The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday launched its first experimental suborbital flight. Here are five things you need to know about the GSLV Mark III mission.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
It has so far managed to raise only Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion), by divesting a 5% stake in Steel Authority of India.
The market is abuzz about how the fabled investor got it wrong.
Cruising comfortably in the 70s, Royal Enfield sputtered to a stop in the 90s, before its comeback in the first decade of the 21st century.
Experts said equity raising was also hampered due to flight of capital from foreign investors. FIIs have sold more $500 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in October.
Govt wanted to launch the scheme on October 27, while the industry had requested for October 30.
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Government divestment reached record figures after the financial crisis, at the same time as promoters were required to bring down their stake in companies to 75 per cent or less.
Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she will pursue the matter with the finance ministry
Tax problems and unfavourable WTO agreements are making Tamil Nadu's electronics corridor less attractive to companies.
While the tax holiday for the factory coming to an end might be a factor, many say the business model of Microsoft (which acquired Nokia's handset division last year), as well as freebies offered by the Vietnamese government, might also have played a role.
An alternative way is to make the Asba (Applications supported by blocked amount) facility compulsory for retail investors.
In his first interview, after the launch of MOM in Mars orbit, ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan spoke to T E Narasimhan about the mission and the way forward.
On Monday, ISRO scientists will run a test of the Mars orbiter satellite's main engine and make a small course correction. This is crucial because the engine has been idle for nearly 10 months. T E Narasimhan reports
They have put in $14 billion so far in 2014 but this could get slower if the US Fed raises rates; however, there are expectations on compensatory flows.
Two weeks ahead of October 1 deadline, Sebi likely to relax certain conditions.
Move aimed at avoiding crowding of public issues during the Centre's mega disinvestments in coming months.
The new iPhone siblings will be available in India about a week before Diwali, the country's biggest festival.
Buoyed by the success of secondary market, IPO market set to see high action
Price correction over post-election peaks could throw disinvestment calculations awry.
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