working groups with specific mandates have been set up.
If the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has its way, individuals and corporations donating to educational institutions may soon be eligible for tax exemptions.
The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale and Barnett shale - in the US.
Lack of students prompts the university to re-look at its strategy
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to pull the plug on part-time management courses in business schools across the country.
The government's decision not to extend the tax holiday on exploration of oil blocks being offered in the ninth round of bidding under the New Exploration and Licensing Policy (Nelp) may impact the current bidding process, of Nelp-IX.
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