Sustained growth only if domestic manufacturing rises
Recently, there has been a mushrooming of international apparel retailers.
'Allocate 30% to 35% of your equity portfolio to mid-cap funds and 10% to 15% to small-cap funds.'
India is world's one of the biggest e-commerce markets.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian says that he hopes GDP growth will be at the upper end of the 7-7.5 per cent range.
The airport security market, which comprises segments like security, disaster response, identification, manning and cyber security is currently growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 25 per cent, according to a study titled 'India Homeland Security Market: An Emerging Opportunity'.
China accounts for 90% of imports of mobile phones to India.
Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi have sharply increased their sourcing from India.
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Top firms will have enough firepower to go for foreign M&As, given their balance sheet growth, say bankers.
Some make for good investment ideas even after a strong run-up but others could see gains fizzling.
'The economy is suffering (perhaps 'enjoying' is a better word) the lowest credit demand in decades; banks are struggling with stressed loans equivalent to near 10 per cent of GDP,' points out Devangshu Datta.
The $12 billion plus rising Indian e-commerce business market is witnessing a rush of hiring and may need one lakh people over the next six months, industry experts have said.
To tap the rapidly expanding online retailing market, Philips Lighting, a subsidiary of the Dutch consumer electronics giant Royal Philips, has partnered 'exclusively' with Amazon to sell its latest product range.
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
The research firm expects global smartphone shipments to surpass a billion units this calendar year and 1.7 billion by 2017 aided by steady decline in average selling prices and emerging markets, including Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa contributing in volumes.
Equity markets in Pakistan and Bangladesh are tiny compared to the market capitalisation of the Indian equity market.
The firm, which traces its origin back to 1862 in a humble Kolkata bakery and its subsequent listing on the bourses in 1918, says that it now wants to grow "substantially" and not just rest on its laurels.
The social media usage is primarily driven by the rising number of active Internet users
Bombay Dyeing is betting on creating a range of unique, customised textile products, a route that is largely unexplored by the home textiles players although several industry reports and consumer behavior studies have talked about the potential for personalisation.
SBI remains a favourite of most brokerages in the PSB segment.
With the introduction of 10 per cent tax both on long-term capital gains and on dividend, choose funds based on investment horizon and risk appetite, not on tax advantage, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
The operating profit growth rate of mobile service providers is expected to double in next two years buoyed by increase in call rates and clarity in policy, credit rating agency CRISIL has said.
Market regulator also announces measures for mutual funds sector.
FY16 saw the highest number of new product launches in a year from Maruti
India is a $180-billion automobile market, including vehicles and services. Of this, only $1 billion is online.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
It's not e-retailers alone. Bankers are also celebrating initiatives like 'Big Billion Day Sale' this festive season.
'It is only fear and speculation, without much substance, that has led to the fall.'
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Mandatory prescription of generic names is not a complete solution. Rather, in the absence of a range of approaches, it could mean passing the choice of selecting a drug from a doctor to a pharmacist, says Chandrakant Lahariya.
With smart data-led mobile marketing, companies can reach out to the right target consumer with relevant offers.
At a time of massive job losses that is what the much-vaunted Indian IT sector needs. Ritwik Sharma reports.
The online ad segment is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 25 per cent between FY'2011 to FY'2013.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
This analysis is based on the quarterly earnings for 724 companies.
He wants his companies to have speed and agility to adapt to turbulent times
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
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