Indian start-ups are waiting to spread red carpet for engineers to be laid off.
Sore points: Sikka's salary, high severance pay to executives, poor disclosures.
'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.' 'We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.' 'As a result, every water entity is cash-strapped.'
'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.
Sapience offers an innovative solution to measure the productivity of office and mobile workers, with almost no manual inputs from managers or employees, says Romita Majumdar.
To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression.
Double whammy for consumer firms, where the top line will remain subdued due to demonetisation and margins will squeeze owing to a crude oil spike and rupee depreciation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto/Business Standard from Mumbai.
A pod-like vehicle, which can touch top speeds of close to 1,200 km an hour, will make this amazing feat possible.
Experts consider Sebi's takeover code in its present form to be on a par with any foreign code governing public mergers and acquisitions.
Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins
A few analysts were surprised by the revenue growth of 3.8 per cent; many had expected revenue growth to be 2.5-2.7 per cent.
Under its Turnaround 2.0 programme, Tata Motors will work to improve its sales capabilities -- "as the product itself is not enough" -- use experiential marketing to excite the market and cut costs to make its offerings more competitive.
The institute's incubation cell claims the start up mortality rate in the incubators are lowest.
ICICI Bank has quashed rumours of favouritism, nepotism and quid pro quo. The bank clarified that while Chanda Kochhar was on the credit committee, she was not the chairperson. Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot said there was no impropriety in the deal.
'It's a toss-up between a fire sale of equity or merger with a strong bank,' points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Poor governance, constant interference of promoters, opposition from unions and talks of being an acquisition target seen as main deterrents.
Will demonetisation lead to a rate cut, leading to higher quantum of lending?
Make in India and Swacch Bharat initiatives are going to have tremendous impact on the Home and Personal Care industry.
Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired organisation, perhaps the digital in the case of Mindtree, and to sell others to increase its own value. Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself, says Pankaj Chandra.
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), after vigorous research and technical evaluation, decided to install the next-generation subsurface aeration and vacuum-powered drainage system from SubAir, USA at Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) making it the first ever installation of SubAir Systems for Cricket stadiums worldwide.
If net forex outflows turn out to be relatively high in the next few years, the rupee could depreciate beyond Rs 80 to a dollar by 2022. The causal reasons could, for example, include unmet expectations of FPI and FDI investors about the performance of the Indian economy, sharp rise in prices of imported oil and decrease in FX remittances. The RBI has to ask itself whether guaranteeing future rupee-dollar exchange rates on FX forward contracts is a reasonable way to use its risk-bearing capacity, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
Apollo Hospitals group is open to investing in health care start-ups says its director Sangita Reddy.
Move could be aimed at integrating operations with Indian subsidiary.
The winners of the annual US Military Photographer of the Year competition showcase the compelling body of work military photographers compiled in 2014.
CRPF troopers confront loneliness, poor network connectivity, poor work conditions, dismal work-life balance, and immense psychological stress.
Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth.
Airline's auditor attributes profit to changes in accounting system; GoAir says full disclosure made and auditor's note is unqualified
With the spectre of nuclear terrorism growing, the international community is concerned about the security of India's nuclear facilities. The worry has grown since 2010, when radioactive Cobalt-60 surfaced in a New Delhi scrapyard, killing one person and hospitalising eight others.
Finding resources for a fiscal stimulus could be difficult and it could jeopardise macroeconomic stability, says CEA.
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will attain criticality by mid-night on Saturday, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman S K Sinha announced in Tirunelveli.
Unlike Air India and Jet Airways, which have revised downwards free check-in baggage allowance on domestic flights, GoAir has made provisions for pre-purchasing excess baggage limits.
For an institution looking to revive past glory, the Nalanda University's initial days have been far from glorious.
Exports are slowing and economic growth in major markets for Indian goods has taken a hit.
These 10 cities have maintained cleanliness throughout
Evaluation gets tougher as companies battle uncertain macro conditions and automation.
BS Annual Awards 2014: Power-packed jury picks the best 7 of corporate India
Indian oil and gas exploration companies work in silos.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
