Metal prices from copper to aluminum and tin have shot up by about 7-32 per cent in the past three months.
While companies have not launched too many products in rural areas of late, easy financing has helped push up demand.
In a circular dated May 20, Sebi had directed the listed companies to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 on their capital and financial resources, profitability, liquidity position, assets, and ability to service debt. Instead, companies have spoken about the number of plants, warehouses and distribution centres that have resumed operations; work-from-home and safety measures undertaken for employees; and the labour shortage they are facing.
Retailers and multiplex operators want mall owners to either forgo rent for the period of the shutdown or lower rent in the event the mall is open but footfalls are low.
Durable, automobile and real estate players have been lobbying hard for a tax cut, saying it will boost demand.
While existing players are expected to first drop prices, acquisition of smaller firms by larger ones is likely in future
FMCG, durables, pharma firms say they remain unclear about transition gains and losses
A third of FMCG sales and half of motorcycle sales come from the hinterlands
With a string of deals with telecom service providers, DTH operators and Bollywood stars, Netflix goes all out to protect its turf in India and fend off competition, says Viveat Pinto.
One of the reasons behind the changing trend is that the applicants are spoiled for choice
Advitiya Sharma is fifth co-founder to leave the start-up now left with three more co-founders.
Start-ups, especially the e-commerce players, are either staying away from these campuses or recruiting in much smaller numbers than last year
Needless to say, coaching institutes are unhappy with suggestion.
Japanese telecom major would invest $50 mn in the start-up in 'December or latest by January'.
Indian oil and gas exploration companies work in silos.
Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.
VCs say soft skills is one aspect they look at before investing.
Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins
Questions were asked about the recent round of funding in which it raised Rs 50 crore but there was no answer.
RIL and BP completed the initial exploratory work on the 21 blocks, but decided to retain only four of them.
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