Indian commodity market can treble in size to an annual turnover of Rs 100 trillion by 2010, if the government allows investment by FIIs, banks and mutual funds as well as new products like options trading, top market officials believe.
Despite the downturn, the 42 females in the Forbes 400 had a combined net worth of $181 billion.
In August this year, ABN Amro Bank decided to renew the lease for its 3,100 sq ft office space at Nariman Point's Sakhar Bhavan, but the landlord dropped a bomshell by jacking up the rental to Rs 500 per sq ft.
India's largest biotechnology company Biocon is planning to tap the potential of biosimilars (generics or copycat versions of biotech drugs going off patent) in the regulated markets of the US and Europe, besides taking Insugen, its own version of insulin, to the global markets in a big way.
Citing a number of factors, including historic valuations, expectations for monetary stimulus, lower oil prices, and a weak rupee, the investment bank said it is 'overweight on private banks, IT services, and health care, but is underweight on consumer discretionary, energy and materials'.
How would you react if the oranges and other items at your neighbourhood grocery store were smiling at you? If you want to find out, head to British artist Lucy Sparrow's recent art installment at the Standard, Downtown Los Angeles and check out the adorable results.
President A P J Abdul Kalam asked the Indian companies on Friday to tap the vast potential for health care products in the international market by maintaining competitive pricing and high quality.
"We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest Rs 33,737 crores for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms," Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting.
The breakfast cereal category in India is heading for more competition.
Close on the heels of the Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Retail's possible entry into the second-hand car market, Tata Motors, the country's second largest automobile major, is planning a similar foray.
Domestic car market leader Maruti Udyog Limited, which had till recently refrained from making a serious foray into the diesel-powered segment, foresees 20 per cent of its sales coming from such cars by 2010.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the state of ecom in a nation of shopkeepers.
The world's largest retail company, Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962.
The competition which BigBasket faces now is with the big three - Amazon, Walmart, and Reliance.
The latest deal would give Facebook deeper access to India, the second largest internet market after China.
Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday
Maradona's inheritance process is likely to be a messy affair between his large family, with eight children from six different partners
Analysts say large firms in these segments don't need loan recast due to the efficient manner in which many of them operate.
The partnership will also see the two parties cooperate on technology initiatives, including development of affordable smartphones.
Cross-country skier Johaug to call time on Olympic career after Sunday's 30km.
The personal computer market grew 30 per cent to cross the 4.6 million units in 2005-06, according to IDC's India quarterly PC market tracker.
Pharmaceutical firm Glenmark said on Monday it had signed a supply and marketing agreement with Aspen USA for joint manufacturing and sales of three generic products in US.
Simvastatin goes off patent in late June; Ranbaxy gets 180-day exclusivity period; Dr Reddy's-Merck will be third player.
Several markets, including the foreign exchange and all the commodity markets will remain closed on Thursday, March 30, on account of Gudi Padwa.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Strategic direction post-COVID-19 and further details on asset monetisation are key expectations from the 43rd AGM of RIL, analysts said.
The gems and jewellery sector in India, consisting of a large number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has started to shine again, according to a survey conducted by IndiaMART Knowledge Services (previously known as IndiaMART Research Unit).
First-time home buyers have stayed away from the market ever since developers, in a bid to cash in on the market sentiment, focused on launching luxurious projects, bigger in size and priced beyond the reach of average buyers. Property prices across India more than tripled from 2003-07, owing to rising incomes, mortgage availability at inexpensive rates, higher tax benefits and speculators flocking to the market.
Wal-Mart's entry into India through an agreement with the Bharti group is a first-of-its-kind for the US retailing giant. The Arkansas-based retailer has always preferred to enter a new market on its own.
According to the PwC report titled -- Value Added Service: The Next Wave -- it is now time for India to evolve from the well established mobile messaging and commoditised voice play to focus on customer segmentation based data play.
Actual trading between India and China through Nathu-La has resumed after a gap of 44 years with traders from both the countries visiting the marts on either side of the border and transacting business worth Rs 70,000.
Consultants who help lease these properties say this is the steepest decline at least in a decade.
Avenue Supermarts, which runs D-Mart, posted a 47 per cent jump in net profit in the March quarter and its revenue and operating profit went up 41 per cent. The company's chief executive and managing director, Neville Noronha, talks to Raghavendra Kamath about strategy.
In the face of continuing uncertainty in the domestic stock markets, the government and Reserve Bank of India may look at allowing foreign institutional investors to temporarily park their funds in the domestic debt market, a top Sebi official said. Presently, FIIs are allowed to park upto $8 billion in the domestic debt markets, which includes upto $5 billion in the government securities and upto $3 billion in the corporate bonds.
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