Industry fears tougher US stance on IP after President Donald Trump asserted that foreign countries must pay a fair share for drug development costs. Aneesh Phadnis reports.
Competition is intense and with the blurring of differences in service proposition and fares, it becomes imperative that airlines use their on-time performance for messaging and brand building.
Air India on Thursday increased the fuel surcharge component in fares on several routes.
Apart from IT and pharma, the lead spenders in travel are construction, automobile and metals and mining companies and together these sectors accounted for 82 per cent of business travel spend in India in 2015, up from 78 per cent in 2013.
With passengers flying Indian skies getting more and more unruly, day by day, airlines are forced to stock rope and handcuffs on board and use them as they did the other day on a Dubai-Delhi flight.
The defence and aerospace sectors have seen at least over Rs 10,000 crore worth of MoUs being signed during the summit.
In his press conference on Wednesday, Trump targeted drug-makers and vowed to bring back production in the US.
Core sectors like manufacturing were the second largest recruiters at the newer IITs.
'Smart' Gandhinagar is now wired to the future, becomes India's first smart city; launches citywide WiFi services, smart streetlights, speed and face recognition surveillance.
Schools adopt international curriculum, that requires increased number of non-classroom experiences.
The Taiwanese maker is adopting a model of setting up smartphone assembly lines in multiple cities across India.
'We feel EMI holidays should pick up now.' How travel companies are trying to win customers after demonetisation.
The number of offers per recruiter has come down by anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent at different IITs.
Public sector firms presented interesting offers on Day Zero placements at the IITs.
In the third of a six-part series, Business Standard travels through diamond and textile units in Surat to assess the impact of demonetisation.
For the first time, an Indian university has made it to the top 15 of the Times Higher Education University Rankings.
While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.
Congruence on terrorism, current disquiet on immigration, short-term visa would top the wish list.
Major global airlines, including Gulf carriers, are keen to invest in this space.
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
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